Leody Taveras hit a game-ending single with one out in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Saturday night. The bases were loaded when No. 9 batter Taveras grounded a single through the middle and past a drawn-in infield, sending pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran home with the winning run. “Didn't hit the ball hard there in the ninth, but we put it in play, and you saw what happened,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. Athletics reliever Tyler Ferguson (2-2), who struck out the side after coming on in the eighth, hit Nathaniel Lowe with a pitch to start the ninth.

Leody Taveras hit a game-ending single with one out in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Saturday night. The bases were loaded when Taveras grounded a single through the middle and past a drawn-in infield, sending pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran home with the winning run. Athletics reliever Tyler Ferguson (2-2), who struck out the side after coming on in the eighth, hit Nathaniel Lowe with a pitch to start the ninth. Carson Kelly reached on a bloop single and Travis Jankowski drew a four-pitch walk with one out.

Leody Taveras hit a game-ending single with one out in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Saturday night. The bases were loaded when No. 9 batter Taveras grounded a single through the middle and past a drawn-in infield, sending pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran home with the winning run. “Didn’t hit the ball hard there in the ninth, but we put it in play, and you saw what happened,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said.

Oakland Athletics (59-76, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (63-72, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Joey Estes (6-6, 4.37 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Rangers: Cody Bradford (4-2, 3.31 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Rangers -137, Athletics +117; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Texas Rangers. Texas has a 34-32 record in home games and a 63-72 record overall. The Rangers have a 49-13 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Oakland has a 59-76 record overall and a 26-41 record in road games. The Athletics have

Brent Rooker homered twice to give him 33 this season, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers also went deep and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Friday night for their first consecutive winning months in more than three years. Oakland is 14-11 in August with one game remaining this month, after going 15-9 in July to snap a franchise-record streak of 11 consecutive full months with losing records. The A's (59-76) hadn't had consecutive winning months since May-June 2021. "These guys have really taking a mindset that they want to accomplish this ... build this confidence going into the offseason," A's manager Mark Kotsay said.

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The Oakland Athletics are far removed from a playoff push, but they're intent on changing the narrative for next season. The A's will look to continue their upward trajectory when they face the Texas Rangers on Saturday night in Arlington, Texas. Oakland opened the three-game series with a 9-2 win on Friday. JJ Bleday hit a three-run home run and drove in four runs, Brent Rooker added a pair of solo homers, and Shea Langeliers hit a two-run blast.

Oakland Athletics (59-76, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (63-72, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Joey Estes (6-6, 4.37 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Rangers: Cody Bradford (4-2, 3.31 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) : LINE Rangers -137, Athletics +117; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Texas Rangers. Texas has a 34-32 record in home games and a 63-72 record overall. The Rangers have a 49-13 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Oakland has a 59-76 record overall and a 26-41 record in road games. The Athletics have a 37-12 record in

Oakland Athletics (59-76, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (63-72, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Joey Estes (6-6, 4.37 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 76 strikeouts); Rangers: Cody Bradford (4-2, 3.31 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Rangers -137, Athletics +117; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Texas Rangers. Texas has a 34-32 record in home games and a 63-72 record overall. The Rangers have a 49-13 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents. Oakland has a 59-76 record overall and a 26-41 record in road games. The Athletics have

Brent Rooker homered twice to give him 33 this season, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers also went deep and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Friday night for their first consecutive winning months in more than three years. Oakland is 14-11 in August with one game remaining in the month, after going 15-9 in July to snap a franchise-record streak of 11 consecutive full months with losing records. The A's (59-76) hadn't had consecutive winning months since May-June 2021. Bleday broke a 1-1 tie and put the A's ahead to stay in the third with his 20th homer, lining a three-run shot that just cleared the angled wall in right-center.

Brent Rooker homered twice to give him 33 this season, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers also went deep and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Friday night for their first consecutive winning months in more than three years. Oakland is 14-11 in August with one game remaining in the month, after going 15-9 in July to snap a franchise-record streak of 11 consecutive full months with losing records. The A’s (59-76) hadn’t had consecutive winning months since May-June 2021.

Lawrence Butler made Athletics history during a dominant Thursday night against the Cincinnati Reds. In the A's brutal 10-9 walk-off loss, the 24-year-old hit three home runs in a single game for the second time this season (also on July 14 against Philadelphia Phillies) and etched his name alongside Gerónimo Berroa (1996) as the only two players to do so in franchise history.

Oakland Athletics (58-76, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (63-71, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: JP Sears (10-9, 4.35 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); Rangers: Jon Gray (5-5, 4.32 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Rangers -154, Athletics +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics play the Texas Rangers after Lawrence Butler hit three home runs on Thursday in a 10-9 loss to the Reds. Texas is 63-71 overall and 34-31 at home. The Rangers have a 27-14 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. Oakland is 58-76 overall and 25-41 on the road. The Athletics have the ninth-ranked

Oakland Athletics (58-76, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (63-71, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: JP Sears (10-9, 4.35 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); Rangers: Jon Gray (5-5, 4.32 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Rangers -154, Athletics +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics play the Texas Rangers after Lawrence Butler hit three home runs on Thursday in a 10-9 loss to the Reds. Texas is 63-71 overall and 34-31 at home. The Rangers have a 27-14 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. Oakland is 58-76 overall and 25-41 on the road. The Athletics have the ninth-ranked

The Cincinnati Reds (64-70) used some late game heroics to beat the Oakland Athletics (58-76) 10-9 on Thursday night at Great American Ball Park. With the bases loaded and one out, Reds trailing by two, TJ Friedl stepped to the plate. With Elly De La Cruz on second base, all he needed to do was get the ball to Theo outfield. Jonathan India scored from third and De La Cruz jogged in from second to win the game.

The postseason-chasing San Francisco Giants will face their last non-contending team of the season on Friday when they open a three-game home series against the Miami Marlins, who have the worst record in the National League. Coming off a 2-4 trip to Milwaukee and Seattle that pushed them under .500 in their pursuit of the final wild-card spot in the National League, the Giants get an opportunity to build upon the 38-28 home record that has kept their slim postseason hopes alive. The September list of opponents is an impressive one, with six games apiece against the Arizona Diamondbacks and San Diego Padres, and three each against the Milwaukee Brewers, Baltimore Orioles, Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals.

Oakland Athletics (58-76, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (63-71, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: JP Sears (10-9, 4.35 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); Rangers: Jon Gray (5-5, 4.32 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) : LINE Rangers -154, Athletics +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics play the Texas Rangers after Lawrence Butler hit three home runs on Thursday in a 10-9 loss to the Reds. Texas is 63-71 overall and 34-31 at home. The Rangers have a 27-14 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. Oakland is 58-76 overall and 25-41 on the road. The Athletics have the ninth-ranked team on-base

Oakland Athletics (58-76, fourth in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (63-71, third in the AL West) Arlington, Texas; Friday, 8:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: JP Sears (10-9, 4.35 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 113 strikeouts); Rangers: Jon Gray (5-5, 4.32 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 81 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Rangers -154, Athletics +129; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Oakland Athletics play the Texas Rangers after Lawrence Butler hit three home runs on Thursday in a 10-9 loss to the Reds. Texas is 63-71 overall and 34-31 at home. The Rangers have a 27-14 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. Oakland is 58-76 overall and 25-41 on the road. The Athletics have the ninth-ranked

TJ Friedl capped Cincinnati's three-run ninth inning with a two-run single, and the Reds beat Lawrence Butler and the Oakland Athletics 10-9 on Thursday. Tyler Stephenson and Will Benson homered for Cincinnati, which had lost five of six. Stephenson finished with three hits and two RBIs while extending his hitting streak to 13 games.

It's no secret that the Oakland Athletics are having a tough season. Not only have they once again failed to field a competitive team, but they are finishing out their final season in Oakland before a controversial relocation to Las Vegas. The A's became the first team in MLB history to have one player hit three-plus home runs (Lawrence Butler) and another player collect five-plus hits (JJ Bleday) and still lose the game according to OptaSTATS.