Thursday, April 16, 2026
Texas Rangers at Athletics
TEX
Texas Rangers
10-9 · W1
OAK
Athletics
0-0
Texas Rangers beat Athletics 9-6 at Sutter Health Park. Cal Quantrill earned the win; Justin Sterner took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carlos Cortes, deflected by second baseman Jeff McNeil. Ezequiel Duran scores.
Jake Burger out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Ezequiel Duran scores.
Jacob Wilson singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Shea Langeliers scores. Tyler Soderstrom scores.
Carlos Cortes singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Jacob Wilson scores. Carlos Cortes out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Brandon Nimmo to first baseman Jake Burger.
Josh Smith doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Joc Pederson scores.
Josh Jung homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Wyatt Langford scores.
Nick Kurtz doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Austin Wynns scores. Zack Gelof scores. Shea Langeliers scores.
Kyle Higashioka reaches on a fielder's choice. Jake Burger scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. Throwing error by pitcher Justin Sterner.
Joc Pederson singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Josh Jung scores. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd.
Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Kyle Higashioka scores. Joc Pederson scores. Josh Smith to 2nd.
Key Performers
Josh Jung
TEX
3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R
Nick Kurtz
OAK
2-4, 1 2B, 3 RBI
Ezequiel Duran
TEX
2-4, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
Jacob Wilson
OAK
2-5, 2 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| TEX | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Carter CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wyatt Langford LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Jake Burger 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joc Pederson DH | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Josh Jung 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrew McCutchen DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Kyle Higashioka C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Ezequiel Duran SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brandon Nimmo RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Josh Smith 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Sam Haggerty LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| OAK | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Butler RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Zack Gelof 2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jeff McNeil 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Austin Wynns C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carlos Cortes RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Denzel Clarke CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Soderstrom LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Darell Hernaiz 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nick Kurtz 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Shea Langeliers DH | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
| Jacob Wilson SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
Pitching
| TEX | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leiter | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 105-67 | 4.87 |
| Garcia, R | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 3.38 |
| Alexander, T (H, 2) | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.93 |
| Junis (H, 3) | 1.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24-17 | 2.89 |
| Latz (BS, 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 1.54 |
| Quantrill (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| OAK | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez, J | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 85-50 | 6.38 |
| Medina (BS, 1) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32-19 | 3.38 |
| Barlow, S | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-11 | 5.19 |
| Perkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 7.20 |
| Sterner (L, 0-2)(BS, 1) | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20-14 | 4.66 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Official Pick Results
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