The Oakland A’s travel to Arlington this weekend to play the Texas Rangers in three games. The team currently sits 23.5 games out of first place, the largest disparity between first and last place team records in the MLB. While the A’s are neck-and-neck with the Angels for first place honors, the Rangers are in the midst of a surprisingly bad season after five consecutive winning seasons. Thankfully for Texas fans, the Rangers schedule will welcome the A’s once more following this weekend’s series in Texas.
The season average for Rangers tickets at Globe Life Ballpark in Arlington is $51.89 but each game of the series will have an average price well below that number. The series as a whole will be 48.6% below the season average.
7/25 – Jason Hammel vs Jerome Williams | Avg. Price: $29 | Get-in Price: $4
Jerome Williams will make the start for the Rangers against A’s pitcher Jason Hammel in the series opener Friday night. The average secondary price for Friday Rangers vs A’s tickets is $29, the most expensive of the series but still 44.1% below the season average, with a get-in price of $4. Williams will make his first start of the season after 26 relief outings with Houston this year. Hammel has struggled for the A’s in his first two starts for the team, going just 0-2 with a 9.00 ERA.
7/26 – Sonny Gray vs Nick Tepesch | Avg. Price: $27 | Get-in Price: $2
Saturday’s game will feature Rangers pitcher Nick Tepesch against A’s righty Sonny Gray. The average price for Saturday Rangers vs A’s tickets is $27 on the secondary market, 47.9% below the season average, with a get-in price of $2. Tepesch enters Saturday’s game with just a 3-6 record and 4.87 ERA while Gray has been impressive for the A’s, going 11-3 with a 2.72 ERA in 20 starts this season.
7/27 – Scott Kazmir vs Mike Mikolas | Avg. Price: $24 | Get-in Price: $3
The final game of the series will be played on Sunday and will see Rangers pitcher Mike Mikolas face A’s southpaw Scott Kazmir. The average secondary price for Sunday Rangers vs A’s tickets is $24, the lowest of the series at 53.7% below the season average, with a get-in price of $3. Mikolas takes the hill on Sunday with a 1-2 record and 7.48 ERA over his first four big league starts. Kazmir has had a spectacular year for A’s, going 11-3 with a 2.32 ERA in 20 starts. A Coca-Cola fedora hat will also be offered to the first 15,000 fans in attendance at Sunday’s game.