Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers

MLB

Athletics

59-76

9-2

Final

Rangers

63-72

Globe Life Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
OAK	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	4	9
TEX	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2

Who won: Athletics 9-2

The Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Friday, August 30, 2024 at Globe Life Field. The Rangers win the series 2-1. The Athletics outscored the Rangers 4-0 in the 9th inning. Brent Rooker went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs and 2 RBI for the Athletics. Nathaniel Lowe went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rangers.

Recap · Aug 30

Rooker homers twice, A's beat Rangers 9-2 for first consecutive winning months since 2021

Brent Rooker homered twice to give him 33 this season, JJ Bleday and Shea Langeliers also went deep and the Oakland Athletics beat...

What it means

Season series: TEX wins series 2-1.
Athletics 26-41 on the road; Rangers 34-32 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Sep 29

Athletics' Zack Gelof sues Tigers after hitting metal fence

ESPN · Sep 28

Athletics 'not satisfied' with season derailed by injuries

ESPN · Sep 28

Rangers SS Seager finished season with bone spur in elbow

ESPN · Sep 27

Rangers stumble in final weekend of season, miss playoffs

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers eliminated from postseason contention on final day with 6-4 loss to Twins

Preview · Sep 27

Pena leads Astros against the Athletics after 4-hit game

ESPN · Sep 27

Rangers' quest for AL West title, .500 record down to last day

Recap · Sep 27

Rangers push the AL West race to the final day of the regular season with a 6-2 win over the Twins

Injuries and inactives

Athletics4th in AL West

Seth Johnson RP
Knee, Surgery, left
Out
Alika Williams SS
Upper Body, Soreness
Day-To-Day
Brent Rooker DH
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
J.T. Ginn SP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL
Max Muncy 3B
Knee, Soreness, left
10-Day-IL

Rangers2nd in AL West

Corey Seager SS
Elbow, Bone Spur, right
Out
Cal Quantrill RP
Lat, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jack Leiter SP
Ankle, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Joc Pederson DH
Hand, Fracture, left
10-Day-IL
Josh Jung 3B
Hand, Fracture, right
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Athletics4th in AL West

JP Sears SP

Probable starter · 11-13, 4.38 ERA, 137 K, 1.22 WHIP

Lineup

1Lawrence ButlerRF
2Brent RookerDH
3JJ BledayCF
4Shea LangeliersC
5Seth Brown1B
6Daz CameronLF
7Zack Gelof2B
8Max Schuemann3B
9Jacob WilsonSS

Rangers2nd in AL West

Jon Gray SP

Probable starter · 5-6, 4.47 ERA, 86 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Marcus Semien2B
2Robbie GrossmanDH
3Josh Jung3B
4Adolis GarciaRF
5Nathaniel Lowe1B
6Wyatt LangfordLF
7Carson KellyC
8Ezequiel DuranSS
9Leody TaverasCF

The series

TEX wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas · Attendance 28,111
Officials: Shane Livensparger (Home Plate Umpire), Brian O'Nora (First Base Umpire), Brennan Miller (Second Base Umpire), Chris Conroy (Third Base Umpire)