ARLINGTON, Texas – Adolis Garcia, the MLB home run leader among rookies, added two more home runs to reach 20, Brock Holt broke the tie with an RBI single in the seventh inning and the Texas Rangers prevailed Wednesday, May 5. -3 to the Oakland Athletics.
The Rangers hit the first three pitches by Oakland reliever Yusmeiro Petit to open the seventh inning after the Athletics had scored three times in the top of the inning to erase a 2-0 deficit.
Nate Lowe hit 10 homers on his board to right-center field, Eli White doubled into the alley from left-center and Holt hit a weak single on Petit’s third pitch (7-1) down left to take White to the register. and put the Rangers ahead 4-3.
Sean Murphy started Oakland’s three-run attack in the seventh with a 443-foot home run to center field after Garcia had given Texas a 2-0 lead with his solo homer that just cleared that same wall in the sixth. entry. Skye Bolt and Matt Chapman added RBI singles for the Athletics.
Garcia hit another two-out homer in the eighth inning, the third game of the season for the 28-year-old Cuban with at least two home runs.
Brett Martin (2-2) worked the eighth inning in order thanks to spectacular throws on back-to-back plays by Joey Gallo in right field and White in left. Joely Rodriguez closed the curtain on his first career save despite allowing an infield single in the ninth inning.
For the Rangers, Cuban Adolis Garcia 4-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored.
For the Athletics, Venezuelan Elvis Andrus 4-1 with a run scored. The Dominican Ramón Laureano 3-0.
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