The Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics meet Sunday in MLB action at Oakland Coliseum. The Texas Rangers look to build on their three-game winning streak. The Oakland Athletics look to get a game above a .500 record.

The Texas Rangers have scored 18 runs in their last three games and three or fewer runs in five of their last seven games. The Rangers are 1-6 this season when scoring three or fewer runs. Nathaniel Lowe leads the Rangers with 21 hits and 9 RBI, while Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia have combined for 24 hits and 15 RBI. Spencer Howard gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 18.00 ERA and 5 strikeouts this season. This will be Howard’s first career game against the Athletics.

The Oakland Athletics have scored seven runs in their last three games and three or fewer runs in five of their last seven games. The Athletics are 1-6 this season when scoring three or fewer runs. Sean Murphy leads the Athletics with 15 hits and 11 RBI, while Tony Kemp and Sheldon Neuse have combined for 28 hits and 10 RBI. Cole Irvin gets the ball, and he is 1-1 with a 4.32 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. Irvin is 2-2 with a 4.03 ERA and 23 strikeouts in his career against the Rangers.

The Rangers are 8-19 in their last 27 during game 3 of a series and 5-2 in their last 7 Sunday games. The Athletics are 6-2 in their last 8 home games and 1-4 in their last 5 games as an underdog. The over is 6-1-1 in Rangers last 8 overall. The under is 5-2 in Athletics last 7 home games. The Rangers are 17-35 in the last 52 meetings in Oakland and 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.

We’re due for some fireworks in this series after so many zeros put up in past matchups. Spencer Howard was absolutely rocked in his opener, and he hasn’t been any better in past seasons. Cole Irvin has been shaky in two of his first three starts and his only solid performance was against the Orioles, which doesn’t mean much. This has the potential to be higher scoring. Give me the over.