Rangers Use Home Field Advantage & Lance Lynn's Arm To Snap 8-Game Skid, Beat A's 3-2
Pitcher Lance Lynn gave the Texas Rangers another workhorse start, and helped them get their first win in more than a week.
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Pitcher Lance Lynn gave the Texas Rangers another workhorse start, and helped them get their first win in more than a week.
The Texas Rangers couldn't hold on to a lead after four runs and fell to the Oakland Athletics Wednesday night.
The Athletics, Rays and Indians are all vying for two American League wild card spots, as the MLB season enters its final week.
Willie Calhoun hit two of Texas' five homers and the Rangers slowed the Oakland Athletics' wild-card push with an 8-3 victory Sunday.
Fiers struck out five and didn't walk a batter over eight dominant innings to win for the first time in four starts. The Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 8-0 on Friday night to maintain a two-game lead for the top AL wild card.
Sean Manaea limited Texas to three singles over six scoreless innings, Matt Chapman and Marcus Semien homered to help break the franchise record for home runs in a season, and the A's beat the Rangers 6-1 Sunday.
Khris Davis homered twice, Ramon Laureano connected on the game's fourth three-run shot to break a tie in the sixth inning and the Athletics stayed in front in the AL wild-card race with a 14-9 victory over the Rangers on Friday night.
Marcus Semien homered and scored the game-winning run on a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 6-5 on Sunday.
Matt Chapman hit his 23rd home run, Marcus Semien and Mark Canha also homered for Oakland. Homer Bailey pitched shutout ball into the seventh inning as the A's ended a three-game losing streak.
The Athletics built an eight-run lead, then hung on to beat the Texas Rangers 9-8 on Sunday for a four-game series split.
Tim Federowicz homered in his first big league game this season, Nomar Mazara also went deep and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 10-5 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader Saturday.
Pirates first baseman Josh Bell continues his plate production, as Pittsburgh struggles in the tough National League Central.
Danny Santana had a two-run, pinch-hit triple and scored the go-ahead run during a four-run eighth inning, lifting the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics 8-7 Sunday.
After a long rainy day in North Texas, officials called Saturday night's game between the Athletics and Rangers nearly an hour after its scheduled start.
The Oakland Athletics met with University of Oklahoma Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray in hopes of persuading him to forgo the NFL and play professional baseball.
With 17 games remaining, the Yankees are now just two games above the Athletics for home field advantage in the American League Wild Card Game, setting us up for a wild final few weeks of the season.
Khris Davis hit his major league-leading 41st home run, Matt Olson homered to drive in the go-ahead run and the Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers 8-6 on Saturday for their fifth win in six games.
The Oakland Athletics have acquired right-handed reliever Cory Gearrin from the Texas Rangers for minor league right-handers Abdiel Mendoza and Teodoro Ortega.
Khris Davis hit a towering drive after letting a young fan from the Make-A-Wish Foundation sign his jersey, and the Athletics beat the Rangers by a score of 9-0 on Monday night.
Kyler Murray will fight for a starting QB spot with the Sooners this season, before joining the Athletics in January. He will earn nearly the same salary as Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley.
The Athletics are doing away with traditional season tickets for next season in favor of a membership program that will let fans buy tickets and receive special perks.
The A's beat the Rangers by a score of 7-6 on Thursday night to complete a four-game sweep and extend their winning streak to six games.
Khris Davis homered two more times in Texas on Wednesday night, as the Athletics rallied again to beat the Rangers by a score of 6-5.
Khris Davis hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning that capped Oakland's big rally, as the A's grabbed a 13-10 win over the Rangers on Tuesday night.
