Game Recap
Final
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Athletics at Texas Rangers
OAK
Athletics
0-0
2
Final
TEX
Texas Rangers
14-13 · W1
1
Athletics beat Texas Rangers 2-1 at Globe Life Field. Justin Sterner earned the win; Kumar Rocker took the loss. Jack Perkins recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 1 |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
▲ 1st
Carlos Cortes triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Tyler Soderstrom scores. Brent Rooker scores.
2-0
▼ 6th
Evan Carter hits a sacrifice bunt. Throwing error by pitcher Jacob Lopez. Josh Jung scores. Evan Carter to 1st.
2-1
Key Performers
Carlos Cortes
OAK
3-4, 2 RBI
Shea Langeliers
OAK
2-5, 1 2B
Josh Jung
TEX
2-4, 2 2B, 1 R
Lawrence Butler
OAK
1-4
Batting
| OAK | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Butler RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Brent Rooker DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Zack Gelof CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jeff McNeil 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Carlos Cortes RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Tyler Soderstrom LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Darell Hernaiz 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Nick Kurtz 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Shea Langeliers C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jacob Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| TEX | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Carter CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jake Burger 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Alejandro Osuna LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Joc Pederson DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Corey Seager SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Jung 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Andrew McCutchen DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Brandon Nimmo RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Josh Smith 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Sam Haggerty LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Danny Jansen C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
Pitching
| OAK | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ginn | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46-29 | 3.24 |
| Kuhnel | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-5 | 2.16 |
| Lopez, J | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25-12 | 5.84 |
| Sterner (W, 1-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13-10 | 3.07 |
| Harris, H (H, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-10 | 2.20 |
| Perkins (S, 2) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26-20 | 3.18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| TEX | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocker (L, 1-2) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 84-54 | 3.38 |
| Alexander, T | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-9 | 0.63 |
| Collyer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-9 | 0.00 |
| Gray | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21-14 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |