The Texas Rangers have won their fair share of games lately to climb the wild card ladder in the American League. Here they'll take on the only AL West team with no shot at making the postseason, and I really like the Rangers here in Game 2 of a three-game series at Oakland.

Cole Hamels (9-1, 3.42 ERA) will take the ball for the visitors. The Rangers have won eight of his last 10 starts overall and they're 28-5 in Hamels' last 33 starts vs. a team with a losing record. The left-hander limited the Halos to two runs on three hits in seven innings of a 5-3 win his last time out and he is 2-1 with a 2.94 ERA in five career starts against the A's. The Athletics are 1-6 in their last seven home games vs. a left-handed starter.

Oakland hands the ball to Sean Manaea (8-8, 4.58 ERA). The A's have lost seven of his last nine starts and he's 0-3 with an 11.37 ERA in four starts this month. The Rangers are 5-1 in their last 6 games vs. a left-handed starter.

My selection is a 10* play on Texas Rangers ML.