ARLINGTON, Texas _ Joey Gallo connected for two home runs _ Nos. 40 and 41 this season _ and Andrew Cashner allowed two runs in six innings as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland A's 8-4 on Saturday night at Globe Life Park.
Gallo's first homer in the second inning was a two-run shot to center field and made him only the sixth player in Rangers history to have a 40-homer season. He smiled broadly as he rounded first base, and was showered with hugs as he reached the dugout.
He went deep again in the third, a solo shot that made it 5-0.
Cashner, meanwhile, pitched around two errors and a walk in the second inning and took a shutout into the sixth. He allowed two runs in that sixth and was done after 99 pitches.
The former TCU star finishes his season with a team-leading 3.40 ERA.
But the night belonged to Gallo, who became the first player since 2005 with as many as four multi-homer games at Globe Life Park. Every Rangers starter had a hit. Rougned Odor led the way with three, and Gallo and Jared Hoying had two. Gallo scored walked twice and scored three times.
Cashner finished his season with a win, his 11th, and lowered his ERA to a team-best 3.40. The right-hander allowed two runs in six innings, both of which came in the sixth. He allowed five hits, walked two and struck out two on 99 pitches. Ricky Rodriguez had a solid showing in the 1-2-3 seventh, Matt Bush allowed a leadoff homer in the eighth, and Paolo Espino allowed a two-out homer in the ninth.
