The surging Oakland Athletics sit just one game back of the AL West leading Houston Astros and will look to gain some ground on them tonight when they host the Texas Rangers. Bartolo Colón was due to start yesterday for the Rangers but was scratched do to back stiffness and as of now, he is scheduled to get the nod tonight but that could change. The veteran is 7-10, with a 5.19 ERA, a 1.26 WHIP, and Texas was on the losing end in his last turn against Oakland, by a score of 7-6. The newly acquired Mike Fiers will start for the Athletics. Fiers is 8-6, with a 3.38 ERA, a 1.20 WHIP, and he was 2-0 against Texas this year as a Tiger. Oakland swept a 4-game set from Texas in Arlington back in July and they have won 10 of the last 12 meetings against them at home. Consider the A’s tonight.
TONIGHT’S PICK: OAKLAND ATHLETICS