Texas 9, at Athletics 6

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Joc Pederson’s go-ahead single capped a chaotic four-run rally in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers stormed back to defeat the Athletics 9-6 on Thursday afternoon at Sutter Health Park, salvaging a split of their four-game series. The Rangers, who squandered a late lead, sent nine men to the plate in the decisive ninth against Athletics reliever Justin Sterner. Jake Burger and Josh Jung led off with sharp singles. Kyle Higashioka then reached on a costly fielding error when Sterner fielded his bunt and threw wildly over third baseman Darell Hernaiz, allowing Burger to… Read more...