The Oakland A’s are still on the road, and they’re still in Texas, but they get to leave their nightmare hellscape of Houston and Minute Maid Park and travel to Arlington to face the last-place Rangers.
That doesn’t mean we should get cocky though. The Rangers have been an irritatingly tough opponent this year, winning four of seven meetings so far while the A’s themselves have been mired in a slump. Getting back on track against their division’s doormat would be a welcome conclusion to the first section of the season, heading into the All-Star break next week.