Athletics Manage to Get Past Rangers 2-1
Texas Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore hurt himself with too many walks as Athletics pick up win.
For baseball fans of great pitching, Texas Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore and Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs put on a clinic on Tuesday night. Gore, though, got in trouble with too many walks as the Athletics edged past the Rangers 2-1 on Tuesday night at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, Calif. Gore worked 5 2/3 innings, giving up three hits, both Athletics runs (they were earned), walked six, and struck out five.
It was those six walks that proved to be Gore's undoing. Springs was lights out himself, though. He worked 6 1/3 innings, giving up three hits, the Rangers' lone run, walked two, and struck out five.
Springs goes to 3-0 on the season with the victory. This wasn't an offensive show for Athletics fans gathered under the Northern California moon. The same can be said for Rangers fans watching on TV back in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area.
Jake Burger's RBI single to left field with two outs in the first brought Brandon Nimmo home and put Texas up 1-0 early. With the bases loaded and one out in the bottom of the third inning, the Athletics' Jacob Wilson took a 1-1 pitch and singled to Rangers left fielder Andrew McCutchen. Denzel Clarke and Shea Langeliers scored on the play, putting the Athletics up 2-1 at that point.