Texas Rangers at Athletics
· Major League Baseball
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Rangers get 17 hits and hammer Athletics 9-3 for 4th straight win
Wyatt Langford and Dylan Moore homered for the Rangers (70-67), who have won seven of eight to pull within 2 1/2 games of Seattle for the final American League wild card.
Kyle Higashioka delivered two RBI singles and rookie Michael Helmen had an early two-run double. Adolis García also had three of Texas' 17 hits as every Rangers batter got at least one.
Kelly (11-7) allowed three runs and six hits while throwing just 79 pitches in 6 1/3 innings. Handed a 4-0 lead, he gave up solo homers to Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker in the third.
Rooker finished with three hits, but Texas won its fifth straight against the A’s and leads the season series 7-5.
Athletics starter Mason Barnett (0-1) was tagged for five runs and eight hits over four-plus innings in his major league debut. He was lifted after Langford homered leading off the fifth to make it 5-2.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Gelof struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Hernaiz flied out to center. |
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9th Inning | B. Harris flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | B. Harris hit for Cortes |
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9th Inning | Thomas singled to center. |
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9th Inning | R. Garcia relieved Maton |
Statistics
 TEX |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 11 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 6 |
| 9 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 17 | Hits | 8 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 0 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 9 | Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 44 | At Bats | 35 |
| 2 | Home Runs | 2 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 19 | Runners Left On Base | 10 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 1 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 4 | Doubles | 3 |
| 29 | Fly Balls | 18 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 158 | Pitches | 126 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 1 | Pinch At Bats | 2 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 1 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 0 |
| 27 | Total Bases | 17 |
| 44 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 324.0 | Projected Home Runs | 324.0 |
| 6 | Extra Base Hits | 5 |
| 9.6 | Runs Created | 4.4 |
| .386 | Batting Average | .229 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .500 |
| .614 | Slugging Percentage | .486 |
| .227 | Secondary Average | .286 |
| .386 | On Base Percentage | .250 |
| 1.000 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .736 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 9.6 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 4.4 |
| 67.0 | Batter Rating | 32.0 |
| 22.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 17.5 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.59 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.50 |
| .227 | Isolated Power | .257 |
| 0.00 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.17 |
| .000 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .028 |
| -.159 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .057 |
| 18.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.2 |
| 113.5 | MLB Rating | 82.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 8,941 | 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 |