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September 1, 2026 · AL West

Oakland Athletics vs Texas Rangers

September 1, 2026Globe Life FieldRoof Closed 74°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
Oakland Athletics
53-86
5
vs
HOME
Texas Rangers
69-70
8

Game Highlights

Published September 1, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Brandon Nimmo Brandon Nimmo doubles (31) on a ground ball to left fielder Zack Gelof. Corey Seager scores. ATH 0, TEX 1
T3 Lawrence Butler Lawrence Butler singles on a ground ball to center fielder Evan Carter. Zack Gelof scores. ATH 1, TEX 1
B3 Brandon Nimmo Brandon Nimmo singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Corey Seager scores. ATH 1, TEX 2
B5 Brandon Nimmo Brandon Nimmo singles on a ground ball to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Joc Pederson scores. Corey Seager scores. Wyatt Langford to 3rd. ATH 1, TEX 4
B5 Ezequiel Duran Ezequiel Duran grounds out, second baseman Michael Stefanic to first baseman Jeff McNeil. Wyatt Langford scores. Brandon Nimmo to 2nd. ATH 1, TEX 5
B6 Logan O'Hoppe Logan O'Hoppe out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Evan Carter scores. Elias Díaz to 3rd. ATH 1, TEX 6
B6 Corey Seager Corey Seager out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Elias Díaz scores. ATH 1, TEX 7
B6 Brandon Nimmo Brandon Nimmo singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler, deflected by second baseman Michael Stefanic. Wyatt Langford scores. ATH 1, TEX 8
T7 Michael Stefanic Michael Stefanic singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo. Zack Gelof scores. Jonah Heim to 2nd. ATH 2, TEX 8
T8 Lawrence Butler Lawrence Butler out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Evan Carter. Carlos Cortes scores. ATH 3, TEX 8
T9 Jeff McNeil Jeff McNeil homers (7) on a fly ball to right center field. Michael Stefanic scores. ATH 5, TEX 8

Box score

  123456789 R
ATH 001000112 5
TEX 101033000 8

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Athletics AWAY 5

Brady Basso started for Athletics, leaving trailing 1–2. Out of the bullpen, José Suarez took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Brady Basso Starter 2.1 40 2 2 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Brady Basso threw
    CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 73% 3.6 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 17 43% 0 3 5 5 4
    Curveball 12 30% 3 1 2 6 0
    Slider 4 10% 1 1 0 1 1
    Changeup 3 8% 0 0 0 1 2
    Cutter 3 8% 0 0 1 1 1
    Sinker 1 3% 0 0 0 0 1
  • Scott Blewett Middle 1.2 38 2 3 inherited 1, all 1 scored
  • Luis Medina Middle 1.0 21 1 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored
  • José Suarez Reliever 0.2 18 3 0
  • Yunior Tur Middle 2.1 29 0 3 inherited 2, stranded 2
Rangers HOME 8

MacKenzie Gore started for Rangers, leaving with a 5–1 lead. Out of the bullpen, Trevor Williams took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • MacKenzie Gore Starter 5.1 95 1 4 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what MacKenzie Gore threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 56% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 48 51% 5 6 11 19 7
    Curveball 19 20% 1 4 3 8 3
    Changeup 18 19% 1 2 5 6 4
    Sinker 5 5% 0 0 2 2 1
    Slider 3 3% 0 0 0 1 2
    Cutter 2 2% 0 0 0 2 0
  • Chase Silseth Setup 0.2 18 0 2 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Adam Macko Setup 1.0 24 1 1
  • Trevor Williams Middle 1.1 43 3 1
  • Jacob Latz Closer 0.2 7 0 2 SV inherited 1, stranded 1

Where the game turned

1 run Bottom 3rd · off Blewett
  • Nimmo 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · ATH
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Henry Bolte DH 5 0 1 0 1 3 .268 .342 .366 .708
Zack Gelof CF 3 2 1 0 2 1 .253 .322 .441 .763
Lawrence Butler RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .230 .326 .372 .698
Jonah Heim C 5 0 2 0 0 0 .215 .275 .389 .664
Michael Stefanic 2B 3 1 2 1 2 1 .455 .538 .545 1.083
Jeff McNeil 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .266 .316 .367 .683 HR (7)
Max Muncy 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 .214 .287 .366 .653
Donovan Walton SS 1 0 0 0 1 1 .274 .378 .429 .807
Darell Hernaiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .318 .279 .597
Alika Williams SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 .266 .299 .405 .704
Denzel Clarke CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .164 .220 .182 .402
Carlos Cortes LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .259 .329 .399 .728
HOME · TEX
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Logan O'Hoppe DH 1 0 0 1 0 1 .210 .268 .296 .564
Corey Seager SS 3 3 2 1 1 1 .226 .327 .410 .737 2 2B
Wyatt Langford LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 .254 .333 .451 .784 2B
Brandon Nimmo RF 5 0 4 5 0 0 .269 .333 .428 .761 2B
Ezequiel Duran 1B 2 0 0 1 2 1 .272 .333 .446 .779
Nicky Lopez 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .300 .298 .598
Cody Freeman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .297 .366 .391 .757
Evan Carter CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 .193 .291 .315 .606
Elias Díaz C 3 1 1 0 1 2 .229 .267 .397 .664 2B
Justin Foscue DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .323 .489 .812
Joc Pederson DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .235 .329 .482 .811
Jake Burger 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .300 .425 .725

Pitching lines

AWAY · ATH
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Brady Basso 2.1 4 2 2 0 2 0 40 4.75 L
Scott Blewett 1.2 2 2 2 2 3 0 38 2.70
Luis Medina 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 3.61
José Suarez 0.2 4 3 3 1 0 0 18 5.87
Yunior Tur 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 29 21.86
HOME · TEX
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
MacKenzie Gore 5.1 5 1 1 4 4 0 95 4.31 W
Chase Silseth 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 18 2.92 HLD
Adam Macko 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 24 5.33
Trevor Williams 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 1 43 3.93
Jacob Latz 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 1.63 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · ATH
Mark Kotsay
Mark Kotsay
Lineup 4.3 R Bunts 2.2 R IBBs 3.5 R
HOME · TEX
Skip Schumaker
Skip Schumaker
Lineup 3.2 R Bunts 4.4 R IBBs 5.2 R

Recent form

AWAY · ATH
3-7 L6 -34 run diff
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HOME · TEX
6-4 L1 +6 run diff
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Season series: 1-2 with ATH listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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