The set-up: The Rangers pulled away late in yesterday's 7-4 victory and I think the home side looks poised to build off that performance. Daniel Mengden has been sharp, but I think the venerable Bartolo Colon will at the very least, match his counterpart inning for inning on Wednesday night.

The pitchers: The A's do indeed go with Mengden, who is so far 6-4 with a 2.91 ERA. Mengden comes in off a victory over the Rays on Thursday, allowing three runs off six hits and two walks over eight innings. Mengden has won four straight, but I'll point out that the A's are a poor 4-7 in their last 11 after allowing seven or more runs in their previous outing.

Colon is so far 2-3 with a 4.21 ERA. Most recently the veteran gave up six runs off eight hits over three innings in a loss to the Angels on Friday. Colon hasn't been at his best over the last couple of weeks, but he still enters this contest with a sharp 1.03 WHIP and 44:8 K/W spanning 66.1 innings of work.

The pick: Texas is a fantastic 11-4 in its last 15 after scoring seven or more runs in its previous contest. Suffice it to say, I look for that strong trend to carry over here.