How to Watch Athletics vs. Rangers on TV or Streaming Live - Wednesday, May 8

JJ Bleday will lead the way for the Oakland Athletics (17-20) on Wednesday, May 8, when they square off against Marcus Semien and the Texas Rangers (21-16) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum at 3:37 PM ET.

Ahead of Oakland matching up against Texas, you can find out how to watch the matchup in the article below.

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Athletics vs. Rangers Game Info

• Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024
• Time: 3:37 PM ET
• TV: NBCS-CA
• Live Stream:Watch this game on Fubo
• Location: Oakland, California
• Venue: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

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Pitching Matchup

Athletics: JP Sears

• JP Sears makes the start for the Athletics, his eighth of the season. He is 2-2 with a 3.89 ERA and 30 strikeouts in 39 1/3 innings pitched.
• The lefty's most recent time out came on Saturday against the Miami Marlins, when he tossed 6 1/3 scoreless innings while allowing four hits.
• The 28-year-old has an ERA of 3.89, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents have a .211 batting average against him.
• Sears has three quality starts under his belt this year.
• Sears will look to build upon a seven-game streak of going five or more innings (he's averaging 5.6 innings per outing).
• He has had three appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.

Rangers: Michael Lorenzen

• Michael Lorenzen (2-1) gets the starting nod for the Rangers in his fifth start of the season. He's put together a 3.52 ERA in 23 2/3 innings pitched, with 17 strikeouts.
• His last time out was on Friday against the Kansas City Royals, when the righty threw six innings, surrendering one earned run while allowing four hits.
• In four games this season, the 32-year-old has put up an ERA of 3.52, with 6.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .205 against him.
• Lorenzen has two quality starts under his belt this season.
• Lorenzen will try to last five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He's averaging 5.8 frames per outing.
• He has had one outing this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.

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Team Comparison

Athletics Offensive Leaders

• Bleday's batting average this year is .248, and he has a .331 on-base percentage and a .438 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 19.9%, and his walk rate is 11%. He has four homers and 13 RBI, plus 11 runs scored.
• So far this season, Abraham Toro's batting average is .287, to go along with a .339 on-base percentage and a .443 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 18.5%, and his walk rate is 4.8%. He has three homers and 14 RBI, plus 15 runs scored.
• Brent Rooker's current batting average is .247, and he has eight home runs and 21 RBI, plus 14 runs scored. He has a .347 on-base percentage, and a .576 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 33.7%, and his walk rate is 12.2%.
• Also for the Athletics, Shea Langeliers' batting average is .179, with a .237 on-base percentage and a .425 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 22%, and his walk rate is 5.9%. He has seven homers and 16 RBI, plus 13 runs scored.

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Rangers Offensive Leaders

• Semien is hitting .266/.314/.449 this season with a walk rate of 6.5% and a K rate of 14.2%. Additionally, he's swatted six homers while knocking in 27 runs and scoring 27 times.
• In 149 plate appearances, Adolis Garcia has produced a batting average of .271 with an OPS of .826 (.322 OBP; .504 SLG) this season, while blasting eight dingers with 20 runs and 29 RBI. He's walking at a 6.7% clip and striking out 25.5% of the time. On the bases, he's pilfered four bags on five attempts.
• So far this season, Josh Smith is batting .302/.408/.481 this season with a walk rate of 11.2% and a K rate of 18.4%. In addition, he's pounded two dingers while driving in 16 runs and scoring 19 times.
• At the plate, the Rangers' Jonah Heim has a .301/.342/.434 triple slash, and he's launched four homers with 16 runs scored and 22 RBI. He's walking and striking out 5% and 20.8% of the time, respectively.