MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/08/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1942 - TUESDAY, JULY 8TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (41-51) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 1
Oakland Athletics (50-41) 0 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 X 7 9 0
Oakland Downs Texas, 7-3
Oakland registered a win at Oakland Coliseum by beating the Texas Rangers, 7-3. Pitcher Michael King was one reason why the Athletics triumphed. Today's win puts Oakland at 50-41, while Texas falls to 41-51.

Santiago Espinal aided the Oakland cause with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the third baseman was 1 for 4.

"I felt good. I felt like I was locating the ball well and I was able to keep them off-balance," said King.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Fraley DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .242 13 46
A. Kirilloff 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .177 4 19
J. Duran LF 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 .264 8 44
L. Butler RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .238 10 40
G. Sanchez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .235 7 24
L. Rengifo 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .230 6 24
M. Vierling SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 .260 6 20
K. Misner CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .246 5 35
   a-T. Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 10 33
G. Workman 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .207 1 11
Totals 29 3 3 1 4 8 15      
a - T. Murphy pinch hit for K. Misner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Butler (11, 6th Inning off M. King, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Butler 4
2-out RBI: M. Vierling
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Kirilloff , L. Rengifo , K. Misner
GIDP: G. Sanchez
Hit by Pitch: J. Duran , M. Vierling 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. Workman (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Vierling-Rengifo-Kirilloff, Vierling-Rengifo-Kirilloff)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Massey 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .249 9 25
R. Lewis DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .229 13 46
C. Keith 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .253 10 36
J. Lowe LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .240 14 36
P. Leon CF 3 2 2 2 0 0 0 .333 1 2
C. Abrams SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .237 9 27
B. De La Cruz RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .228 2 8
S. Espinal 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .282 1 17
N. Fortes C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .230 3 14
Totals 32 7 9 7 3 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lewis (21, 1st Inning off H. Wesneski, 0 on, 1 out) , N. Fortes (6, 4th Inning off H. Wesneski, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Keith (4, 5th Inning off H. Wesneski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Massey (9, 3rd Inning off H. Wesneski, 0 on, 0 outs) , P. Leon (1, 5th Inning off D. Lynch IV, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Massey 4 , R. Lewis 2 , C. Keith 3 , J. Lowe , P. Leon 5 , S. Espinal , N. Fortes 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Lewis , C. Abrams 2
GIDP: R. Lewis , S. Espinal
Hit by Pitch: P. Leon
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Lowe (27)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Abrams-Massey-Keith)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Wesneski L (2-4) 4.0 7 6 6 2 4 1 76 4.71   
D. Lynch IV 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 25 6.80   
B. Burkhalter 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.98   
C. Doval 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Wesneski 26
Batters Faced: H. Wesneski 22, D. Lynch IV 7, B. Burkhalter 5, C. Doval 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Wesneski 3-5, D. Lynch IV 3-2, B. Burkhalter 1-1, C. Doval 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Wesneski 76-45, D. Lynch IV 25-14, B. Burkhalter 22-11, C. Doval 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lynch IV 1-1 , C. Doval 1-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Wesneski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. King W (9-7) 6.0 2 2 2 3 4 0 97 3.86   
B. Francis 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 1.09   
N. Lodolo 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 30 1.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. King 61
Batters Faced: M. King 25, B. Francis 3, N. Lodolo 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. King 5-9, B. Francis 0-0, N. Lodolo 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. King 97-61, B. Francis 15-7, N. Lodolo 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Francis 1-0 , N. Lodolo 2-0
WP: M. King
Hit Batsmen: M. King 2 , N. Lodolo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael King
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM PT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 34971
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