Semien leads Rangers against the Athletics after 4-hit outing

Texas Rangers (21-16, first in the AL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (17-20, third in the AL West) Oakland, California; Wednesday, 3:37 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rangers: Michael Lorenzen (2-1, 3.52 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 17 strikeouts); Athletics: JP Sears (2-2, 3.89 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 30 strikeouts) : LINE Rangers -127, Athletics +107; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Texas Rangers play the Oakland Athletics after Marcus Semien 's four-hit game on Tuesday. Oakland has a 17-20 record overall and a 9-12 record at home. The Athletics have hit 46 total home runs to rank third in MLB play. Texas is 11-7 on the road and 21-16 overall. The Rangers have the fifth-best team batting average in MLB play