Five Oakland pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the Athletics beat AL West-leading Texas 2-0 Wednesday to avoid a series sweep and snap the Rangers' eight-game winning streak.
OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 09: Esteury Ruiz #1 of the Oakland Athletics steals second base sliding past Marcus Semien #2 of the Texas Rangers in the bottom of the third inning at RingCentral Coliseum on August 09, 2023 in Oakland, California.
The Rangers entered the game with their longest winning streak since 2017 and leading their division by three games over the Houston Astros.Texas, however, couldn't manage much offense off an A's pitching staff that entered the game with the highest ERA in the majors. Pruitt pitched two scoreless innings as Oakland's opener. Ángel Felipe followed Tarnok and retired four batters before Kirby Snead set down two. Trevor May allowed a pair of two-out singles in the ninth and then got Josh Smith to line out to shortstop for his 12th save.
Gelof, another of the A's promising rookies, made it 2-0 with a solo homer leading off the sixth. It was Gelof's fifth home run in his last 11 games and marked the 13th time in 22 career games that he has had at least one extra-base hit.
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