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Three Takeaways from Rangers 8-5 Win vs. Athletics
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Three Takeaways from Rangers 8-5 Win vs. Athletics
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The Texas Rangers ' offense has been firing on all cylinders as they're scored at least seven runs in each of their last three games.
To no surprise, they're 3-0 in that span, and that includes a pair of victories over the Athletics where they've scored exactly eight runs in each game.
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Having outscored them 16-6 heading into the series finale , there's a lot to love about the state of this Rangers team.
Sitting at 69-70, the Rangers know they're once again only one game back in the American League West, so they have to capitalize on the momentum of last nights 8-5 victory.
MacKenzie Gore looked phenomenal
The only real blemish MacKenzie Gore had in game two of the series is the fact that he walked four batters. Other than that, he allowed just one earned run on five hits in a solid 5.1 inning performance.
Gore improved to 8-10 on the year as he picked up his first win since Saturday, Aug. 15.
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The 27-year-old needed a bounce back performance after he was pulled in just 3.2 innings on Wednesday, Aug. 26, and he did just that.
Obviously the Athletics are far from the best team in all of baseball, but this is one of those starts that could see Gore turn the corner and get back on track in what was supposed to be a really solid starting rotation .
Five-RBI night for Brandon Nimmo
By the end of the night, Brandon Nimmo had as many RBIs himself as the entire Athletics team.
Remember, this is an Athletics team that just fell to 53-86, but no one can take anything away from Nimmo's four-hit night where he drove in five runs.
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Nimmo is up to 58 RBIs on the year as he picked up his 31st double of the season.
No other Rangers player had more than two hits or one RBI on the night, so the 33-year-old was the clear offensive standout, and even that isn't giving him enough credit.
Jacob Latz saved the day
Despite leading 8-1 going into the seventh inning, things got a bit dicey for this Rangers squad.
The postseason hopefuls allowed one run to score in both the seventh and eighth innings, and then the A's tacked on two more in the ninth.
It didn't seem like Jacob Latz was going to be needed in this game, but four late runs made manager Skip Schumaker rethink everything.
Latz came in and did his thing, recording a pair of strikeouts on just seven pitches to pick up his 28th save of the year.
