Texas Rangers at Athletics
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Gelof and Butler each hit two-run homers to lead the A's over the Rangers 5-2
The A's won their first home series since June 12-14 in Las Vegas, and first series in West Sacramento since April 28-30. They were 0-12-1 over the previous 13 series at their current home ballpark.
Jacob Lopez (6-4) struck out six and gave up two runs on five hits in six innings for his first win in his past four starts, after getting no-decisions in his previous three.
After Jake Burger hit a solo home run in the second to put the Rangers ahead, Butler responded with a 394-footer that wrapped around the right-field pole to give the A's the lead.
Burger drove in a second run for Texas on a forceout in the third. He finished 3 for 4.
Shortstop Jacob Wilson nearly had his major league-record errorless streak end at 114 games in the fourth after he misplayed a grounder, but the play was scored as a single.
Gelof put the A's back in front in the seventh, hitting a 403-foot homer off Jakob Junis (1-2) into the Rangers bullpen in right-center. White hit the first of his career in the eighth to give the A's a three-run cushion.
White, a 2024 second-round pick, debuted on July 17 and was the A's 10th-ranked prospect by MLB Pipeline.
Hogan Harris locked down the ninth with two strikeouts for his 12th save.
Athletics: Begin a four-game series at Kansas City on Monday. RHP Mason Barnett (1-3, 6.16 ERA) takes the hill for the A's, and the Royals had not named their starter.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Pederson struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Díaz grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Freeman struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Harris relieved Rom |
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8th Inning | Gelof popped out to first. |
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8th Inning | Bolte grounded into fielder's choice to third, McNeil to second, Williams to third, Muncy out at home. |
Statistics
 TEX |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 8 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 12 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 7 | Hits | 13 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 2 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 1 |
| 2 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 34 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 10 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 13 | Fly Balls | 17 |
| 1 | Caught Stealing | 2 |
| 144 | Pitches | 141 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 11 | Total Bases | 23 |
| 35 | Plate Appearances | 38 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 2.6 | Runs Created | 7.9 |
| .219 | Batting Average | .382 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .344 | Slugging Percentage | .676 |
| .156 | Secondary Average | .324 |
| .265 | On Base Percentage | .432 |
| .608 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.109 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
| 2.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.8 |
| 20.0 | Batter Rating | 44.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 11.3 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.11 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.71 |
| .125 | Isolated Power | .294 |
| 0.17 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.60 |
| .057 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .079 |
| -.063 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.059 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 72.3 | MLB Rating | 98.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 7,343 | 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 |