Texas Rangers at Athletics
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Jeff McNeil goes 4 for 5 as the Athletics beat the Rangers 8-3
Lawrence Butler also went deep for the Athletics, who have lost 12 of their last 15 games.
A hit batter, a single, and a walk loaded the bases for Carlos Cortes in the first inning, and he drove a 1-2 slider from Kumar Rocker to right that emptied the bases and gave the Athletics a 3-0 lead.
It took until the sixth inning for the Rangers to respond. Jake Burger worked the count full and hit a 428-foot, three-run homer to left-center that tied the game and ended Gage Jump's start for the A's.
Jump threw 5 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on three hits while walking four and striking out one.
McNeil got the A's back in front with a 400-foot homer, his fifth of the season. It was a home run in every MLB ballpark, per Statcast.
Butler tacked on a 411-footer in the seventh to double the Athletics' lead, and three more came across in the eighth.
Four relievers combined to give up one hit 3 2/3 innings, including Luis Medina (3-3) who earned the win.
Texas was held to four hits, and were 1 for 5 with runners in scoring position. Chase Silseth (3-3) took the loss after allowing one run in one inning.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Nimmo grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Langford safe at first on fielding error by third baseman White. |
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9th Inning | Carter grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Díaz grounded out to pitcher. |
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9th Inning | Harris relieved Alvarado |
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9th Inning | White at third base. |
Statistics
 TEX |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 1 |
| 15 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 5 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 3 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 4 | Hits | 9 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 6 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 3 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 33 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 13 | Runners Left On Base | 20 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 4 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 14 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 179 | Pitches | 149 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 8 | Total Bases | 19 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 6 |
| 2.1 | Runs Created | 7.7 |
| .125 | Batting Average | .273 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .250 | Slugging Percentage | .576 |
| .344 | Secondary Average | .515 |
| .263 | On Base Percentage | .415 |
| .513 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .990 |
| 1.3 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 2.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.3 |
| 22.0 | Batter Rating | 53.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 16.5 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.71 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.63 |
| .125 | Isolated Power | .303 |
| 1.20 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.88 |
| .158 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .171 |
| .219 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .242 |
| 6.0 | Runs Produced | 15.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.1 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 70.5 | MLB Rating | 96.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 8,082 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 79 | W1 | 0.4968153 | 78 |
| Texas |
- | 79 | L2 | 0.4968153 | 78 |
 Seattle |
5 | 84 | L1 | 0.46496814 | 73 |
| Athletics |
16 | 95 | W1 | 0.39490446 | 62 |
 Los Angeles |
18 | 97 | L2 | 0.3821656 | 60 |