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Rangers Get 1st Win In Shutout

Posted on July 8, 2018 at 11:03 PM.

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It took four games and two different opponents, but the Texas Rangers finally got their first win of 2017 with a 4-0 shutout of their AL West Division foe, the Oakland Athletics.

Adrian Beltre got on the board with his first home run of the season - a solo shot in the bottom of the eighth that made it 4-0 and gave the Rangers some breathing room. The Rangers scored three runs in the bottom of the eighth to break open what had been a tense pitchers' duel for most of the evening.

Andrew Cashner (1-0) was dominant in his first start of the year, throwing eight shutout innings and scattering just four hits - all singles - with eight strikeouts and no walks. He helped give the Rangers' taxed bullpen a break, which had worked 8 1/3 innings over three games against the Indians.

Carlso Gomez notched his first RBI of the year while Elvis Andrus and Nomar Mazara also added ribbies. Khris Davis went 3 for 4 for Oakland but was stranded every time he reached base.

Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers \| April 7, 2017
Apr 7, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland (2-3)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
Texas (1-3)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	X	4	8	0
W: Andrew Cashner (1-0) L: Chris Bassitt (0-1)

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Rajai Davis, CF	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.142
Marcus Semien, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.111
Khris Davis LF	4	0	3	0	0	1	0	.380
Mark Canha, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.157
Stephen Vogt, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.272
Ryon Healy, DH	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.312
Trevor Plouffe, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.411
Adrianza De Aza, RF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.300
Adam Rosales, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.363
TEAM TOTALS	31	0	4	0	0	11	0

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Elvis Andrus, SS	4	1	2	1	0	0	0	.294
Carlos Gomez, CF	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	.416
Adrian Beltre, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.176
Rougned Odor, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
Nomar Mazara, DH	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.312
Jonathan Lucroy, C	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.090
Shin-Soo Choo, RF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
James Loney, 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mike Napoli, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.444
Delino DeShields Jr., PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Joey Gallo, PR-1B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Jared Hoying, LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.363
TEAM TOTALS	31	4	8	4	0	0	1
BATTING: 2B: Hoying (3) 3B: Andrus (1) HR: Beltre (1) RBI: Andrus (2), Gomez (1), Beltre (1), Mazara (3)