Texas Rangers at Athletics
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Rangers power past Athletics with home runs from Heim and Helman
Leiter (9-7) struck out seven in six innings, allowing two runs on five hits with two walks. Hoby Milner retired all four batters he faced, and Shawn Armstrong got the final five outs for his fifth save.
Texas grabbed a 2-0 lead off Jeffrey Springs (10-9) in the second on a sacrifice fly by Heim and a two-out base hit by Dylan Moore, who was thrown out trying for a double. Moore was playing his first game for the Rangers after being designated for assignment by the division-rival Mariners on Aug. 23.
Heim hit his 10th homer — a solo shot in the fifth to put the Rangers up 3-2. Helman hit his third home run in his first 23 at-bats — a two-run shot after pinch hitter Rowdy Tellez reached on a one-out error at second by Zack Gelof for a 5-2 lead.
Lawrence Butler led off the third with a single for the A's. Gelof had a one-out base hit and Nick Kurtz walked on a 3-2 pitch to load the bases. Brent Rooker tied it 2-2 with a two-out double.
Springs gave up three runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings. Michael Kelly got two outs and surrendered Helman's homer.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Butler fouled out to third. |
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9th Inning | Bleday to second on fielder's indifference. |
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9th Inning | Bleday walked. |
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9th Inning | Bleday hit for Thomas |
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9th Inning | Wilson flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Soderstrom flied out to left. |
Statistics
 TEX |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 10 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 2 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 5 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 3 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 5 | Runs | 2 |
| 2 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 1 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 33 | At Bats | 31 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 7 | Runners Left On Base | 13 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 1 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 13 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 158 | Pitches | 129 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 16 | Total Bases | 6 |
| 37 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 3 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 4.7 | Runs Created | 0.8 |
| .273 | Batting Average | .161 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .485 | Slugging Percentage | .194 |
| .303 | Secondary Average | .129 |
| .324 | On Base Percentage | .235 |
| .809 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .429 |
| 0.6 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.8 |
| 4.7 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 0.8 |
| 37.0 | Batter Rating | 15.0 |
| 16.5 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 4.27 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.79 |
| .212 | Isolated Power | .032 |
| 0.38 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.38 |
| .081 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .088 |
| .030 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.032 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 4.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | Patience Ratio | 0.3 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 87.0 | MLB Rating | 66.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 8,413 | Capacity:
2025 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 63 | L1 | 0.5467626 | 76 |
 Seattle |
3 | 66 | L2 | 0.52517986 | 73 |
| Texas |
4.5 | 68 | L1 | 0.51428574 | 72 |
 Los Angeles |
10.5 | 73 | W1 | 0.4710145 | 65 |
| Athletics |
12.5 | 76 | L1 | 0.45714286 | 64 |