The Texas Rangers (64-72) and Oakland Athletics (59-77) play on Sunday at 2:35 p.m. ET at Globe Life Field, attempting to break a 1-1 series tie.

The Rangers will give the ball to Walter Pennington and the Athletics will counter with Mitch Spence (7-9, 4.54 ERA).

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Rangers vs. Athletics Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Sunday, September 1, 2024
• Time: 2:35 p.m. ET
• TV: NBCS-CA
• Location: Arlington, Texas
• Venue: Globe Life Field
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Pennington – TEX (0-0, 3.00 ERA) vs Spence – OAK (7-9, 4.54 ERA)

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Rangers Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Walter Pennington

• The Rangers will send out Pennington for his first start of the season.
• The left-hander will make his MLB debut at the age of 26.
• He has an ERA of 3.00, a batting average against of .278 and 11 strikeouts per nine innings in eight games this season.

Walter Pennington vs. Athletics

• The Athletics are batting .233 this season, 25th in MLB. They have a team slugging percentage of .399 (15th in the league) with 175 home runs.

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Athletics Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Mitch Spence

• Spence makes the start for the Athletics, his 19th of the season. He is 7-9 with a 4.54 ERA and 100 strikeouts in 121 2/3 innings pitched.
• His last time out came on Tuesday against the Cincinnati Reds, when the right-hander went 5 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up five hits.
• The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.54, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 29 games this season. Opponents are batting .263 against him.
• Spence has collected three quality starts this year.
• Spence will look to extend a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging 4.2 frames per outing).
• He has had six appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.

Mitch Spence vs. Rangers

• He will face a Rangers offense that ranks 20th in the league with 1092 total hits (on a .238 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .377 (24th in the league) with 143 total home runs (20th in MLB play).
• In three innings over one appearance against the Rangers this season, Spence has a 3.00 ERA and a 0.667 WHIP while his opponents are hitting .182.

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