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Jung homers in MLB return while Freeman and Helman have big-league firsts for Texas in win over A's
The Rangers led for good after a four-run fifth inning featuring the firsts. Freeman had a tiebreaking RBI double for his first MLB hit and RBI. On the next pitch by rookie left-hander Jacob Lopez (3-6), Helman's first career homer was a three-run shot and his first RBI. He later drove in another run with a sacrifice bunt.
Jung, an All-Star as a rookie in 2023, was recalled earlier Monday from Triple-A Round Rock after being sent there July 2 while in an extended slump. His ninth homer of the season led off the third. He walked before scoring on Helman's homer, then singled and scored again in the seventh.
Rangers rookie Jack Leiter (6-6) struck out seven over six innings.
Nick Kurtz hit his MLB rookie-best 19th homer in the sixth for the A’s.
Lawrence Butler, starting in center for the A's after Denzel Clarke was diagnosed with an adductor strain, made a leaping catch in front of the Oakland bullpen in left-center field to take a home run away from Kyle Higashioka in the second.
Rangers left fielder Wyatt Langford made a sliding catch on Luis Urias' sinking liner in the left-center gap, then followed with a running grab to take a hit away from Butler to end the A's third.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Wilson fouled out to first. |
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9th Inning | Butler flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | Urías walked. |
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9th Inning | Urshela struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Winn relieved Armstrong |
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8th Inning | Higashioka fouled out to first. |
Statistics
 ATH |
 TEX |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 8 |
| 9 | Strikeouts | 9 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 5 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 5 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 7 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 29 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 4 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 2 | Doubles | 2 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 125 | Pitches | 138 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 15 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 3.2 | Runs Created | 4.7 |
| .156 | Batting Average | .241 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .313 | Slugging Percentage | .517 |
| .313 | Secondary Average | .379 |
| .289 | On Base Percentage | .313 |
| .602 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .830 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 3.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.2 |
| 20.0 | Batter Rating | 46.0 |
| 32.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 14.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.50 |
| 3.29 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.18 |
| .156 | Isolated Power | .276 |
| 0.56 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
| .132 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .091 |
| .156 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .138 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 14.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 70.5 | MLB Rating | 88.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 26,430 | Capacity:
2025 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 42 | W3 | 0.5841584 | 59 |
 Seattle |
5 | 47 | W1 | 0.5346535 | 54 |
| Texas |
7.5 | 50 | W2 | 0.50980395 | 52 |
 Los Angeles |
10 | 52 | L2 | 0.48514852 | 49 |
| Athletics |
18 | 61 | L3 | 0.407767 | 42 |