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A's Crush Rangers To Even Series

Posted on August 11, 2018 at 06:38 PM.

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The Oakland Athletics hit three home runs, had five extra-base hits, scored eight runs and had double-digit hits on the day as they beat the Texas Rangers, 8-2, to even their AL West Division three-game series.

Andrew Cashner (1-1) suffered his first loss of the season and saw his ERA balloon by nearly three runs after he surrendered seven earned runs on nine hits, including two long balls to Mark Canha and Khris Davis, in just 4 1/3 innings pitched. He entered the game with just a 1.17 ERA in his first two starts of the year.

Texas reliever Tanner Scheppers was also a victim of the A's (6-9) power on Tuesday, giving up a solo shot in the seventh to Adam Rosales after he had entered the game with a miniscule 1.00 ERA.

Delino DeShields Jr. walked twice and scored both of the Rangers' runs from the leadoff spot, doing a good job of filling his role. Several Rangers were given the day off Tuesday, including starters Rougned Odor, Shin-Soo Choo and Jonathan Lucroy.

The regular starting lineup will be back tomorrow as the Rangers look to win their second straight series against division competition.

Texas Rangers at Oakland Athletics
Apr 18, 2017	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas (5-9)	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	0
Oakland (6-9)	0	4	0	1	2	0	1	0	X	8	10	1
W: Chris Bassitt (2-1) L: Andrew Cashner (1-1)

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Delino DeShields Jr., SS	3	2	0	0	2	1	0	.250
Carlos Gomez, CF	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.245
Adrian Beltre, 3B	3	0	0	1	0	1	0	.145
Nomar Mazara, DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.360
Mike Napoli, LF	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	.273
Jared Hoying, RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	.235
James Loney, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.325
Joey Gallo, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.125
Robinson Chirinos, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.100
TEAM TOTALS	31	2	4	2	5	8	0
BATTING: RBI: Beltre (4), Hoying (2) HBP: Beltre GIDP: Chirinos
BASERUNNING: SB: DeShields Jr. (2)

Oakland Athletics
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Marcus Semien, SS	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	.161
Alejandro De Aza, RF	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	.242
Khris Davis, LF	4	1	1	2	0	0	1	.322
Mark Canha, 1B	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.281
Ryon Healy, DH	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	.309
Stephen Vogt, C	4	1	2	1	0	1	0	.289
Trevor Plouffe, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.232
Adam Rosales, 2B	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	.300
Matt Joyce, CF	3	1	1	2	0	0	0	.174
TEAM TOTALS	32	8	10	8	4	5	3
BATTING: 2B: Joyce (2), De Aza (2) HR: Davis (2), Rosales (3), Canha (4) RBI: Vogt (5), Davis 2 (6), Joyce 2 (4), Semien (6), Rosales (7), Canha (6) HBP: Joyce GIDP: Davis, Joyce
FIELDING: E: Bassitt (2)

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Andrew Cashner (L, 1-1)	4.1	9	7	7	1	2	2	4.12
Jeremy Jeffress	1.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	5.79
Tanner Scheppers	2.0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1.64
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	10	8	8	4	5	3
PITCHING: WP: Cashner (1)

Oakland Athletics
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Chris Bassitt (W, 2-1)	5.0	2	2	1	4	3	0	2.00
Liam Hendriks (H, 1)	2.1	2	0	0	1	3	0	4.00
Ryan Dull	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	3.24
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	4	2	1	5	8	0