Desmond had a two-run single in the fifth for a 3-2 lead against rookie lefty Sean Manaea (4-8), and put the Rangers ahead to stay. The Rangers won in 10 innings, 5-4. He instead ended the game by getting hit.
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INDIANS 3, WHITE SOX 1 Corey Kluber allowed one run in six innings to win his fourth consecutive start, and host Cleveland beat Chicago for the seventh consecutive time. Odor was hit in the shoulder on the next pitch.
Oakland Athletics’ Yonder Alonso lets go of his bat as he reacts to striking out against Texas Rangers’ Alex Claudio in the third inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, in Arlington, Texas. In the opener, Trevor Cahill (2-3) came off the disabled list to throw five innings of two-hit ball in his first start in almost 16 months in the Cubs’ 4-0 victory. “I’ll take that pitch, and we’ll win the game'”. Khris Davis lined out to shortstop and Billy Butler hit into an inning-ending double play.
“I threw one and it ran instead of sank”. “That sums it up right there”.
Kela, the sixth Texas pitcher, got all three of his outs on strikeouts, between three hits and a walk. Oakland has ost five straight and is a season-worst 17 games under.500. The Rangers tied the game at one the fourth, but Oakland got the lead back an inning later on Jake Smolinski’s solo shot to left.
Beltran, the switch-hitter acquired two weeks ago from the New York Yankees, also had an RBI double. “They could be three runs behind or four runs behind and feel they can come back”.
The A’s continue to be the thorn in the side of teams looking to make a push for the playoffs and while the Rangers look like they are in the clear as the likely AL West division champions they are still having to battle with a scrappy Oakland side that refuses to lay down.
“The whole body of work for the night was special”, manager Jeff Banister said.
The Rangers recalled outfielder Ryan Rua from Triple-A Round Rock and he was in the lineup Tuesday against the Athletics in right field, Choo’s regular position. “They’re going to continue to grind”.
Beltre came up to the plate in the half inning after the near collision and took his anger out on the ball, crushing a grand slam that gave Texas a 5-2 lead that would hold for the rest of the game. That set the stage for Elvis Andrus’ go-ahead sacrifice fly.
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Rangers: RHP Lucas Harrell went on the 15-day DL a day after facing only 12 batters and leaving his start after two innings because of a right groin strain.
