TEX 9, ATH 6 | Apr 16, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, April 16, 2026•Sutter Health Park•64°F, Sunny

TEX

Rangers

ATH

Athletics

Final

WIN

Cal Quantrill

LOSS

Justin Sterner

The Rangers defeated the Athletics 9-6.

★Josh Jung3-for-5, 2 RBI

★Nick Kurtz3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Josh Jung homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Wyatt Langford scores.

Weather: 64°F, SunnyWind: 17 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 7:05 PM UTCT: 3:11Att: 8,764Venue: Sutter Health Park

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94.2%B

11 missed calls

+23.3% TEX

+0.16 runs TEX

Win Probability

ATH WinTEX Win

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

Game 825023 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Texas Rangers

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brandon NimmoRF	4	0	1	1	1	0	.316/.395/.513	103.2	.400	.597
Wyatt LangfordLF	5	1	1	0	1	1	.185/.221/.323	105.6	.138	.126
Jake Burger1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	.253/.278/.507	95.5	.227	.171
Josh Jung3B	5	2	3	2	0	0	.263/.323/.386	99.1	.244	.266
Kyle HigashiokaC	4	1	0	0	1	2	.280/.379/.400	92.9	.123	.111
Joc PedersonDH	1	2	1	1	2	0	.220/.313/.317	93.6	.980	.931
Evan CarterCF	2	0	0	0	0	0	.189/.328/.358	93.4	.145	.134
Josh Smith2B	4	0	1	1	1	2	.175/.266/.193	105	.449	.792
Ezequiel DuranSS	4	2	2	2	1	0	.250/.318/.375	107.3	.370	.346
Bench
Andrew McCutchenDH	1	0	0	0	1	1	.214/.267/.393	-	-	-
Sam HaggertyLF	2	0	0	0	0	1	.167/.231/.167	93.8
Totals	36	9	10	8	8	7	-	-	-	-

HR:Jung (7th off Barlow, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Jung; Duran; Smith

TB:16

RBI:Burger; Pederson; Jung 2; Duran 2; Nimmo; Smith

SB:Langford; Duran

SF:Burger

Team LOB:11

Athletics

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Zack Gelof2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

Pitching

Texas Rangers

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jack Leiter	5.2	7	3	3	3	3	105-67	92.9	4.87
Robert Garcia	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	93.7	3.38
Tyler AlexanderH	0.1	2	0	0	0	0	11-7	88.6	0.93
Jakob JunisH	1.1	2	3	3	1	0	24-17	86.4	2.89
Jacob LatzBS	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	7-4	93.4	1.54
Cal QuantrillW	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	12-8	91.4	0.00
Totals	9.0	13	6	6	4	3	169-110	-	-

HBP:McNeil (by Leiter)

IBB:Junis

Inherited runners-scored:Garcia 1-0; Junis 2-0; Latz 3-3

Pitches-strikes:Leiter 105-67; Garcia 10-7; Alexander 11-7; Junis 24-17; Latz 7-4; Quantrill 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Leiter 6-7; Garcia 0-1; Alexander 0-1; Junis 2-2; Latz 0-1; Quantrill 1-1

Athletics

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Jacob Lopez	5.0	3	2	2	4	5	0	85-50	85.1	6.38

Game Notes

📺

T3Replay review: Rangers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Wyatt Langford grounds into a force out, shortstop Jacob Wilson to second baseman Jeff McNeil. Brandon Nimmo out at 2nd. Wyatt Langford to 1st.

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B5Replay review: Jeff McNeil challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jeff McNeil called out on strikes.

Top 3 • TEX

1-0

Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carlos Cortes, deflected by second baseman Jeff McNeil. Ezequiel Duran scores.

EV: 100.0 mph132 ftLA: 6°

Top 5 • TEX

2-0

Jake Burger out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Ezequiel Duran scores.

EV: 87.4 mph294 ftLA: 34°

Bot 5 • ATH

2-2

Jacob Wilson singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Shea Langeliers scores. Tyler Soderstrom scores.

EV: 68.8 mph208 ftLA: 28°

2-3

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.

EV: 87.6 mph256 ftLA: 17°

Top 6 • TEX

3-3

Josh Smith doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Joc Pederson scores.

EV: 105.0 mph348 ftLA: 24°

Top 7 • TEX

5-3

Josh Jung homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Wyatt Langford scores.

EV: 96.9 mph💣 364 ftLA: 38°

Bot 8 • ATH

5-6

Nick Kurtz doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Austin Wynns scores. Zack Gelof scores. Shea Langeliers scores.

EV: 104.2 mph196 ftLA: 51°

Top 9 • TEX

9-6

Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Kyle Higashioka scores. Joc Pederson scores. Josh Smith to 2nd.

EV: 102.9 mph28 ftLA: -5°

7-6

Joc Pederson singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Josh Jung scores. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd.

EV: 93.6 mph230 ftLA: 14°

6-6

Kyle Higashioka reaches on a fielder's choice. Jake Burger scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. Throwing error by pitcher Justin Sterner.

EV: 24.9 mph35 ftLA: 24°

HBP:Nimmo (by Perkins)

IBB:Sterner

Inherited runners-scored:Barlow 1-1

Pitches-strikes:Lopez 85-50; Medina 32-19; Barlow 24-11; Perkins 11-6; Sterner 20-14

Groundouts-flyouts:Lopez 3-7; Medina 1-2; Barlow 2-0; Perkins 2-1; Sterner 2-1

Bench
Jeff McNeil2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.276/.354/.345	92.1	.179	.197
Carlos CortesRF	4	0	2	1	0	0	.290/.389/.452	102	.543	.504
Jacob LopezP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luis MedinaP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Scott BarlowP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Jack PerkinsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin SternerP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-