ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Carlos Cortes hit two home runs and drove in four runs to lead the Athletics to an 8-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night at Globe Life Park.

Cortes, the designated hitter, went 2 for 4 with a three-run homer in the fifth inning and another solo shot. Zack Gelof also homered, a two-run blast in the ninth, and finished 2 for 4 with two RBIs. Tyler Soderstrom and Nick Kurtz each added a solo home run.

Luis Severino (1-2) earned the win, allowing one earned run on six hits over 6 2/3 innings with five strikeouts. Nathan Eovaldi (2-4) took the loss, surrendering six earned runs on six hits in six innings. Justin Sterner, Luis Medina and Hogan Harris combined for 2 1/3 scoreless innings of relief for Oakland.

The Athletics scored three runs in the first, three in the fifth and two in the ninth. Texas scored its only run in the fourth on a ground-rule double by Josh Jung that scored Corey Seager.

Oakland improved to 14-12, while Texas fell to 13-13. Attendance was 30,396. The game lasted 2 hours, 27 minutes.