ARLINGTON, Texas _ Something special is going on with these A's.
The season of what feels like destiny continued for the A's as they overcame what was once a late eight-run deficit for a 13-10 win over the Rangers in 11 innings Tuesday. It was the first time the A's have won a game when trailing by eight runs or more after six innings since Aug. 30, 1939 in a game at St. Louis.
Khris Davis was the one who capped it all off with a three-run homer to left in the 11th to put the A's ahead, and Stephen Piscotty also delivered a big blow in the ninth with a game-tying solo shot to center field on the first pitch he saw from Keone Kela to hand the lights out closer his first blown save. But this was all a few innings in the making.
It all started with a three-run rally in the seventh inning that seemed insignificant with the A's were still down five runs at the time. But things really got weird in the eighth.
Piscotty grounded out to lead it off, Matt Chapman, Mark Canha, and Jonathan Lucroy all walked to load the bases. What looked to be an inning-ending double play ball by Marcus Semien was botched by the usually sure-handed Elvis Andrus to bring in a run, and Nick Martini was then hit by a pitch immediately after to cut the deficit to three runs.
By this time, the Rangers were on red alert, they brought in lights out closer Keone Kela to stop the leakage, but he was greeted by a single to center by Jed Lowrie that scored two more runs. Of course four runs scored in the eighth, the A's favorite inning this year. Their 76 runs in the eighth inning this season lead the majors.
The A's didn't do much well. Their fielding was bad. Situational hitting wasn't much better. Yet they still found a way.
