Rangers Rally Behind Gore, Langford to Beat A's 5-3 in Sacramento

Final Score and Context

The Texas Rangers defeated the Athletics 5-3 on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California. The visitors improved their record to 61-63, while the host Athletics fell to 48-75. Attendance was listed at 10,070 for the contest.

Game Progression

The Rangers struck first in the second inning. Aaron Bolte hit a three-run home run to left field, driving in Serven and Williams. The umpire review overturned the initial call on the field, but the three runs stood to give Texas a 3-0 lead. Sacramento responded in the fifth inning when Lopez singled to center, allowing Burger to score and narrowing the gap to 3-1. The Athletics tied the game in the sixth inning on a single by Seager to center, which brought in Nimmo to make it 3-2. However, the Rangers regained the lead later in the sixth. Langford hit a two-run home run to left-center, scoring Seager and extending the Texas advantage to 4-3. In the ninth inning, Kelenic singled to center, scoring Carter to secure the fifth run for the Rangers.

Pitching Performance

MacKenzie Gore earned the win for the Rangers, pitching 5.2 innings while allowing eight hits and three earned runs. He issued two walks and struck out five batters. Chase Silseth recorded the hold, pitching 0.1 innings without allowing hits, earned runs, or walks. Jakob Junis also pitched 1.0 inning with no hits, earned runs, walks, or strikeouts. Jacob Latz secured the save, pitching 2.0 innings with one walk and two strikeouts while allowing no hits or earned runs.

For the Athletics, J.T. Ginn took the loss. He pitched 6.0 innings, allowing eight hits and four earned runs, while striking out seven batters with no walks. Brady Basso pitched 1.2 innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs, with two strikeouts. Scott Blewett pitched 1.1 innings, allowing two hits and one earned run, issuing one walk and striking out one batter.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816546