Rangers top Athletics 9-6.

Final · MLB · Thu Apr 16, 2:05 PM CDT

Probable pitchers: Jack Leiter (TEX) vs Jacob Lopez (ATH)
TV: NBCSCA, Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive
Where: Sutter Health Park

Rangers top Athletics 9-6. Rangers took the lead for good in the 9th.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	4	9	10	0
ATH	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	6	13	1

Win: Cal Quantrill. Loss: Justin Sterner. Home runs: Jung, Jo (TEX). Kurtz drove in 3 for Athletics.

By the numbers: Hits TEX 10, ATH 13; Errors TEX 0, ATH 1; Left on base TEX 19, ATH 21.

Team stats

	TEX	ATH
Hits	10	13
Errors	0	1
Left on base	19	21
Home runs	1	0
Walks	8	4
Strikeouts	7	3

Box score

Texas Rangers

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR
Nimmo RF	4	0	1	1	1	0	0
Langford LF	5	1	1	0	1	1	0
Burger 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jung, Jo 3B	5	2	3	2	0	0	1
Higashioka C	4	1	0	0	1	2	0
McCutchen DH	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Pederson DH	1	2	1	1	2	0	0
Haggerty LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
Carter CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Smith 2B	4	0	1	1	1	2	0
Duran, E SS	4	2	2	2	1	0	0
Totals	36	9	10	8	8	7	1

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	NP
Leiter	5.2	7	3	3	3	3	105
Garcia, R	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	10
Alexander, T	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	11
Junis	1.1	2	3	3	1	0	24
Latz	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	7
Quantrill (W)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12
Totals	9.0	13	6	6	4	3	169

Athletics

Batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K
McNeil 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1
Gelof 2B	0	1	0	0	0	0
Langeliers DH	2	2	2	0	3	0
Kurtz 1B	4	0	2	3	1	0
Soderstrom LF	5	1	1	0	0	1
Wilson, J SS	5	1	2	2	0	0
Cortes RF	4	0	2	1	0	0
Clarke CF	1	0	0	0	0	0
Butler, L RF	5	0	2	0	0	0
Wynns, A C	4	1	0	0	0	1
Hernaiz 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0
Totals	38	6	13	6	4	3

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	NP
Lopez, J	5.0	3	2	2	4	5	0	85
Medina	1.1	2	2	2	1	1	0	32
Barlow, S	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	1	24
Perkins	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11
Sterner (L)	1.0	4	4	3	1	1	0	20
Totals	9.0	10	9	8	8	7	1	172

Play-by-play

Top 1st 3

1 out TEX Brandon Nimmo flies out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.
2 out TEX Wyatt Langford grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
3 out TEX Jake Burger grounds out softly, catcher Austin Wynns to first baseman Nick Kurtz.

Bottom 1st 4

1 out ATH Jeff McNeil flies out to left fielder Sam Haggerty.
1 out ATH Shea Langeliers walks.
2 out ATH Nick Kurtz flies out sharply to center fielder Wyatt Langford.
3 out ATH Tyler Soderstrom called out on strikes.

Top 2nd 4

1 out TEX Josh Jung flies out to right fielder Carlos Cortes in foul territory.
2 out TEX Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging.
2 out TEX Andrew McCutchen walks.
3 out TEX Sam Haggerty strikes out swinging.

Bottom 2nd 3

1 out ATH Jacob Wilson flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
2 out ATH Carlos Cortes grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger.
3 out ATH Lawrence Butler lines out sharply to center fielder Wyatt Langford.

Top 3rd 5

1 out TEX Josh Smith strikes out swinging.
1 out TEX Ezequiel Duran doubles (2) on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.
1 out TEX Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carlos Cortes, deflected by second baseman Jeff McNeil. Ezequiel Duran scores. TEX 1, ATH 0
2 out TEX Rangers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Wyatt Langford grounds into a force out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to second baseman Jeff McNeil. Brandon Nimmo out at 2nd. Wyatt Langford to 1st.
3 out TEX Jake Burger pops out to catcher Austin Wynns in foul territory.

Bottom 3rd 6

1 out ATH Austin Wynns lines out sharply to third baseman Josh Jung.
2 out ATH Darell Hernaiz grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger.
2 out ATH Jeff McNeil hit by pitch.
2 out ATH Shea Langeliers singles on a ground ball to left fielder Sam Haggerty. Jeff McNeil to 2nd.
2 out ATH Nick Kurtz walks. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Shea Langeliers to 2nd.
3 out ATH Tyler Soderstrom lines out sharply to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.

Top 4th 4

0 out TEX Josh Jung doubles (4) on a line drive to center fielder Lawrence Butler.
1 out TEX Kyle Higashioka flies out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.
2 out TEX Andrew McCutchen strikes out swinging.
3 out TEX Sam Haggerty flies out to center fielder Lawrence Butler.

Bottom 4th 5

1 out ATH Jacob Wilson grounds out, shortstop Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger.
1 out ATH Carlos Cortes singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Haggerty.
1 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a bunt ground ball to third baseman Josh Jung. Carlos Cortes to 2nd.
2 out ATH Austin Wynns grounds out softly to first baseman Jake Burger. Carlos Cortes to 3rd. Lawrence Butler to 2nd.
3 out ATH Darell Hernaiz grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger.

Top 5th 6

1 out TEX Josh Smith strikes out swinging.
1 out TEX Ezequiel Duran walks.
1 out TEX Brandon Nimmo walks.
1 out TEX Wyatt Langford walks. Ezequiel Duran to 3rd. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.
2 out TEX Jake Burger out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Ezequiel Duran scores. TEX 2, ATH 0
3 out TEX Josh Jung flies out to right fielder Carlos Cortes.

Bottom 5th 6

1 out ATH Jeff McNeil challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jeff McNeil called out on strikes.
1 out ATH Shea Langeliers walks.
2 out ATH Nick Kurtz flies out sharply to center fielder Wyatt Langford.
2 out ATH Tyler Soderstrom hits a ground-rule double (5) on a line drive to right field. Shea Langeliers to 3rd.
2 out ATH Jacob Wilson singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Shea Langeliers scores. Tyler Soderstrom scores. TEX 2, ATH 2
3 out ATH Carlos Cortes singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Jacob Wilson scores. Carlos Cortes out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Brandon Nimmo to first baseman Jake Burger. TEX 2, ATH 3

Top 6th 5

1 out TEX Kyle Higashioka strikes out swinging.
1 out TEX Joc Pederson walks.
2 out TEX Evan Carter pops out to third baseman Darell Hernaiz in foul territory.
2 out TEX Josh Smith doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Joc Pederson scores. TEX 3, ATH 3
3 out TEX Ezequiel Duran grounds out to first baseman Nick Kurtz.

Bottom 6th 4

1 out ATH Lawrence Butler grounds out, second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger.
2 out ATH Austin Wynns called out on strikes.
2 out ATH Darell Hernaiz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Ezequiel Duran.
3 out ATH Jeff McNeil flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.

Top 7th 7

1 out TEX Brandon Nimmo flies out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.
1 out TEX Wyatt Langford singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jeff McNeil.
2 out TEX Jake Burger grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Wyatt Langford to 3rd.
2 out TEX Josh Jung homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Wyatt Langford scores. TEX 5, ATH 3
2 out TEX Kyle Higashioka walks.
2 out TEX Joc Pederson walks. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd.
3 out TEX Evan Carter grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Jacob Wilson. Joc Pederson out at 2nd.

Bottom 7th 5

0 out ATH Shea Langeliers singles on a ground ball to third baseman Josh Jung.
0 out ATH Nick Kurtz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Shea Langeliers to 2nd.
1 out ATH Tyler Soderstrom pops out to third baseman Josh Jung in foul territory.
2 out ATH Jacob Wilson lines out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
3 out ATH Carlos Cortes grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger.

Top 8th 4

1 out TEX Josh Smith grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
2 out TEX Ezequiel Duran grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo hit by pitch.
3 out TEX Wyatt Langford pops out to second baseman Jeff McNeil.

Bottom 8th 7

0 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a pop up to second baseman Josh Smith.
1 out ATH Austin Wynns grounds into a force out, third baseman Josh Jung to second baseman Josh Smith. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Austin Wynns to 1st.
2 out ATH Darell Hernaiz flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
2 out ATH Jeff McNeil doubles (4) on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Austin Wynns to 3rd.
2 out ATH Jakob Junis intentionally walks Shea Langeliers.
2 out ATH Nick Kurtz doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Austin Wynns scores. Zack Gelof scores. Shea Langeliers scores. TEX 5, ATH 6
3 out ATH Tyler Soderstrom flies out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.

Top 9th 9

0 out TEX Jake Burger singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.
0 out TEX Josh Jung singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jake Burger to 2nd.
0 out TEX Kyle Higashioka reaches on a fielder's choice. Jake Burger scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. Throwing error by pitcher Justin Sterner. TEX 6, ATH 6
0 out TEX Joc Pederson singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Josh Jung scores. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd. TEX 7, ATH 6
1 out TEX Evan Carter out on a sacrifice bunt to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Kyle Higashioka to 3rd. Joc Pederson to 2nd.
1 out TEX Justin Sterner intentionally walks Josh Smith.
1 out TEX Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Kyle Higashioka scores. Joc Pederson scores. Josh Smith to 2nd. TEX 9, ATH 6
2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo flies out sharply to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Josh Smith to 3rd.
3 out TEX Wyatt Langford strikes out swinging.

Bottom 9th 3

0 out ATH Jacob Wilson singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
2 out ATH Denzel Clarke grounds into a double play, third baseman Josh Jung to second baseman Josh Smith to first baseman Jake Burger. Jacob Wilson out at 2nd. Denzel Clarke out at 1st.
3 out ATH Lawrence Butler pops out to third baseman Josh Jung in foul territory.