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Texas Rangers at Athletics

Sutter Health Park, Sacramento Regular Season Final

Final score

The Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 9–6 on Thursday, April 16, 2026 on the road.

Team Runs 2026 record
Texas Rangers 9 80-82
at Athletics 6 64-98

Line score

Team
Texas Rangers 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 4 9 10 0
Athletics 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 13 1
  • W: Cal Quantrill (1-0)
  • L: Justin Sterner

Home runs

  • Texas Rangers: Josh Jung (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 3rd Texas Rangers Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Carlos Cortes, deflected by second baseman Jeff McNeil. Ezequiel Duran scores. 1–0
Top 5th Texas Rangers Jake Burger out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Ezequiel Duran scores. 2–0
Bottom 5th Athletics Jacob Wilson singles on a fly ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Shea Langeliers scores. Tyler Soderstrom scores. 2–2
Bottom 5th Athletics 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. 2–3
Top 6th Texas Rangers Josh Smith doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Joc Pederson scores. 3–3
Top 7th Texas Rangers Josh Jung homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Wyatt Langford scores. 5–3
Bottom 8th Athletics Nick Kurtz doubles (3) on a fly ball to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Austin Wynns scores. Zack Gelof scores. Shea Langeliers scores. 5–6
Top 9th Texas Rangers Kyle Higashioka reaches on a fielder's choice. Jake Burger scores. Josh Jung to 3rd. Throwing error by pitcher Justin Sterner. 6–6
Top 9th Texas Rangers Joc Pederson singles on a line drive to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Josh Jung scores. Kyle Higashioka to 2nd. 7–6
Top 9th Texas Rangers Ezequiel Duran singles on a ground ball to center fielder Denzel Clarke. Kyle Higashioka scores. Joc Pederson scores. Josh Smith to 2nd. 9–6

Box score

Texas Rangers

Batter
Brandon Nimmo RF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .316
Wyatt Langford LF 5 1 1 0 1 1 .185
Jake Burger 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .253
Josh Jung 3B 5 2 3 2 0 0 .263
Kyle Higashioka C 4 1 0 0 1 2 .280
Andrew McCutchen DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 .214
Joc Pederson DH 1 2 1 1 2 0 .220
Sam Haggerty LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167
Evan Carter CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .189
Josh Smith 2B 4 0 1 1 1 2 .175
Ezequiel Duran SS 4 2 2 2 1 0 .250
Totals 36 9 10 8 8 7
Pitcher
Jack Leiter 5.2 7 3 3 3 3 0 105 4.87
Robert Garcia 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.38
Tyler Alexander (H, 2) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0.93
Jakob Junis (H, 3) 1.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 24 2.89
Jacob Latz (BS, 1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 1.54
Cal Quantrill (W, 1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0.00

Athletics

Batter
Jeff McNeil 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276
Zack Gelof 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Shea Langeliers DH 2 2 2 0 3 0 .324
Nick Kurtz 1B 4 0 2 3 1 0 .206
Tyler Soderstrom LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .211
Jacob Wilson SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 .263
Carlos Cortes RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .290
Denzel Clarke CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .170
Lawrence Butler RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .200
Austin Wynns C 4 1 0 0 0 1 .125
Darell Hernaiz 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .200
Totals 38 6 13 6 4 3
Pitcher
Jacob Lopez 5.0 3 2 2 4 5 0 85 6.38
Luis Medina (BS, 1) 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 32 3.38
Scott Barlow 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 1 24 5.19
Jack Perkins 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7.20
Justin Sterner (L, 0-2)(BS, 1) 1.0 4 4 3 1 1 0 20 4.66

Game info

Weather
64 degrees, Sunny
Wind
17 mph, L To R
First pitch
12:05 PM
Time of game
3:11
Attendance
8,764
Umpires
Home Plate: Doug Eddings, First Base: Mike Muchlinski, Second Base: Gabe Morales, Third Base: Edwin Jimenez

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Texas Rangers 8 at Athletics 1 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 1 at Athletics 2 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 5 at Athletics 6 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 9 at Athletics 6 Final Game page
Athletics 8 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
Athletics 3 at Texas Rangers 4 Final Game page
Athletics 2 at Texas Rangers 1 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 3 at Athletics 8 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 5 at Athletics 3 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 2 at Athletics 5 Final Game page
Athletics 1 at Texas Rangers 8 Final Game page
Athletics 5 at Texas Rangers 8 Final Game page
Athletics 9 at Texas Rangers 2 Final Game page

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