ADOLIS Garcia’s bat told the story on Saturday night (Sunday in Manila) in Arlington, Texas, as the Texas Rangers right fielder swatted three home runs among his five hits and drove in eight runs, leading an 18-3 thumping of the visiting Oakland A’s.
Texas’ offensive outburst saw the hosts regain traction after Oakland snapped the Rangers’ four-game win streak with a 5-4 win in the series opener Friday. The A’s allowed double-digit runs in a game for the ninth time this season, as the Rangers tallied 18 hits.
Though he struggled early, Texas starter Andrew Heaney (2-1) gave up just two runs in six innings. It was a sharp contrast to the showing from Oakland starter Shintaro Fujinami (0-4), who allowed eight runs in just 2 1/3 innings. The rookie right-hander’s ERA swelled to 14.40.
Texas’ Josh Jung proved to wield one of many hot bats for the Rangers, as he extended his hit streak to 10 games by going 2-for-6. Garcia’s five runs tied a franchise record.
In other games, it was the Rays 4, White Sox 3 (10 innings); Royals 11, Angels 8; Yankees 3, Blue Jays 2; Pirates 2, Reds 1; Nationals 10, Twins 4; Dodgers 9, Cubs 4; Phillies 4, Rockies 3; Marlins 6, Guardians 1 (Game 1); Marlins 3, Guardians 2 (Game 2); Giants 7, Mets 4; Orioles 5, Tigers 1; Brewers 5, Red Sox 4; Astros 6, Braves 3; Padres 5, Diamondbacks 3; and Mariners 5, Cardinals 4.
Rays 4, White Sox 3
(10 innings)
Randy Arozarena, who homered in his first at-bat, delivered an RBI single to right field in the 10th inning to lift host Tampa Bay to a victory over Chicago in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Arozarena finished 3-for-5 and drove in all four Rays’ runs. The Rays improved to 18-3, and for the second straight game, walked-off the White Sox. Garrett Cleavinger (1-0) threw a scoreless top of the 10th to earn the win.
The White Sox chipped back in the second inning on Eloy Jimenez’s home run. And in the fifth inning, Yasmani Grandal’s home run to lead off the inning pulled the White Sox even at 2-2.
Royals 11, Angels 8
Kansas City scored five runs in the ninth inning to rally from a two-run deficit and post a victory over Los Angeles in Anaheim, Calif.
Backup catcher Matt Thaiss hit a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Angels an 8-6 lead, one of four homers by the Angels in the game. Hunter Renfroe hit two and Mike Trout hit one. The Royals, however, rallied in the ninth against Angels reliever Jose Quijada (0-1), tagging the left-hander with his first blown save and loss of the season.
The Royals appeared to tie the game at 8-8 on Kyle Isbel’s two-run homer, but it was overturned after a replay review showed the ball hit the yellow line atop the right field fence. Kansas City, though, tied the game anyway when Edward Olivares followed with an RBI single. The Royals took the lead later in the inning when MJ Melendez was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, and they tacked on two more runs on a two-out single by Hunter Dozier. — Field Level Media
