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Series #33: Athletics at Rangers - A’s Hope Texas Heat Warms Bats

Rangers’ Current Record:

42-58, last place in a strong AL West. They are 20-30 at home, and just 14-26 against other teams in the division.

Projected Lineup:

Shin-soo Choo - RF

Rougned Odor - 2B

Elvis Andrus - SS

Adrian Beltre - DH

Jurickson Profar - 3B

Ryan Rua - LF

Robinson Chirinos - C

Ronald Guzman - 1B

Delino DeShields - CF

Probable Starting Pitchers:

Cole Hamels - LHP

Mike Minor - LHP

Martin Perez - LHP

Bartolo Colon - RHP

Recent Bullpen Usage:

The Rangers’ starting pitching got knocked around in their most recent series against the Indians, but since Texas employs a proper long reliever, the bullpen avoided crisis and wasn’t completely overtaxed.