A’s Drop Series Opener to the Rangers 8-1
Eovaldi shut down the A’s bats
Luis Severino gave up two homers in the 8-1 loss to the Texas Rangers | Getty Images Fresh off a three-game sweep of the inter-league rival New York Mets, the A’s returned home to Sutter Health Park today to begin a division series matchup with the Texas Rangers. Luis Severino returned to the Sutter Health Park mound for the first time in 2026. He faced off against 36-year-old righty Nathan Eovaldi for the Rangers.
The Rangers jumped out early on Severino with a three-run homer by Jake Burger. Texas sent eight batters to the plate in the first and the A’s were lucky to escape with only three runs on the board. Burger led off the third with his second homer of the night to increase the Rangers lead to 4-0.
Max Muncy got the A’s first hit in the bottom of the third but was erased by a double play ball. At the end of three Eovaldi had faced the minimum A’s batters. In the top of the fifth, Lawrence Butler showed off his best Denzel Clarke, reaching above the wall to steal a homer from Corey Seager.
Jack Perkins replaced Severino in the top of the seventh. Seve’s final line was: six innings, four earned runs on six hits and three walks. He struck out seven and would have kept the Rangers off the board had it not been for the two long balls.