Brent Rooker belted a three-run, walk-off residence run within the tenth inning Friday night time to provide Shintaro Fujinami his first main league win because the Oakland Athletics countered two Texas Rangers runs with 4 of their very own for a 9-7 triumph
Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien stroked consecutive run-scoring singles within the high of the tenth to provide the Rangers a two-run lead earlier than. However, Fujinami (1-4), who has transitioned from starter to bullpen in his first season in America, got here on to get the ultimate two outs
In snapping a five-game shedding streak, the A’s wasted no time reversing the rating when Esteury Ruiz singled residence the automated runner and JJ Bleday chased the potential tying run to 3rd with a single. Rooker then bombed his eleventh homer of the season off the fifth Rangers pitcher, Brock Burke (2-1)
The recreation was tied at 1-1, 2-2, 3-3 and 4-4 earlier than Robbie Grossman launched his fourth residence run of the season within the sixth inning, giving the Rangers a 5-4 lead
The Texas bullpen held the benefit till the eighth, when Oakland solid the sport’s fifth and remaining tie on an RBI single by Ruiz.
Neither beginning pitcher was efficient, because the Rangers scored in 5 of the primary six innings and the A’s in 4 of the primary 5
Rangers starter Martin Perez allowed solo residence runs to Ruiz within the first, Kevin Smith within the fourth and Carlos Perez within the fifth earlier than exiting. He allowed 4 runs and eight hits in 5 innings, with two walks and three strikeouts
Ruiz’s homer, which led off the final of the primary, was the primary of his profession. Smith and Perez every hit his third of the season.
Oakland led 1-0 and 2-1, however starter Ken Waldichuk could not maintain both. He additionally was pulled after 5 innings, charged with 4 runs (three earned) on seven hits. He walked 5 and struck out 5.
Ruiz completed with three hits, 4 RBIs and two runs because the A’s out-hit the Rangers 14-12. Nick Allen additionally had three hits and Rooker two
Grossman, Jonah Heim and Ezequiel Duran collected two hits apiece for the Rangers, who misplaced for simply the second time of their final seven video games. Grossman completed with two RBIs
–Field Level Media