MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/01/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1037 - THURSDAY, MAY 1ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (13-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 8 1
Texas Rangers (16-16) 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 X 5 10 0
Rangers Even Record with 5-4 Victory
Lance McCullers Jr., who led the AL in strikeouts with 223 in 2019, propelled his team to victory over the Oakland Athletics. The final score was 5-4, Texas. McCullers Jr., the winner, moves to 2-4. He threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 10 and giving up 2 walks. Earning his 8th save for Texas was Lou Green.

Texas third baseman Tony Silva contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the fifth. With two down, he hit a sinker to right field for a 2-run single. It was his 30th hit of the season and put the Rangers ahead, 5-0.

"Lance was able to locate to both sides, up and down," said Texas manager Ron Robinson.

The win gives Texas a record of 16-16.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roberts 1B 5 1 2 3 0 1 3 .274 3 16
M. Papi RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .278 2 6
T. Graves CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .281 1 8
   a-C. Yelich PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .158 0 1
J. Winker DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .273 3 10
N. Williams LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .222 1 4
T. Anderson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .429 2 3
J. Pankake 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .194 1 7
W. Mathisen C 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .259 0 2
H. Rodríguez SS 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 .212 0 7
Totals 34 4 8 4 5 12 20      
a - C. Yelich pinch hit for T. Graves in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Mathisen (3, 9th Inning off L. Green, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Roberts (3, 7th Inning off C. Wynn, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Roberts 5 , M. Papi , C. Yelich , T. Anderson , J. Pankake , W. Mathisen 2 , H. Rodríguez
2-out RBI: J. Roberts , H. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Graves , C. Yelich , J. Pankake
GIDP: J. Winker
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: W. Mathisen (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodríguez-Anderson-Roberts)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. García 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .364 0 5
J. Tate CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .271 0 14
W. Erickson RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .268 2 16
T. Polo DH 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .265 1 9
T. Silva 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .275 1 17
J. Villarreal LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .375 1 13
S. Carver 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .302 0 9
S. Sweet SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .231 0 0
A. Roberts C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .182 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5 5 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. García (7, 4th Inning off R. Baker, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Tate (6, 7th Inning off J. Warren, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Roberts (1, 8th Inning off C. Perez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. García 2 , J. Tate 2 , T. Polo 2 , T. Silva 2 , S. Carver , S. Sweet , A. Roberts 3
2-out RBI: T. Polo , T. Silva 2 , S. Carver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. García , T. Silva , J. Villarreal , S. Sweet
GIDP: J. Villarreal
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Tate (7) , T. Polo (6)
CS: J. García (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (García-Sweet-Carver)
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Baker L (1-2) 4.2 7 5 4 4 0 0 81 4.60   
J. Warren 2.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 4.05   
C. Perez 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Baker 28
Batters Faced: R. Baker 23, J. Warren 9, C. Perez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Baker 7-5, J. Warren 1-4, C. Perez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Baker 81-46, J. Warren 35-19, C. Perez 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Warren 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (2-4) 6.2 4 1 1 2 10 0 96 5.36   
C. Wynn 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 1 10 6.20   
K. Green H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.87   
J. Wright H (4) 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 1.12   
I. Galló H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
L. Green SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 22 0.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 70
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 25, C. Wynn 3, K. Green 1, J. Wright 3, I. Galló 2, L. Green 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 3-6, C. Wynn 0-0, K. Green 0-0, J. Wright 0-0, I. Galló 0-2, L. Green 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 96-63, C. Wynn 10-5, K. Green 4-3, J. Wright 15-8, I. Galló 9-6, L. Green 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wynn 1-1 , I. Galló 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM CT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 35360
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