Game # 16, Athletics vs. Rangers Game Thread
Tonight’s winner will stand atop the AL West
Athletics pitcher Luis Severino gets his first home start of the 2026 season tonight against the Texas Rangers. | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images Fresh off a three-game sweep of the inter-league rival New York Mets, the A’s return home today for a division series matchup with the Texas Rangers. Not only are the two teams tied for the lead in the American League West, but they are tied for the second-best record in the American League, period!
Tonight, Luis Severino returns to the Sutter Health Park mound for the first time in 2026. He’s made three road starts and has a 0-1 record with a 5. 40 ERA.
He’s struck out seventeen batters in 13. 1 innings. His challenges at home last season were well documented.
In nearly an identical number of innings his splits were dramatic; a 3. 02 away ERA compared to a 6. 01 home ERA, and a 2-9 home record compared to a 6-2 road record.