Athletics at Texas Rangers
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Brandon Nimmo has 4 hits and 5 RBIs as Rangers beat A's 8-5 to close gap on Astros in AL West
Texas pulled within one game of Houston atop the AL West. The first-place Astros Chicago White Sox in a matchup of division leaders.
Seager doubled twice and scored on Nimmo's first three RBI hits, including a bouncing two-run single in the fifth inning. Seager had the second of two sacrifice flies in the sixth.
Jeff McNeil hit a two-run homer in the ninth for the Athletics, who lost their fifth straight game and have four losing streaks at least that long in the past two months. That stretch includes skids of 10 and nine games.
MacKenzie Gore (8-10) pitched around five singles and four walks, allowing one run in 5 1/3 innings.
Jacob Latz struck out both batters he faced for his 28th save in 31 chances after the A's turned an 8-1 deficit through six innings into a save situation for Texas.
The Athletics had 11 hits, seven walks and two hit batters but left the bases loaded twice and stranded 14 runners.
Brady Basso (0-2) was replaced after Seager’s second double with one out in the third inning. The left-hander allowed four hits and two runs.
Ezequiel Duran saved a run with Texas leading 2-1 in the fourth. The second baseman made a spectacular diving stop on a one-hopper and beat speedy leadoff man Henry Bolte with a quick throw to first.
Athletics first baseman Tommy White exited with low back soreness after taking his first swing of the game leading off the second.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Bolte struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Walton to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Hernaiz struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Latz relieved Williams |
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9th Inning | Hernaiz hit for Cortes |
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9th Inning | Walton hit by pitch. |
Statistics
 ATH |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 18 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 8 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 11 | Hits | 12 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 7 | Walks | 4 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 2 |
| 36 | At Bats | 33 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 25 | Runners Left On Base | 12 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 5 |
| 9 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 187 | Pitches | 146 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 3 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 14 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 46 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 6.9 | Runs Created | 7.4 |
| .306 | Batting Average | .364 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .389 | Slugging Percentage | .515 |
| .278 | Secondary Average | .273 |
| .435 | On Base Percentage | .410 |
| .824 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .925 |
| 2.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 6.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.3 |
| 34.0 | Batter Rating | 54.0 |
| 36.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.07 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.65 |
| .083 | Isolated Power | .152 |
| 0.70 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.44 |
| .152 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .100 |
| -.028 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.091 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 16.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.5 |
| 87.8 | MLB Rating | 98.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 24,253 | Capacity:
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas |
- | 78 | L1 | 0.5 | 78 |
 Houston |
1 | 79 | L3 | 0.49358973 | 77 |
 Seattle |
5 | 83 | W1 | 0.4679487 | 73 |
| Athletics |
17 | 95 | L6 | 0.39102563 | 61 |
 Los Angeles |
18 | 96 | L1 | 0.3846154 | 60 |