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atRangers at AthleticsLangford's sixth-inning blast to left center put Texas ahead for good as the Rangers held off Oakland 5-3. Langford went 3-for-4 with the homer and two RBIs, and the Rangers outhit the Athletics 11-8 to improve to 61-63 while Oakland dropped to 48-75. Oakland still holds the season series edge at 5-4. The two clubs close it out Sunday when the Rangers visit Oakland.
Langford broke it open in the sixth, homering to left center on a 421-foot drive that brought home Seager and put Texas in front for good.
Langford carried the offense all night, going 3-for-4 with the homer and two RBIs as the Rangers outhit Oakland 11-8 in the 5-3 win.
Texas moved to 61-63 while Oakland fell to 48-75, though the Athletics still hold a 5-4 edge in the season series.
The Rangers sit 2nd in the AL West, 0½ games back, losers of 2 straight, 5-5 over their last 10. The Athletics sit 4th in the AL West, 13½ games back, winners of 2 straight, 4-6 over their last 10.
The Rangers are up next at Brewers (Aug 28-30). The Athletics are up next home vs Orioles (Aug 28-30).
We ranked every clip from this game by how much it swung the win probability, kept the biggest, and play them back in the order they happened. Pick any play to jump straight to it.
Ranked by win probability added: how far each player's plays moved this game's odds, not how their box-score line reads. A single with the bases loaded in the ninth outranks a home run in a blowout, because that is what actually decided it.
Rangers to winHitTEX -1.5 · 60%HeldGraded against the closing line across 6 books.
Runs by inning across the top, then every batter and pitcher underneath. The pills switch clubs; the totals column is each side’s own line, not a comparison.
| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEXTexas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| ATHOakland Athletics | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joc Pederson | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .245 | .339 | .497 |
 Brandon Nimmo | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .271 | .337 | .438 |
 Corey Seager | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .203 | .307 | .390 |
 Wyatt Langford | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .256 | .319 | .470 |
 Ezequiel Duran | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .266 | .320 | .436 |
 Evan Carter | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .195 | .301 | .322 |
 Jake Burger | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | .234 | .297 | .415 |
 Austin Wynns | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .148 | .188 | .185 |
 Jarred Kelenic | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 | .316 | .309 |
 Elias Diaz | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | .255 | .391 |
 Nicky Lopez | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .267 | .308 | .308 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 MacKenzie Gore | 5.2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 99-61 | 4.45 | 99 |
 Chase Silseth | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 2.89 | 1 |
 Jakob Junis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.63 | 8 |
 Jacob Latz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 36-23 | 1.77 | 36 |
Every plate appearance as it happened, newest first, with the scoring plays called out. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
| Inn | Play | Win probability | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|
| B9 | TEX 100.0 | 1.5 | |
| B9 | TEX 98.5 | 3.2 | |
| B9 | TEX 95.3 | 4.8 | |
| T9 | TEX 90.5 | 2.0 | |
| T9 | TEX 92.5 | 1.1 | |
| T9 | TEX 93.6 | 7.5 | |
| T9 | TEX 86.1 | 0.9 | |
| T9 | TEX 85.2 | 3.3 |
Win probability after each plate appearance, with the side in front named. Swing is how far that plate appearance moved it. Plays that scored a run are set in bold. Baseball Savant gamefeed.
The full ladder, with both clubs marked.
