Oakland Athletics at Texas Rangers

OAK 5 — 8 TEX
Final — 2026-09-01
MVP: MacKenzie Gore 5.1 IP, 1 ER, 4 K

Texas Rangers defeated Oakland Athletics 8-5. MacKenzie Gore led the way with 5.1 IP, 1 ER, 4 K. MacKenzie Gore earned the win and Brady Basso took the loss. (gpid=sa:656641) recorded the save.

123456789 RHE
OAK 001000112 5
TEX 10103300 8

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: Brandon Nimmo doubles (31) on a ground ball to left fielder Zack Gelof. Corey Seager scores. (0-1)
Top 3: Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Zack Gelof scores. (1-1)
Bot 3: Brandon Nimmo singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Corey Seager scores. (1-2)
Bot 5: Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Joc Pederson scores. Corey Seager scores. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. (1-4)
Bot 5: Ezequiel Duran grounds out, second baseman Michael Stefanic to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Wyatt Langford scores. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. (1-5)
Bot 6: Logan O'Hoppe out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Evan Carter scores. Elias Díaz to 3rd. (1-6)
Bot 6: Corey Seager out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Elias Díaz scores. (1-7)
Bot 6: Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler, deflected by second baseman Michael Stefanic. Wyatt Langford scores. (1-8)
Top 7: Michael Stefanic singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Zack Gelof scores. Jonah Heim to 2nd. (2-8)
Top 8: Lawrence Butler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Carlos Cortes scores. (3-8)
Top 9: Jeff McNeil homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. Michael Stefanic scores. (5-8)

OAK — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Butler RF4010002010 .230.326.372.698
Heim C5020000000 .215.275.389.664
(gpid=sa:695720) 1B0000000000 .255.273.329.602
Walton SS1000000110 .274.378.429.807
Gelof CF3210000210 .253.322.441.763
Stefanic 2B3120001210 .455.538.5451.083
McNeil 1B4120012000 .266.316.367.683
Cortes LF2110000010 .259.329.399.728
Williams SS2010000010 .266.299.405.704
Muncy 3B4000000100 .214.287.366.653
Clarke CF2000000000 .164.220.182.402
Hernaiz PH1000000010 .235.318.279.597
Bolte DH5010000130 .268.342.366.708

TEX — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Carter CF3110000010 .193.291.315.606
Langford LF5221000010 .254.333.451.784
Burger 1B3000000010 .236.300.425.725
Pederson DH1110000000 .235.329.482.811
Seager SS3322001110 .226.327.410.737
Lopez 2B1000000000 .259.300.298.598
Foscue DH2000000000 .258.323.489.812
Duran 1B2000001210 .272.333.446.779
Nimmo RF5041005000 .269.333.428.761
Freeman 3B4010000010 .297.366.391.757
Diaz C3111000120 .229.267.397.664
O'Hoppe DH1000001010 .210.268.296.564

OAK — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Suarez 0.2433100 18-10 5.871.61
Blewett 1.2222230 38-21 2.701.29
Basso 2.1422020 40-26 4.751.42L
Medina 1.0211010 21-13 3.611.46
sa:814305 2.1000130 29-18 21.860.43

TEX — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
(gpid=sa:671936) 1.0211110 24-14 5.332.40
Silseth 0.2000120 18-9 2.921.41H
Williams 1.1433111 43-25 3.931.42
(gpid=sa:656641) 0.2000020 7-6 1.630.86S
Gore 5.1511440 95-57 4.311.29W

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas

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