ARLINGTON, Texas (Interstat) — Brandon Nimmo drove in five runs and went 4 for 5, powering the Texas Rangers to an 8-5 victory over the Athletics on Tuesday at Globe Life Park.

Nimmo’s RBI double in the first inning opened the scoring. The Athletics tied it in the third on Lawrence Butler’s run-scoring single. Nimmo added run-scoring singles in the third, fifth and sixth innings as the Rangers scored three runs in the fifth and three in the sixth to build an 8-1 lead. Corey Seager added a sacrifice fly.

The Athletics chipped away with a run in the seventh and eighth innings. In the ninth, Jeff McNeil hit a two-run homer, his seventh, to make it 8-5. McNeil finished 2 for 4.

MacKenzie Gore allowed one earned run over 5 1/3 innings to earn the win. Jacob Latz struck out two in the ninth for his 27th save. Brady Basso took the loss.

Texas improved to 69-70. Athletics dropped to 53-86. Attendance was 24,253, and the game lasted 3 hours, 8 minutes.