Jung’s Homer Powers Rangers Past Athletics in Series Finale
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Josh Jung hit a two-run homer in the seventh inning, and the Texas Rangers scored four times in the ninth to secure a 9-6 win over the Athletics on Thursday, splitting the four-game series.
Jung went 3 for 5 with the decisive blast. Texas led 3-0 before tied it in the fifth. Jung’s homer made it 5-3. Nick Kurtz’s three-run double in the eighth brought within a run, but Texas rallied against reliever Justin Sterner in the ninth, aided by an error. Ezequiel Duran’s two-run single capped the scoring.
Cal Quantrill earned the win in relief. Sterner took the loss. Both teams are 10-9. Attendance at Sutter Health Park was 8,764. The game took 3 hours, 11 minutes.