Athletics top Rangers, snap 3-game losing streak

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jeff McNeil was 4 for 5 with 3 RBIs including the go-ahead location tally arsenic the Athletics snapped a three-game descent with an 8-3 triumph implicit the Texas Rangers connected Friday night.

Lawrence Butler besides went heavy for the Athletics, who person mislaid 12 of their past 15 games.

The Athletics program to determination to Las Vegas successful 2028, erstwhile they are scheduled to unfastened play astatine a caller ballpark connected the Strip.

A deed batter, a single, and a locomotion loaded the bases for Carlos Cortes successful the archetypal inning, and helium drove a 1-2 slider from Kumar Rocker to close that emptied the bases and gave the Athletics a 3-0 lead.

It took until the sixth inning for the Rangers to respond. Jake Burger worked the number afloat and deed a 428-foot, three-run homer to left-center that tied the crippled and ended Gage Jump’s commencement for the A’s.

Jump threw 5⅓ innings and allowed 3 runs connected 3 hits portion walking 4 and striking retired one.

McNeil got the A’s backmost successful beforehand with a 400-foot homer, his 5th of the season. It was a location tally successful each MLB ballpark, per Statcast.

Butler tacked connected a 411-footer successful the seventh to treble the Athletics’ lead, and 3 much came crossed successful the eighth.

Four relievers combined to springiness up 1 deed 3 2/3 innings, including Luis Medina (3-3) who earned the win.

Texas was held to 4 hits, and was 1 for 5 with runners successful scoring position. Chase Silseth (3-3) took the nonaccomplishment aft allowing 1 tally successful 1 inning.

Up next

Rangers LHP Mackenzie Gore (6-9, 4.43 ERA) starts other A’s RHP J.T. Ginn (8-6, 3.41) arsenic the bid continues connected Saturday.