A’s take the lead in the West with a win vs Rangers

Photos by Dominic Ceraldi

Carlos Cortes hit two home runs, including one of three hit off Rangers Nathan Eovaldi in the first inning. The A’s beat the Rangers 8-1 on.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
A’s     3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 8 9 0
TEX  0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0

Scoring Summary

Inning

ATH TEX
  1st Kurtz homered to right (417 feet). 1 0
  1st Cortes homered to right center (390 feet). 2 0
  1st Soderstrom homered to center (415 feet). 3 0
  4th Jung hit a ground rule double, Seager scored. 3 1
  5th Cortes homered to right (409 feet), Gelof scored and Kurtz scored. 6 1
  9th Gelof homered to left (375 feet), McNeil scored. 8 1