{"id":102572,"date":"2023-05-13T06:42:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T06:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/13\/brent-rookers-walk-off-homer-lifts-as-over-rangers\/"},"modified":"2023-05-13T06:42:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T06:42:14","slug":"brent-rookers-walk-off-homer-lifts-as-over-rangers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/13\/brent-rookers-walk-off-homer-lifts-as-over-rangers\/","title":{"rendered":"Brent Rooker’s walk-off homer lifts A’s over Rangers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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<\/a><\/span> countered two Texas Rangers<\/a><\/span> runs with 4 of their very own for a 9-7 triumph<\/p>\n

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Adolis Garcia and Marcus Semien stroked consecutive run-scoring singles within the high of the tenth to provide the Rangers<\/a><\/span> 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<\/p>\n

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<\/a><\/span> pitcher, Brock Burke (2-1)<\/p>\n

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><\/span> a 5-4 lead<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Neither beginning pitcher was efficient, because the Rangers<\/a><\/span> scored in 5 of the primary six innings and the A’s in 4 of the primary 5<\/p>\n

Rangers<\/a><\/span> 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<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Ruiz completed with three hits, 4 RBIs and two runs because the A’s out-hit the Rangers<\/a><\/span> 14-12. Nick Allen additionally had three hits and Rooker two<\/p>\n

Grossman, Jonah Heim and Ezequiel Duran collected two hits apiece for the Rangers<\/a><\/span>, who misplaced for simply the second time of their final seven video games. Grossman completed with two RBIs<\/p>\n

–Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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