what's going on everyone Chris from pick dogs.com here with your free pick in the Texas Rangers versus Oakland A's major league baseball match up going down Sunday September 1st 2024 just a reminder if you haven't already make sure you're subscribed to our Channel and smash that thumbs up and if you're looking for my Best Bets the games that I love including my daily $19 best bet head on over to pick dogs.com and click the premium picks tab at the top of the page but let's get to this one between the Oakland A's and the Texas Rangers the Oakland A sending out Mitch for the start in this one no starter confirmed for the Texas Rangers the time this video is being recorded now Mitch Spence has been hit or miss this season especially on the road last time out at Great American five in the third Innings of one run ball gave up five hits only had three strikeouts but the time before that we saw him on the road five runs allowed on four hits over just two and two3 before that five and two thirs innings a two-run ball against the Blue Jays so you just got to try to figure out which Spence Mitch excuse me which Mitch Spence it is easy for me to say that you're going to see whenever takes them Mound now the Texas Rangers you know in the last two weeks against righties haven't been anything special you know hitting 230 the team Ops numbers are bottom three in baseball the isolated power numbers aren't very good either they're bottom their second worst in baseball in that metric and like I said just really hard to back the Texas Rangers but that being said you know the pitching has at least kept this team in in the mix and the the bullpen done its job at third excuse me third best ER in baseball in the last two weeks there as well so I think that the Texas Rangers can actually do enough off of Spence here to you know get the job done and you know at least Salvage something from the series watch to see how Saturday's matchup goes but they got crushed in the first game and I'm starting to you know get I'm preparing to you know write the eulogy for the Texas Rangers for this season you know their 10 games out of the division race entering Saturday it's just not a good look for the Texas Rangers and I I think that they're they're just counting down their days um said it would be see who the Texas Rangers send out here um but I just the Oakland A's you know I think they'll be able to do more here I genuinely do you know they looked good in that Series against Cincinnati they looked good against the Texas Rangers the bullpen is the concern for me here with the Oakland A's but I'll give credit where it's due You Know M Spence has dealt with you know harder lineups than what the Texas Rangers are putting out these days yes he did struggle against the Mets but the Mets have been playing well in the second half to give themselves a chance at f for a playoff spot I think in the end you got to be able while I do like what the Rangers pitching staff has done I it boils down to the fact that you got to be able to produce runs offensively to be able to win baseball games there's only so much that a pitching staff can do the Rangers while they swept the white socks they weren't impressive offensively the Oakland A look like a team that just wants to build Positive Vibes to close out the year and I think it looks like they want to try to catch the Texas Rangers and finish third in the AL West so I'm going to go with the Oakland A's in the this one I was initially leaning towards the Rangers I think I talked myself into taking the A's here so give me the Oakland A's in this one and that's going to be my free pick but just a reminder if you haven't already make sure you subscribe to our Channel and smash that thumbs up and if you're looking for my Best Bets you can find those at pic dogs premium while you're P dogs check out our betting tools they're 100% free they're the best betting tools in the business and tools that you want to make sure that you have in your back pocket when you're making your Best Bets for the day's action thanks for watching see you guys soon