Texas Rangers vs. Athletics

Apr 16, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
TEX	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	4	9	10	0	11
ATH	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	6	13	1	10

loss:

J. Sternerwin: Texas Rangers logo

C. Quantrill

Game Recap

WEST SACRAMENTO -- The wind giveth and the wind taketh away. The Rangers looked to be well on their way to edging out a victory over the A’s on Thursday afternoon after Josh Jung hit a wind-assisted two-run home run in the top of the seventh inning. But Texas ran...

Scoring Summary

TEXATH

3
Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carlos Cortes, deflected by second baseman Jeff McNeil. Ezequiel Duran scores. [1 run]
10
5
Jake Burger out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Ezequiel Duran scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
20
5
Jacob Wilson singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Shea Langeliers scores. Tyler Soderstrom scores. [2 runs]
22
5
Carlos Cortes singles on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Jacob Wilson scores. Carlos Cortes out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Brandon Nimmo to first baseman Jake Burger. [1 run] [3 outs]
23
6
Josh Smith doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Joc Pederson scores. [1 run]
33
7
Josh Jung homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Wyatt Langford scores. [2 runs]
53
8
Nick Kurtz doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Austin Wynns scores. Zack Gelof scores. Shea Langeliers scores. [3 runs]
56
9
Kyle Higashioka reaches on a fielder's choice. Jake Burger scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. Throwing error by pitcher Justin Sterner. [1 run]
66
9
Joc Pederson singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Josh Jung scores. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd. [1 run]
76
9
Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Kyle Higashioka scores. Joc Pederson scores. Josh Smith to 2nd. [2 runs]
96

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Brandon NimmoRF	1	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.316
2Wyatt LangfordCF-LF	1	5	1	0	1	1	0	4	.185
3Jake Burger1B	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	.253
4Josh Jung3B	3	5	2	2	0	0	1	2	.263
5Kyle HigashiokaC	0	4	1	0	2	1	0	2	.280
6Andrew McCutchenDH	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	.214
Joc PedersonPH-DH	1	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	.220
7Sam HaggertyLF	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.167
Evan CarterPH-CF	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.189
8Josh Smith2B	1	4	0	1	2	1	0	0	.175
9Ezequiel DuranSS	2	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	.250
TOTAL	10	36	9	8	7	8	1	19	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Jack LeiterRHP	5.2	7	3	3	3	3	105	4.87
Robert GarciaLHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	10	3.38
Tyler AlexanderLHP	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	11	0.93
Jakob JunisRHP	1.1	2	3	3	0	1	24	2.89
Jacob LatzLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	7	1.54
Cal QuantrillRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12	0.00
TOTAL	8.3	13	6	6	3	4	169	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jeff McNeil2B	1	4	0	0	1	0	1	.276
Zack GelofPR-2B	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000
2Shea LangeliersDH	2	2	2	0	0	3	0	.324
3Nick Kurtz1B	2	4	0	3	0	1	2	.206
4Tyler SoderstromLF	1	5	1	0	1	0	7	.211
5Jacob WilsonSS	2	5	1	2	0	0	2	.263
6Carlos CortesRF	2	4	0	1	0	0	2	.290
Denzel ClarkeCF	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.170
7Lawrence ButlerCF-RF	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	.200
8Austin WynnsC	0	4	1	0	1	0	3	.125
9Darell Hernaiz3B	1	4	0	0	0	0	3	.200
TOTAL	13	38	6	6	3	4	21	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Jacob LopezLHP	5.0	3	2	2	5	4	0	85	6.38
Luis MedinaRHP	1.1	2	2	2	1	1	0	32	3.38
Scott BarlowRHP	0.2	1	1	1	0	2	1	24	5.19
Jack PerkinsRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	7.20
Justin SternerRHP	1.0	4	4	3	1	1	0	20	4.66

TOTAL	9.0	10	9	8	7	8	1	172	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningTEXATH

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Brandon Nimmo flies out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. [1 out]
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GROUNDOUT — Wyatt Langford grounds out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to first baseman Nick Kurtz. [2 outs]
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GROUNDOUT — Jake Burger grounds out softly, catcher Austin Wynns to first baseman Nick Kurtz. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Jeff McNeil flies out to left fielder Sam Haggerty. [1 out]
00
WALK — Shea Langeliers walks.
00
FLYOUT — Nick Kurtz flies out sharply to center fielder Wyatt Langford. [2 outs]
00
STRIKEOUT — Tyler Soderstrom called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

TEX

ATH

9Runs6

10Hits13

0Errors1

.278Batting Avg.342

36At Bats38

4Extra-base Hits3

1Home Runs0

8Runs-Batted-In6

8Walks4

2Stolen Bases2

7Strikeouts3

11Left on Base10

16Total Bases16

Game Details

Thursday, April 16, 2026 · 3:05 PM

Sutter Health Park · West Sacramento, CA

attendance: 8,764 (62.5%)

weather: 64 degrees, sunny

spread: TEX -115

over/under: 8