Texas Rangers at Athletics

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ATH	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	—	5	13	0

Sunday's rubber match came down to two arms trending in opposite directions. Cody Bradford took the ball for Texas carrying a tidy 2.93 ERA, while Jacob Lopez started for the A's with a much rougher 5.22 mark. First pitch went off at 1:05 PM PT at Sutter Health Park, with Sacramento's summer heat pushing 92 degrees by game time.

Cody Bradford

(0-1)·2.93 ERA

Aug 11 @ Angels

L

7.0IP

3ER

1K

1BB

75P

08/16 Lineup

Jacob Lopez

(5-4)·5.22 ERA

Aug 10 vs Rays

ND

7.0IP

2ER

5K

1BB

93P

08/16 Lineup

Lopez had actually been trending the right way, tossing 7 innings of 2-run ball against Tampa Bay in his last time out. Bradford, for his part, took the loss in his last start against the Angels despite going 7 strong innings himself. Both clubs are picking through beat-up rosters — Texas without deGrom, Eovaldi and Leiter, Oakland missing Kurtz, Soderstrom and Langeliers — which made lineup construction as much of a story as the arms on the mound.

None of that stopped either team from playing hard for position in a lost season. Texas sits under .500 at 61-64, still hanging around the periphery of the wild-card picture, while the A's, at 49-75, are mostly playing out the string in Sacramento. That gap didn't show up much in this series — the two split the first two meetings before Sunday's finale settled things.

Texas Rangers

(61-64)

Aug 16L@ Athletics2-5

Aug 16W@ Athletics5-3

Aug 15L@ Athletics3-8

Aug 14L@ Angels0-7

Aug 13L@ Angels2-5

Athletics

(49-75)

Aug 16Wvs Rangers5-2

Aug 16Lvs Rangers3-5

Aug 15Wvs Rangers8-3

Aug 12Lvs Rays4-8

Aug 12Lvs Rays4-12

Texas Rangers

(11)

• Day-To-DayJacob deGrom (SP) — Rangers manager Skip Schumaker said that deGrom (triceps) responded "really well" to playing catch Sunday, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.08/16
• 10-Day-ILJosh Jung (3B) — Jung (calf) did some running on the field Sunday and could be cleared to begin a defensive progression within the next few days, Shawn McFarland of The Dallas Morning News reports.08/16
• 10-Day-ILKyle Higashioka (C) — Higashioka is not in the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.07/21
• 15-Day-ILNathan Eovaldi (SP) — The Rangers placed Eovaldi on the 15-day injured list Monday with right posterior elbow inflammation.08/10
• 60-Day-ILJack Leiter (SP) — Leiter (ankle) could be activated this week if Jacob deGrom (triceps) is unavailable to make his next scheduled start, Theo DeRosa of MLB.com reports.08/16
• 60-Day-ILDanny Jansen (C) — Jansen (forearm) will begin a minor-league rehab assignment with Double-A Frisco on Tuesday, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.08/09
• 60-Day-ILJose Corniell (RP) — The Rangers placed Corniell on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with an elbow injury, Jeff Wilson of AllDLLS.com reports.07/30
• 60-Day-ILJalen Beeks (RP) — The Rangers transferred Beeks (forearm) to the 60-day injured list Tuesday.07/21
• 60-Day-ILMichael Helman (CF) — Texas transferred Helman (hand) to the 60-day injured list Friday.06/19
• 60-Day-ILRobert Garcia (RP) — The Rangers transferred Garcia (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Monday.06/01
• 60-Day-ILCarter Baumler (RP) — Baumler (intercostal) has been shut down from his rehab assignment, MLB.com reports.05/23

Athletics

(13)

• 10-Day-ILTyler Soderstrom (LF) — Soderstrom is not in the Athletics' starting lineup against the Rangers on Saturday.08/16
• 10-Day-ILNick Kurtz (1B) — Kurtz (thumb) is set to spend three more weeks in a brace after receiving a platelet-rich plasma injection last Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.08/12
• 10-Day-ILShea Langeliers (C) — The Athletics announced that Langeliers underwent a successful medial meniscectomy Tuesday in Los Angeles and also received a platelet-rich plasma injection for his right knee, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/28
• 10-Day-ILJoshua Kuroda-Grauer (3B) — Kuroda-Grauer was diagnosed with a testicular contusion after exiting Monday's 5-2 win over the Diamondbacks, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/21
• 15-Day-ILJeffrey Springs (SP) — Springs (hip) allowed three runs (one earned) on five hits and no walks with four strikeouts over three innings with Single-A Stockton on Friday.08/15
• 15-Day-ILJose Suarez (RP) — Suarez will serve as the Athletics' opening pitcher during Thursday's game against the Tigers, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.08/12
• 60-Day-ILJustin Sterner (RP) — The Athletics transferred Sterner (knee) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.08/16
• 60-Day-ILDenzel Clarke (CF) — Clarke (hamstring) could begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Las Vegas as early as Tuesday, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.08/16
• 60-Day-ILLuis Severino (SP) — Athletics manager Mark Kotsay said he does not expect Severino (shoulder) to return to a big-league mound this season, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.08/15
• 60-Day-ILMark Leiter Jr. (RP) — Leiter will undergo surgery Tuesday to address a right hip impingement and is expected to miss the remainder of the season, Martin Gallegos of MLB.com reports.07/30
• 60-Day-ILBrent Rooker (DH) — Rooker will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a cartilage tear in his left knee, Jason Burke of Roundtable.io reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILBrooks Kriske (RP) — Kriske (shoulder) began a throwing progression Thursday, MLB.com reports.06/16
• 60-Day-ILGunnar Hoglund (SP) — Hoglund (knee/back) will be sidelined for the rest of the 2026 season after undergoing surgery on his left hip Monday.05/20