Athletics beat Rangers behind Sears' gem 1-0

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The Oakland Athletics encountered the Texas Rangers today in the rubber match of the 3-game series at World Life Area in Arlington, Texas.  A's lefty hurler JP Sears encountered righty Jon Gray for Texas.  The A's dropped swiftly and quietly with three straight strikeouts in the top of the first.  JP Sears, that tosses from the stretch despite if there are any baserunners or otherwise, strolled the lead-off batter Marcus Semien, that swiftly took second base.  Semien took 3rd on a deep fly round to left fielder Seth Brown.  Adolis Garca struck out to end the inning.  Seth Brown took the 2nd pitch he saw this mid-day deep and simply inside the best area nasty post for his initial homer of the year and a 1-0 lead for the A's.  In the top of the 3rd inning, Kyle McCann singled for his very first significant organization hit.  Abraham Toro singled, moving McCann to second.  However on the eleventh pitch of the at-bat JJ Bleday based bent on shortstop Marcus Semien to end the inning.  After a leadoff stroll to Lawrence Butler in the top of the 5th inning, and then a fast stolen base his initial this season) putting Butler on 2nd with no outs, Gray quickly set out the sides for the second time today.  Lefty Jacob Latz got in the game in the top of the 6th to face the heart of the A's lineup.  Latz made quick job of the 6 batters he faced.  Sears went into the base of the 7th without any hits, five K's and just three walks.  However the 2nd batter of the inning, Adolis Garca singled to left.  With the no-no ended, A's captain Mark Kotsay pulled the plug on Sears' superb outing.  The Rangers got in the video game batting. 301 against lefties, yet Sears held them to one hit in 19 abdominal muscle's.  Austin Adams replaced Sears in the inning and plunked today's DH Jonah Heim.  The A's ended the inning with an unconventional dual play.  With pinch player Jared Walsh at bat, he struck a bloop to Zack Gelof right near the pile, however Gelof dropped it.  Adams then threw it to 3rd baseman Toro who completed the double have fun with a throw to shortstop Hernaiz.  The Rangers, including manager Bruce Bochy, were stunned by the play that ended the inning.  Lucas Erceg tossed a hitless, scoreless eighth inning for the A's.  Seth Brown got his 2nd extra-base-hit of the season dropping a bloop dual in front of center fielder Leody Taveras.  Brown's hustle transformed it from a single to a double.  But Ryan Noda lined out to right to finish the inning.  Mason Miller entered all-time low of the ninth looking for his 2nd 2024 conserve.  3 consecutive sliders sent out Marcus Semien to the bench Athletics Jersey.  Miller changed it up with Corey Seager, sending him to the bench with four 100+miles per hour fastballs.  Miller struck 104 mph while battling Rangers newbie Wyatt Langford.  Gelof squeezed the mile-high pop-up to end the game.  All the best attempting to strike any one of this This success provided the A's two-straight roadway series triumphes and bring them back to Oakland with a 4-2 road collection.

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