Texas @ Oakland preview

Last Meeting ( Aug 21, 2018 ) Texas 0, Oakland 6

The Oakland Athletics have posted a 5-0-1 series record since being swept in Colorado in late July and look to complete their second sweep in that stretch when they host the Texas Rangers on Wednesday afternoon for the finale of their three-game set. Oakland has won 42 of its last 56 contests, including 15 of its last 19 after posting its second straight shutout victory on Tuesday.

Khris Davis went deep to tie Boston's J.D. Martinez for the major-league lead with 38 homers and drove in three runs to join Martinez as the only players to reach triple digits in RBIs this year (102) as the Athletics remained tied with Houston for first place in the American League West with a 6-0 triumph. Davis has homered four times during his three-game streak and has belted nearly a quarter (nine) of his shots this season against the Rangers. Oakland has outscored Texas 56-24 while winning each of their last six meetings. The Rangers apparently embarked on their six-game trip to the Bay Area without their bats as they've registered only five hits in the back-to-back shutout losses.

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PITCHING MATCHUP: Rangers LH Mike Minor (9-6, 4.61 ERA) vs. Athletics RH Edwin Jackson (4-2, 2.58)

Minor looks to extend his winning streak to four starts after missing a turn due to tightness in his back. The 30-year-old Tennessean was aided by his offense on Aug. 10 as he came away with the victory against the Yankees in New York despite yielding four runs and six hits over 5 2/3 innings. Minor is 1-1 with a 3.68 ERA in five career appearances (two starts) against Oakland, including a no-decision on July 24 in which he allowed a pair of solo homers among four hits over five frames.

Jackson served up two solo shots in a no-decision against Houston on Friday, allowing five overall hits in five innings. It ended a three-start winning streak for the 34-year-old journeyman, who is unbeaten in five outings since suffering back-to-back defeats against San Francisco in mid-July. Jackson, who is pitching for his 13th team, is 2-3 with a 4.56 ERA and one complete game - a shutout - in eight career starts against Texas.

WALK-OFFS

1. Davis, who has knocked in nine runs over his last four contests, is two homers away from his third consecutive season with 40 blasts and 100 RBIs.

2. Texas OF Nomar Mazara went 0-for-3 on Tuesday, ending his hitting streak at seven games.

3. Oakland sent OF Matt Joyce (lumbar) to Triple-A Nashville for a rehab assignment.

PREDICTION: Athletics 6, Rangers 4