The A’s (10-8) are alone atop the American League West, one game ahead of Texas (9-9), for the first time since June 19, 2021.
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Lawrence Butler singled before Cole Winn replaced Jalen Beeks (1-1) with two outs in the sixth and Langeliers hit a towering 467-foot home run, the longest in the majors, that gave the A’s a 4-2 lead.
Hogan Harris (1-0) replaced starter JT Ginn with one out in the sixth and retired the only two batters he faced for the win. Ginn allowed two runs on two hits and walked four in 5 1/3 innings.
Joel Kuhnel got the final out in the eighth and pitched a 1-2-3 in the ninth for his third save in six appearances this season, his first with the A’s. The 31-year-old right-hander, who split last season between the Yankees’ and Phillies’ Triple-A affiliates, entered this year with 82 career appearances and one save.
Tyler Soderstrom walked to lead off the seventh and Wilson hit his first home run of the season two pitches later to make the score 6-2.
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Corey Seager hit a two-run homer in the third and Jake Burger’s three-run shot with two outs in the eighth made it a one-run game.
Soderstrom hit an RBI double and Denzel Clarke added an RBI single.
Rangers starter Kumar Rocker allowed two runs in 4 1/3 innings. He allowed four hits, walked four and struck out six.
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Texas’ Jack Leiter (1-1, 4.91 ERA) will start alongside Jacob Lopez (1-1, 7.43) on Thursday to conclude a four-game series.
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