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A's Score Early, Hang On To Even Series

Posted on July 9, 2018 at 12:53 AM.

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The Oakland Athletics blew up for eight runs on seven hits in the first inning Saturday, but they had to fight off a late rally by the host Texas Rangers to hold on for an 11-8 win that evened the teams' series at one game a piece.

The A's (3-3) batted around and then some in the first, chasing Texas starter Martin Perez (0-1) before he could even get out of the opening frame. Rajai Davis started the inning with a leadoff single, stole two bases and scored the team's first run, and then he capped the rally with a two-run home run to make it 8-0. Oakland added to its lead with two more runs in the third inning that made it 10-0 after just 2 1/2 innings.

But the Rangers (1-4) fought back, getting a single run in the third and a solo shot from Carlos Gomez in the sixth to make it 10-2. Texas would score seven runs across the sixth, seventh and eighth innings to pull to within three runs at 11-8, but that's as close as it would get. Every starter but Adrian Beltre had at least one hit for Texas.

The Rangers hit two home runs, two doubles and a triple in the game, including a 444-foot moonshot halfway up the second deck in right field by Rougned Odor. Davis went 5 for 6 with two doubles, a home run, two RBIs and two stolen bases for Oakland.

Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers
Apr 8, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Oakland (3-3)	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	19	0
Texas (1-4)	0	0	1	0	0	1	3	3	0	8	13	2
W: Sonny Gray (1-0) L: Martin Perez (0-1) S: Ryan Madson (3)

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Rajai Davis, CF	6	3	5	2	0	0	1	.296
Mark Canha, 1B	5	0	1	1	1	1	0	.167
Khris Davis LF	5	1	3	1	0	2	0	.423
Marcus Semien, SS	6	1	2	0	0	2	0	.167
Ryon Healy, 3B	5	1	3	1	0	1	0	.381
Trevor Plouffe, DH	5	1	1	1	0	3	0	.364
Adam Rosales, 2B	5	1	0	1	0	3	0	.250
Matt Joyce, RF	5	1	2	1	0	2	0	.167
Phegley, C	5	2	2	2	0	1	0	.182
TEAM TOTALS	47	11	19	10	1	15	1
BATTING: 2B: K. Davis 2 (3), Plouffe (2), Phegley (1) HR: R. Davis (2) RBI: R. Davis 2 (5), Healy (3), K. Davis (1), Joyce (1), Plouffe (6), Phegley 2 (2), Rosales (1), Canha (3) HBP: K. Davis
BASERUNNING: SB: R. Davis 2 (2)

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Elvis Andrus, SS	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	.273
Carlos Gomez, CF	5	1	2	2	0	1	1	.412
Adrian Beltre, 3B	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.136
Rougned Odor, 2B	5	1	2	1	0	1	1	.350
Nomar Mazara, DH	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.350
Jonathan Lucroy, C	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.200
Shin-Soo Choo, RF	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.214
James Loney, 1B	4	0	2	4	0	0	0	.167
Jared Hoying, LF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.333
TEAM TOTALS	40	8	13	8	0	4	2
BATTING: 2B: Choo (2), Hoying (4) 3B: Loney (1) HR: Gomez (1), Odor (1) RBI: Gomez 2 (3), Choo (1), Odor (2), Loney 4 (4)
FIELDING: E: Claudio (1), Beltre (1) PB: Lucroy (1)

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Sonny Gray (W, 1-0)	6.0	8	5	5	0	2	1	7.36
Ryan Dull (H, 1)	1.2	4	3	3	0	2	1	10.13
Santiago Casilla (H, 2)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ryan Madson (S, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	13	8	8	0	4	2

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Martin Perez (L, 0-1)	0.2	6	7	2	0	1	0	27.00
Alex Claudio	2.1	6	3	2	0	2	1	5.40
Tanner Scheppers	3.2	4	0	0	0	6	0	0.00
Matt Bush	1.1	2	1	1	0	3	0	5.40
Jeremy Jeffress	1.0	1	0	0	1	3	0	10.80
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	19	11	5	1	15	1
PITCHING: WP: Bush (2), Claudio 2 (2)