Texas Rangers at Athletics
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Rangers rally for 4 runs in the 9th inning to beat the Athletics 9-6
Nick Kurtz blooped a three-run double that Wyatt Langford couldn't chase down in left field to give the Athletics a 6-5 lead with two outs in the eighth.
Jake Burger and Josh Jung singled to start the ninth against Justin Sterner (0-2). Kyle Higashioka was safe when Sterner fielded his bunt and threw it over the head of Darell Hernaiz at third for an error, allowing Burger to score the tying run. Pederson gave the Rangers the lead, and Ezequiel Duran added to it with a two-run single.
Brandon Nimmo had an RBI single in the third off Jacob Lopez, and Burger added a sacrifice fly in the fifth to put Texas up 2-0.
Jacob Wilson had a two-run single off Jack Leiter in the A's fifth and Carlos Cortes followed with an RBI single to give them a 3-2 lead.
Luis Medina followed Lopez in the sixth, and Pederson worked a pinch-hit walk with one out after winning an ABS challenge on an 0-2 pitch. Josh Smith’s two-out RBI double tied it 3-all.
Jung hit his first home run of the season — a two-run shot off Scott Barlow in the seventh for a 5-3 Rangers lead.
Leiter allowed three runs on seven hits and three walks in 5 2/3 innings. Jakob Junis was charged with three runs in 1 1/3 innings after Jacob Latz entered with the bases loaded and gave up Kurtz's double.
Cal Quantrill (1-0) pitched a scoreless ninth and was credited with the win.
Lopez gave up two runs and three hits in five innings. He walked four, giving him 17 free passes in his first 18 1/3 innings.
The Athletics will start Aaron Civale (2-0, 1.72 ERA) on Friday to begin a three-game series against the visiting White Sox, who counter with RHP Davis Martin (2-1, 2.50).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Butler fouled out to third. |
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9th Inning | Clarke grounded into double play, third to second to first, Wilson out at second. |
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9th Inning | Wilson singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Quantrill relieved Latz |
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9th Inning | Langford struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Nimmo flied out to center, Smith to third. |
Statistics
 TEX |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 13 | Ground Balls | 15 |
| 7 | Strikeouts | 3 |
| 8 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 13 |
| 2 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 8 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 38 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 21 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 1 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
| 3 | Doubles | 3 |
| 18 | Fly Balls | 20 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 172 | Pitches | 169 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 16 |
| 47 | Plate Appearances | 43 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 4 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 8.0 | Runs Created | 7.1 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .342 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .444 | Slugging Percentage | .421 |
| .444 | Secondary Average | .237 |
| .413 | On Base Percentage | .419 |
| .857 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .840 |
| 0.7 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 7.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 7.4 |
| 55.0 | Batter Rating | 45.0 |
| 36.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.66 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.93 |
| .167 | Isolated Power | .079 |
| 1.14 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.33 |
| .170 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .093 |
| .167 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.105 |
| 17.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 0.9 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 97.0 | MLB Rating | 94.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 8,764 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas |
11 | 10 | .524 | - | L1 |
| Athletics |
11 | 10 | .524 | - | W1 |
 Los Angeles |
11 | 11 | .500 | 0.5 | L1 |
 Seattle |
9 | 13 | .409 | 2.5 | W1 |
 Houston |
8 | 14 | .364 | 3.5 | L3 |