ATH 5, TEX 8 | Sep 1, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, September 2, 2026•Globe Life Field•74°F, Roof Closed

ATH

Athletics

TEX

Rangers

Final

WIN

MacKenzie Gore

LOSS

Brady Basso

SAVE

Jacob Latz

The Rangers defeated the Athletics 8-5.

★Brandon Nimmo4-for-5, 5 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Jeff McNeil homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. Michael Stefanic scores.

Weather: 74°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:05 AM UTCT: 3:08Att: 24,253Venue: Globe Life Field

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Hunter Wendelstedt

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95.4%A

8 missed calls

+20.1% ATH

+0.35 runs TEX

Win Probability

TEX WinATH Win

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

Game 822854 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Athletics

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Henry BolteDH	5	0	1	0	1	3	.268/.342/.366	102.7	.288	.273
Zack GelofCF	3	2	1	0	2	1	.253/.322/.441	102.5	.343	.312
Lawrence ButlerRF	4	0	1	2	0	1	.230/.326/.372	107.8	.449	.628
Jonah HeimC	5	0	2	0	0	0	.215/.275/.389	97.5	.275	.275
Michael Stefanic2B	3	1	2	1	2	1	.455/.538/.545	96.9	.712	.668
Jeff McNeil1B	4	1	2	2	0	0	.266/.316/.367	99.8	.195	.299
Max Muncy3B	4	0	0	0	1	0	.214/.287/.366	97.7	.135	.133
Donovan WaltonSS	1	0	0	0	1	1	.274/.378/.429	99	-	-
Darell HernaizPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.235/.318/.279	-	-	-
Bench
Alika WilliamsSS	2	0	1	0	0	1	.266/.299/.405	93.5	.629	.568
Denzel ClarkeCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.164/.220/.182
Totals	36	5	11	5	7	10	-	-	-	-

HR:McNeil (9th off Williams, 1 on, 0 out)

TB:14

RBI:Butler 2; Stefanic; McNeil 2

SF:Butler

GIDP:Muncy

Team LOB:14

Texas Rangers

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Logan O'HoppeDH	1	0	0	1	0	1	.210/.268/.296	101.6	-

Pitching

Athletics

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brady BassoL	2.1	4	2	2	0	2	40-26	85.9	4.75
Scott Blewett	1.2	2	2	2	2	3	38-21	90.4	2.70
Luis Medina	1.0	2	1	1	0	1	21-13	92.5	3.61
José Suarez	0.2	4	3	3	1	0	18-10	85.5	5.87
Yunior Tur	2.1	0	0	0	1	3	29-18	91.4	21.86
Totals	8.0	12	8	8	4	9	146-88	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Blewett 1-1; Medina 2-2; Tur 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Basso 40-26; Blewett 38-21; Medina 21-13; Suarez 18-10; Tur 29-18

Groundouts-flyouts:Basso 2-3; Blewett 1-1; Medina 2-0; Suarez 0-2; Tur 0-4

Texas Rangers

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
MacKenzie GoreW	5.1	5	1	1	4	4	0	95-57	89.8	4.31

Game Notes

⚠️

T1Zack Gelof bunt grounds out to catcher Elias Díaz. Zack Gelof out on batter interference.

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B3Replay review: Jonah Heim challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Ezequiel Duran walks. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.

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T7Replay review: Zack Gelof challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Zack Gelof walks.

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B8Replay review: Jonah Heim challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Corey Seager called out on strikes.

Bot 1 • TEX

0-1

Brandon Nimmo doubles (31) on a ground ball to left fielder Zack Gelof. Corey Seager scores.

EV: 73.6 mph6 ftLA: -21°

Top 3 • ATH

1-1

Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Zack Gelof scores.

EV: 107.8 mph108 ftLA: 5°

Bot 3 • TEX

1-2

Brandon Nimmo singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Corey Seager scores.

EV: 110.6 mph216 ftLA: 10°

Bot 5 • TEX

1-4

Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Joc Pederson scores. Corey Seager scores. Wyatt Langford to 3rd.

EV: 95.7 mph7 ftLA: -15°

1-5

Ezequiel Duran grounds out, second baseman Michael Stefanic to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Wyatt Langford scores. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd.

EV: 69.0 mph2 ftLA: -55°

Bot 6 • TEX

1-6

Logan O'Hoppe out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Evan Carter scores. Elias Díaz to 3rd.

EV: 101.6 mph375 ftLA: 37°

1-7

Corey Seager out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Elias Díaz scores.

EV: 91.8 mph313 ftLA: 31°

1-8

Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler, deflected by second baseman Michael Stefanic. Wyatt Langford scores.

EV: 99.2 mph188 ftLA: 10°

Top 7 • ATH

2-8

Michael Stefanic singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Zack Gelof scores. Jonah Heim to 2nd.

EV: 92.0 mph134 ftLA: 6°

Top 8 • ATH

3-8

Lawrence Butler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Carlos Cortes scores.

EV: 105.7 mph382 ftLA: 21°

Top 9 • ATH

5-8

Jeff McNeil homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. Michael Stefanic scores.

EV: 99.8 mph💣 392 ftLA: 30°

HBP:McNeil (by Macko); Walton (by Williams)

Inherited runners-scored:Silseth 2-0; Latz 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Gore 95-57; Silseth 18-9; Macko 24-14; Williams 43-25; Latz 7-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Gore 9-3; Silseth 0-0; Macko 1-0; Williams 1-2; Latz 0-0

Bench
Justin FoscueDH	2	0	0	0	0	0	.258/.323/.489	103.2	.093	.123
Joc PedersonDH	1	1	1	0	0	0	.235/.329/.482	100.5	.237	.213
Jake Burger1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.236/.300/.425	110.7	.432	.612
MacKenzie GoreP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Chase SilsethP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Adam MackoP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Trevor WilliamsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jacob LatzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-