OAKLAND — A’s rookie Luis Medina, known as up from the minors earlier within the day, was excellent by three innings and didn’t enable a success till the fourth, however Rangers veteran Nathan Eovaldi was even higher in handing Oakland its fifth straight loss on Thursday evening.
The A’s managed simply three hits and struck out 13 occasions in a 4-0 loss to Texas in entrance of a crowd of two,949, the third-smallest of the season on the Coliseum.
Medina was making his second profession begin. He made his debut two weeks in the past in opposition to the Angels and allowed seven earned runs in 5 innings. The 24-year-old right-hander fared significantly better in opposition to the Rangers, permitting three runs and 5 hits in six innings. He struck out three and didn’t stroll a batter.
The A’s nonetheless dropped to 3-19 at house and 8-31 total due to one other dominating outing by Eovaldi, who's an enormous motive supervisor Bruce Bochy’s Rangers are in first within the A.L. West.
Eovaldi (5-2) set a profession excessive with 12 strikeouts and prolonged his scoreless streak to twenty-eight innings.
Thursday evening was Bochy’s return to Northern California, though the previous Giants supervisor wasn’t the one Ranger with a profitable homecoming. Bay Space native and former A’s shortstop Marcus Semien homered in opposition to his former crew to assist seal Texas’ victory.
Semien’s house run, a solo shot within the sixth that was his seventh this season, gave the Rangers a jolt — and a 2-0 lead — after they weren’t capable of get a lot going in opposition to Medina.
Medina was cruising till Josh Jung’s leadoff single within the fifth. A wild pitch superior Jung to second, after which Leody Taveras lined a 1-0 pitch to middle for a 1-0 lead.
Following Semien’s homer, Robbie Grossman doubled and scored from third on a wild pitch later within the sixth. Pinch-hitter Sam Huff added an RBI groundout within the seventh.
An All-Star with Boston in 2021 earlier than signing with the Rangers final December, Eovaldi pitched three-hit ball with one stroll over 8 1/3 innings to turn into the third pitcher in franchise historical past to publish three consecutive begins of no less than eight scoreless innings. Martín Pérez (2014) and Charlie Hough (1983) are the others.
Eovaldi practically had his second full recreation shutout in three begins, however he allowed a leadoff double Esteury Ruiz to open the ninth then walked Ryan Noda earlier than Bochy went to the bullpen. Will Smith retired two batters for his seventh save.
Towards the worst crew in baseball, that was greater than sufficient as Bochy – who helped orchestrate three World Sequence championships throughout the Bay in San Francisco earlier than stepping away following the 2019 season – seemed on from the Texas dugout.
— Former A’s pitcher and 1971 AL Cy Younger Award winner Vida Blue was honored throughout ía temporary pregame ceremony with a tribute on the video scoreboards and second of silence. The 73-year-old Blue, a six-time All-Star, died Could 6 resulting from problems from most cancers.
— Rookie right-hander Mason Miller was positioned on the 15-day injured checklist with tightness in his proper forearm earlier than the sport. Supervisor Mark Kotsay stated the crew is getting a second opinion on an MRI taken earlier this week.
The A’s additionally introduced that catcher Manny Pina (sprained left wrist) has been ordered to cease all baseball actions for now.
However there was encouraging well being information. OF/1B Seth Brown (strained left indirect) will start a rehab project Saturday, utilityman Aledmys Díaz (strained left hamstring) has been operating with no setback and will come off the IL on Sunday, and right-hander Paul Blackburn (proper center finger avulsion) threw on the facet and will return off the IL to pitch Sunday.
The Related Press contributed to this report.