The Texas Rangers and the Oakland Athletics have split the first two games of their four-game set. The Rangers won Game 1 3-2 win while the A's evened it up with a 10-3 win yesterday. The A's will send Mike Fiers to the mound for today's start. He has made six starts this season and has posted a 3-1 record with a 5.81 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 31.0 innings. The Rangers will counter with Kolby Allard taking the mound. He has made four starts this season and is 0-2 with a 7.82 ERA and 14 strikeouts in 12.2 innings.

Allard was unable to get out of the first inning in his last start and is facing a goods A's offense. Friers has a 5.81 ERA, which isn't great, but the A's are 5-1 in his starts. Make that 6-1 after the A's win this one.

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