Final · MLB · Wed Sep 2, 1:35 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Jacob Lopez (ATH) vs Cody Bradford (TEX)
- TV
- NBCSCA, Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive
- Where
- Globe Life Field
Athletics top Rangers 9-2. Athletics took the lead for good in the 3rd.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| ATH | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
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| TEX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
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Win: Jacob Lopez. Loss: Cody Bradford. Home runs: Bolte 2 (ATH), Gelof (ATH), Heim (ATH), Williams (ATH), Duran, E (TEX), Foscue (TEX). Bolte drove in 4 for Athletics.
By the numbers: Hits ATH 14, TEX 8; Errors ATH 1, TEX 0; Left on base ATH 23, TEX 16.
Team stats
| ATH | TEX |
|---|
| Hits | 14 | 8 |
| Errors | 1 | 0 |
| Left on base | 23 | 16 |
| Home runs | 5 | 2 |
| Walks | 5 | 2 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 10 |
Box score
Athletics
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Bolte RF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Gelof LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Butler, L DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Heim 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| McNeil 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefanic 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Williams SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Serven C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarke CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Lopez, J (W) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 102 |
| Hartlieb | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Harris, H | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 145 |
Texas Rangers
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Duran, E RF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seager SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lopez, N SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langford LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cauley LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nimmo RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carter CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Burger 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Foscue 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Díaz, E DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Freeman, C 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jansen, D C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Bradford (L) | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 86 |
| Ahlstrom | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 |
| Montgomery, J | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 52 |
| Peoples | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 183 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 4
- 0 out ATH Henry Bolte singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
- 1 out ATH Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATH Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.
- 3 out ATH Jonah Heim strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st 5
- 0 out TEX Ezequiel Duran homers (16) on a fly ball to left field. ATH 0, TEX 1
- 1 out TEX Corey Seager flies out to right fielder Henry Bolte.
- 1 out TEX Wyatt Langford walks.
- 2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging.
- 3 out TEX Jake Burger challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jake Burger called out on strikes.
Top 2nd 4
- 1 out ATH Jeff McNeil grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger.
- 2 out ATH Michael Stefanic flies out to center fielder Ezequiel Duran.
- 2 out ATH Alika Williams walks.
- 3 out ATH Brian Serven grounds out, third baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Jake Burger.
Bottom 2nd 4
- 0 out TEX Justin Foscue homers (11) on a fly ball to center field. ATH 0, TEX 2
- 1 out TEX Elias Díaz strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TEX Cody Freeman strikes out swinging.
- 3 out TEX Danny Jansen strikes out swinging.
Top 3rd 7
- 0 out ATH Denzel Clarke singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
- 0 out ATH Henry Bolte homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. Denzel Clarke scores. ATH 2, TEX 2
- 0 out ATH Zack Gelof homers (15) on a fly ball to left field. ATH 3, TEX 2
- 0 out ATH Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 1 out ATH Jonah Heim flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 2 out ATH Jeff McNeil pops out softly to third baseman Cody Freeman in foul territory.
- 3 out ATH Michael Stefanic grounds into a force out, shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Justin Foscue. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd.
Bottom 3rd 5
- 0 out TEX Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to third baseman Michael Stefanic.
- 1 out TEX Corey Seager pops out to third baseman Michael Stefanic in foul territory.
- 2 out TEX Wyatt Langford flies out to left fielder Zack Gelof.
- 2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo walks. Ezequiel Duran to 2nd.
- 3 out TEX Jake Burger flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
Top 4th 5
- 1 out ATH Alika Williams flies out to center fielder Ezequiel Duran.
- 1 out ATH Brian Serven doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ezequiel Duran.
- 2 out ATH Denzel Clarke grounds out, second baseman Justin Foscue to first baseman Jake Burger. Brian Serven to 3rd.
- 2 out ATH Henry Bolte homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Brian Serven scores. ATH 5, TEX 2
- 3 out ATH Zack Gelof flies out to center fielder Ezequiel Duran.
Bottom 4th 4
- 1 out TEX Justin Foscue strikes out on a foul tip.
- 1 out TEX Elias Díaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Zack Gelof.
- 2 out TEX Cody Freeman flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
- 3 out TEX Danny Jansen flies out to right fielder Henry Bolte.
Top 5th 6
- 1 out ATH Lawrence Butler lines out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
- 1 out ATH Jonah Heim homers (13) on a fly ball to center field. ATH 6, TEX 2
- 1 out ATH Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 2 out ATH Michael Stefanic strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATH Alika Williams homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Jeff McNeil scores. ATH 8, TEX 2
- 3 out ATH Brian Serven flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
Bottom 5th 3
- 0 out TEX Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to left fielder Zack Gelof.
- 2 out TEX Corey Seager grounds into a double play, second baseman Jeff McNeil to shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Jonah Heim. Ezequiel Duran out at 2nd. Corey Seager out at 1st.
- 3 out TEX Wyatt Langford flies out to right fielder Henry Bolte.
Top 6th 5
- 1 out ATH Denzel Clarke grounds out softly, third baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Jake Burger.
- 1 out ATH Henry Bolte walks.
- 1 out ATH Zack Gelof doubles (14) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Ezequiel Duran. Henry Bolte to 3rd.
- 2 out ATH Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.
- 3 out ATH Jonah Heim strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6th 4
- 0 out TEX Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
- 1 out TEX Jake Burger grounds out to first baseman Jonah Heim. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.
- 2 out TEX Justin Foscue flies out to center fielder Denzel Clarke.
- 3 out TEX Elias Díaz strikes out swinging.
Top 7th 5
- 0 out ATH Jeff McNeil singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 1 out ATH Michael Stefanic grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. Jeff McNeil to 2nd.
- 1 out ATH Alika Williams doubles (15) on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Jeff McNeil scores. ATH 9, TEX 2
- 2 out ATH Brian Serven grounds out sharply, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger. Alika Williams to 3rd.
- 3 out ATH Denzel Clarke grounds out, pitcher Jordan Montgomery to first baseman Jake Burger.
Bottom 7th 4
- 0 out TEX Cody Freeman singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Michael Stefanic.
- 0 out TEX Danny Jansen singles on a line drive to left fielder Zack Gelof. Cody Freeman to 2nd.
- 1 out TEX Ezequiel Duran pops out to second baseman Jeff McNeil on the infield fly rule.
- 3 out TEX Corey Seager grounds into a double play, second baseman Jeff McNeil to shortstop Alika Williams to first baseman Jonah Heim. Danny Jansen out at 2nd. Corey Seager out at 1st.
Top 8th 4
- 0 out ATH Henry Bolte hit by pitch.
- 1 out ATH Zack Gelof strikes out on a foul tip.
- 1 out ATH Lawrence Butler walks. Henry Bolte to 2nd.
- 3 out ATH Jonah Heim grounds into a double play, second baseman Justin Foscue to shortstop Nicky Lopez to first baseman Jake Burger. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Jonah Heim out at 1st.
Bottom 8th 3
- 1 out TEX Wyatt Langford flies out to right fielder Henry Bolte.
- 2 out TEX Evan Carter pops out to first baseman Jonah Heim in foul territory.
- 3 out TEX Jake Burger strikes out swinging.
Top 9th 6
- 1 out ATH Jeff McNeil flies out to left fielder Cam Cauley.
- 1 out ATH Michael Stefanic singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Ezequiel Duran.
- 2 out ATH Alika Williams strikes out swinging.
- 2 out ATH Brian Serven walks. Michael Stefanic to 2nd.
- 2 out ATH Denzel Clarke walks. Michael Stefanic to 3rd. Brian Serven to 2nd.
- 3 out ATH Henry Bolte grounds into a force out, second baseman Justin Foscue to shortstop Nicky Lopez. Denzel Clarke out at 2nd.
Bottom 9th 3
- 1 out TEX Justin Foscue strikes out on a foul tip.
- 2 out TEX Elias Díaz strikes out swinging.
- 3 out TEX Cody Freeman flies out to right fielder Henry Bolte.