ARLINGTON, Texas _ The A's arrived to Globe Life Park just as Texas was going through a heat wave. Apparently the Rangers bats are also heating up.
The A's managed to out-hit the Rangers and still lose 7-4 as the Rangers crushed a season-high five home runs Tuesday night.
Lou Trivino, the impressive rookie who entered the night lights out as the A's set up man, turned in his first bad outing of his career as he surrendered two home runs in the eighth, a solo shot to Adrian Beltre and two-run homer to Joey Gallo, to break a 4-4 tie and give the Rangers a late three-run lead.
From shaving his head bald to debuting a new high socks look on the mound, Sean Manaea has tried everything he can to get back on track. There was still some shakiness, but Manaea turned in a much better performance this time out, allowing two runs on four hits and four walks with two strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings of work.
Though he was no longer in line for a potential win after Yusmeiro Petit surrendered a game-tying two-run homer to Shin-Soo Choo in the seventh, Manaea was just happy to see the calendar turn from an ugly month of May that saw him go 1-4 with a 7.18 ERA in six starts.
The Rangers seem to always bring out the best in Khris Davis. The A's slugger went 2 for 2 with a home run, double, two walks and two RBIs. Davis' solo home run off Matt Moore was his 14th of the year as he now has 20 career home runs and 45 career RBIs against Texas, both his most against any team. It was also his 99th home run since the start of the 2016 season, tied with Giancarlo Stanton for most in the majors over that span.
