How to Watch Rangers and Athletics: TV Channel, Streams, Lineups

Martin Perez heads to the mound as the Texas Rangers look to extend their winning streak against the Oakland Athletics.

The Texas Rangers will face the Oakland Athletics on Friday in the second game of a four-game series at Oakland Coliseum.

Here is the entire preview for the game, with probable pitchers, starting lineups, how to watch and listen, injury updates and more.

How to Watch, Listen to Rangers vs. Athletics

Game Day: Friday, May 12, 2023

Game Time: 8:40 p.m. CT

Television: Bally Sports Southwest. Radio: 105.3 The Fan/1270 KFLC-AM (Spanish). Watch on fubo.tv.

About Today’s Game

Records: Oakland 8-31; Rangers 23-14.

Probable pitchers

Oakland: LHP Ken Waldichuk (1-2, 7.25)

Texas: LHP Martín Pérez (4-1, 3.86)

Batting Order

Texas Lineup

Rangers starting lineup for May 12 at Oakland pic.twitter.com/yCRF55b882

— Texas Rangers PR (@TXRangersPR) May 12, 2023

Oakland Lineup

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— Oakland A's (@Athletics) May 12, 2023

Rangers Injury Report

SS Corey Seager (10-Day, left hamstring sprain, placed on April 12, eligible to return): Seager is eligible to return. He began a rehab stint at Double-A Frisco on Thursday, going 1-for-3.

C/DH Mitch Garver (10-Day, Mild left knee sprain, placed on April 10, retroactive to April 9, eligible to return): Garver is eligible to return to the team, but Bochy said the veteran likely won’t be back for at least two more weeks.

OF Travis Jankowski (10-Day, right hamstring strain, placed on May 9, retroactive to May 8, eligible to return on May 19): Jankowski injured the hamstring in the Rangers’ final game of the Angels series on Sunday. Right now, he’s expected to be ready to return when he’s eligible.

P Jacob deGrom (15-Day, right elbow inflammation, placed on April 29, eligible to return on May 14): deGrom was removed in the fourth inning of his last start on April 28 against the Yankees. He has started light toss work while on the road trip in Seattle, but it might be another two to three weeks before deGrom returns, per Rangers manager Bruce Bochy.

RHP Spencer Howard (60-Day, shoulder impingement, lat injury, placed on March 30, retroactive to March 27, moved to 60-Day IL on April 10, eligible to return May 29): Howard hasn’t pitched since March 1.

RHP Glenn Otto (60-Day, sprained shoulder, lat injury, placed on March 30, eligible to return May 29): Otto is in Arizona to continue rehabilitation for the shoulder.

LHP Brett Martin (60-Day, shoulder surgery): Martin had surgery on Jan. 18 and is expected to miss most of the 2023 season.

RHP Jake Odorizzi (60-Day, right arm fatigue, placed on March 30): Odorizzi underwent arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder and will miss the entire 2023 season.

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