Athletics vs. Rangers Odds & Betting Predictions - April 22, 2023

Gray’s K/9 is down to 8.4 after 3 starts and his underlying metrics support his decline in K rate. His fastball velocity is down 1 mph and he is throwing his slider at a 5% lower rate this year (he’s been using his changeup more instead) which is contributing to his lower K rate. He had to leave his last start early after getting drilled on his throwing elbow on a comebacker. He’s expected to be fine, but there’s still a chance he’s at less than 100% today. Projecting this closer to -150

I imagine betting on the 2023 Athletics is a lot similar to Donkey in Shrek when he gets the magic dust and begins to fly, only to fall down to earth “That's right, fool! Now I'm a flying talking donkey! You might have seen a housefly, maybe even a superfly, but I bet you ain't never seen a donkeyfly!” This is me when the A’s go up 2-0 in the third before losing 14-4 after a seven-run 5th inning