Rangers ‘break out’ in 10-run inning, top A’s in 4th straight win

OAKLAND, Calif. — Marcus Semien had 4 hits and 5 RBIs, and the Texas Rangers scored 10 occasions in the second inning of a 15-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.

Jonah Heim added 4 hits and two RBIs as Texas prolonged its season-high profitable streak to 4 video games, outscoring opponents 37-16 throughout that stretch.

“It was good to break out,” supervisor Bruce Bochy stated. “We had a lot of good things going on there. … Really throughout the lineup, somebody did something to score or knock in a run.”

The Rangers despatched 16 batters to the plate in the second in their greatest inning since May 23, 2015, when additionally they scored 10 in the third in opposition to the New York Yankees.

“I feel like momentum is a real thing,” Semien stated. “We came out, obviously, slow yesterday, so it was good to start off like that.”

Texas’ 15 runs matched a season excessive, and its 19 hits set a brand new mark.

“When we can put the game kind of out of hand in the second inning, it’s good for our pitching staff,” Heim stated. “It’s good for our offense just to go up there, stay calm, put together good at-bats, keep the line moving.”

Kyle McCann and Seth Brown homered for Oakland, which misplaced its third straight sport after profitable six in a row.

The sport drew an attendance of three,965 after Monday evening’s season-low 2,895. The A’s have introduced plans to play the subsequent three seasons in Sacramento whereas a brand new stadium is constructed in Las Vegas.

Semien related in opposition to Ross Stripling on the primary pitch of the sport for his third leadoff homer this season and No. 27 for his profession. He hit an RBI single and a two-run double in the second.

Stripling (1-6) allowed a career-high 11 runs — 5 earned — in 1⅔ innings. He permitted 10 hits and two walks.

“This was one of the tightest (strike) zones I’ve seen this year in a game,” A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay stated. “We had to elevate the baseball. There wasn’t really a bottom of the zone for Strip to pitch to. These guys are really good hitters and when you’ve got to come to the middle of the plate, it can be challenging.”

José Ureña (1-2) made his first begin of the season for Texas. He allowed two runs, one earned, and 4 hits in 5 innings.

“His stuff got better,” Bochy stated. “He maintained his stuff. [His] last three innings were really good. He had good velocity. He had a good changeup, slider going, so good day’s work for him.”