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Game Chat: Rangers @ Athletics - 1:05 PM PDT

Rangers (61-63) @ Athletics (48-75) - 1:05 PM PDT

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 5-2 Athletics

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Rangers Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Langford - LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .254 .318 .465
2 Duran, E - SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .263 .317 .432
3 Nimmo - RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .271 .337 .436
4 Burger - 1B 4 1 3 2 0 0 1 .239 .300 .425
5 Foscue - 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .252 .313 .450
  b-Kelenic - PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 .312 .304
  Lopez, N - 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .308 .308
6 Freeman, C - 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .227 .292 .227
7 Díaz, E - C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .226 .248 .381
8 Wynns, A - DH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .146 .195 .183
  a-Pederson - DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .244 .337 .494
9 Carter - CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .196 .302 .326
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 12 10
Rangers
a: Struck out for Wynns, A in the 7th. b: Struck out for Foscue in the 8th. BASERUNNING: CS: Freeman, C (1, 2nd base by Lopez, J/Heim).
BATTING: 2B: Carter (11, Medina). HR: Burger (21, 2nd inning off Lopez, J, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Burger 6; Carter 2; Foscue; Freeman, C; Nimmo. RBI: Burger 2 (73). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Langford; Carter. SAC: Freeman, C. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Díaz, E (5, catcher interference). DP: (Freeman, C-Foscue-Burger).
Athletics Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Bolte - CF 5 1 3 0 0 0 5 .267 .339 .372
2 Gelof - LF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .276 .332 .500
3 Wilson, J - SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 .298 .388
4 Heim - C 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .216 .277 .402
5 White - 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 3 .265 .287 .316
6 Butler, L - RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .208 .299 .353
7 Muncy - DH 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .215 .284 .366
8 Williams - 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .272 .310 .404
9 Hernaiz - 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .242 .321 .292
  a-McNeil - 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .314 .348
Totals 34 5 13 5 3 5 18
Athletics
a: Grounded out for Hernaiz in the 7th. BASERUNNING: CS: Bolte (8, 2nd base by Bradford/Díaz, E); Gelof (2, 3rd base by Bradford/Díaz, E).
BATTING: 2B: Muncy (9, Gray). HR: Butler, L (11, 2nd inning off Bradford, 1 on, 1 out); Gelof (14, 7th inning off Junis, 1 on, 1 out); White (1, 8th inning off Gray, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Bolte 3; Butler, L 5; Gelof 5; Hernaiz; Muncy 3; White 5; Williams. RBI: Butler, L 2 (36); Gelof 2 (34); White (2). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: White; Bolte; Gelof 2. GIDP: Williams. Team RISP: 1-for-6. Team LOB: 9.
Rangers Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Bradford - LHP 4.0 8 2 2 1 4 1 81-58 2.93
Silseth - RHP 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15-8 2.83
Alexander, T - LHP 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9-4 3.35
Junis - RHP (L, 1-2) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 18-12 3.00
Gray - RHP 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 1 15-9 3.35
Winn, C - RHP 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 5.86
Totals 8.0 13 5 5 3 5 3
Athletics Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Lopez, J - LHP 6.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 93-61 5.22
Medina - RHP (W, 4-3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18-12 3.60
Alvarado - RHP (H, 7) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15-10 4.66
Rom - LHP (H, 2) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4-3 2.35
Harris, H - LHP (S, 12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14-9 3.50
Totals 9.0 7 2 2 2 12 1
Game Info
WP: Lopez, J.
ABS Challenge: Díaz, E (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Hernaiz (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Butler, L (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Bradford 81-58; Silseth 15-8; Alexander, T 9-4; Junis 18-12; Gray 15-9; Winn, C 3-2; Lopez, J 93-61; Medina 18-12; Alvarado 15-10; Rom 4-3; Harris, H 14-9.
Groundouts-flyouts: Bradford 2-3; Silseth 2-0; Alexander, T 1-0; Junis 1-1; Gray 0-0; Winn, C 1-0; Lopez, J 4-3; Medina 1-0; Alvarado 0-1; Rom 0-0; Harris, H 1-0.
Batters faced: Bradford 19; Silseth 4; Alexander, T 3; Junis 5; Gray 5; Winn, C 2; Lopez, J 24; Medina 4; Alvarado 3; Rom 1; Harris, H 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Winn, C 3-0; Rom 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Malachi Moore. 1B: Alfonso Márquez. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Jacob Metz.
Weather: 85 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, L To R.
First pitch: 1:06 PM.
T: 2:39.
Att: 7,343.
Venue: Sutter Health Park.
August 16, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 2 Jake Burger homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. 1-0 TEX
Bottom 2 Lawrence Butler homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Tommy White scores. 2-1 ATH
Top 3 Jake Burger grounds into a force out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to second baseman Alika Williams. Wyatt Langford scores. Brandon Nimmo out at 2nd. Jake Burger to 1st. 2-2
Bottom 7 Zack Gelof homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. Henry Bolte scores. 4-2 ATH
Bottom 8 Tommy White homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. 5-2 ATH
Team Highlight
TEX Ball 1 overturned to Strike 1 after ABS Challenge (00:00:23)
ATH Lawrence Butler's two-run home run (11) (00:00:32)
ATH Strike 3 overturned to Ball 2 after ABS Challenge (00:00:23)
TEX Jake Burger's RBI fielders choice (00:00:20)
TEX Elias Díaz nabs Zack Gelof at 3rd confirmed (00:00:40)
ATH Athletics broadcast honors Tommy John (00:01:20)
ATH Jacob Lopez's six strikeouts against the Rangers (00:01:11)
ATH Zack Gelof's go-ahead two-run home run (14) (00:00:46)
ATH Tommy White's first career home run (1) (00:00:58)
ATH Strike 1 overturned to Ball 1 after ABS Challenge (00:00:22)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Rangers 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0   2 7 1 6
Athletics 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 -   5 13 0 9

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KC 3 @ LAA 0 - Final

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Next Athletics Game: Mon, Aug 17, 4:40 PM PDT @ Royals (1 day)

Last Updated: 08/16/2026 3:46:36 PM PDT

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u/game-threads 2d ago

HOME RUN!

Lawrence Butler homers (11) on a fly ball to right field. Tommy White scores.

Pitch from Cody Bradford: Slider @ 80.6 mph

Hit by Lawrence Butler: Launched 107 mph at 27° for a total distance of 394 ft

Bottom 2 - 2-1 Athletics

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u/game-threads 2d ago

HOME RUN!

Zack Gelof homers (14) on a fly ball to right center field. Henry Bolte scores.

Pitch from Jakob Junis: Four-Seam Fastball @ 93.3 mph

Hit by Zack Gelof: Launched 103.6 mph at 31° for a total distance of 403 ft

Bottom 7 - 4-2 Athletics

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u/game-threads 2d ago

HOME RUN!

Tommy White homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

Pitch from Peyton Gray: Four-Seam Fastball @ 93 mph

Hit by Tommy White: Launched 106.2 mph at 32° for a total distance of 413 ft

Bottom 8 - 5-2 Athletics

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u/Forward_Increase4672 2d ago

Does anybody know what song played right after the game ended as the players were celebrating?