Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 7:05PM CST
Brent Rooker connected for a tiebreaking two-run homer in the ninth inning for the Oakland Athletics, and Lawrence Butler immediately followed in that same frame with his first career grand slam, providing a late surge that led the Athletics to victory over the Texas Rangers.
Date: Wednesday, April 30th, 2025
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Globe Life Field
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 19,803
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ATH |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |

Runs Batted In: A. García (15)
2-out Runs Batted In: A. García
Sacrifice Hit: Taveras
Team Left On Base: 11
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-11 (Pederson 0-1, Heim 0-1, Taveras 0-2, A. García 1-3, Burger 0-2, Langford 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Heim 1; Taveras 2; Burger 1; Langford 2

Pitcher Notes: R. Garcia pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Eovaldi 11/23; Jackson 2/5; Martin 2/4; Armstrong 3/3; R. Garcia 2/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Eovaldi-14-16-16-15; Jackson-4-1-1-2; Martin-3-0-5-4; Armstrong-1-1-1-2; R. Garcia-2-0-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Eovaldi 6-3; Martin 2-1; Armstrong 1-0; R. Garcia 0-2
Game Scores: N Eovaldi 64

Double Plays: 2 (Burger-Smith-Eovaldi , Smith-Semien-Burger)

Doubles: Bleday (6, Eovaldi)
Home Runs: Rooker (8, 9th inning off Jackson 1 on, 0 Out); Butler (5, 9th inning off Armstrong 3 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rooker 2 (17), Wilson (15), Butler 4 (11)
2-out Runs Batted In: Butler 4
Ground Into Double Play: Urías; Soderstrom
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-7 (Urshela 0-2, Langeliers 0-1, Soderstrom 0-1, Wilson 1-1, Butler 2-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Urshela 2

Pitcher Notes: Severino pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Severino 16/24; Ferguson 3/3; Sterner 2/4; Holman 4/8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Severino-15-6-23-19; Ferguson-1-2-4-2; Sterner-1-2-7-1; Holman-4-5-9-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Severino 6-5; Ferguson 1-1; Sterner 0-1; Holman 1-3
Game Scores: L Severino 50
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