ARLINGTON, Texas _ Jonathan Lucroy's two-run single down the left-field line with two outs in the ninth lifted the Rangers to a 7-6 win over the Athletics Friday night at Globe Life Park. Carlos Beltran started the inning with a one-out double and Adrian Beltre followed with a walk. Pinch-runners Delino DeShields and Joey Gallo scored on Lucroy's game-winner.
Cole Hamels allowed six earned runs in six innings and left trailing 6-4. Hamels has allowed six or more earned runs in his three of past four starts. The A's scored three in the fourth on a two-run homer by Khris Davis and run-scoring single by Brett Eibner.
The A's added three more in the sixth on Eibner's three-run homer. A single and walk set up the two-out homer, which pushed Oakland's lead to 6-2. Keone Kela, Matt Bush and Sam Dyson each pitched a scoreless inning of relief for the Rangers. Dyson earned the win.
The Rangers scored twice in the fifth and twice in the sixth to pull to within 6-4. Elvis Andrus' double down the left-field line scored Lucroy and Nomar Mazara scored on Carlos Gomez's groundout. Beltran and Adrian Beltre started the sixth with doubles. Beltran scored on Beltre's double to right. Beltre was thrown out on Lucroy's tapper back to the mound for the first out before Mitch Moreland singled in Rougned Odor to make it 6-4. Gomez homered in the seventh to pull the Rangers to within 6-5. The Rangers had the bases loaded with two outs in the eighth after a single, walk and E6 but Gomez grounded out hard to second to end the inning.
