Rangers rally to knock off Athletics

Rangers pinch hitter Danny Santana, in his first at-bat of the season, tied
the game at 7-7 with a two-run triple to deep right off A's reliever Joakim
Soria (0-2) in the bottom of the eighth. He then scored the winning run on
Delino DeShields' bunt single.

Steven Piscotty and Matt Chapman went deep as Oakland set a franchise mark
with its seventh consecutive multi-homer game.

Texas started the comeback from a 7-2 deficit with single runs in the fifth
and seventh innings. Shortstop Elvis Andrus hit his third home run of the
season in the fifth and ran his batting average to .414 by going 3-for-4 with
two RBIs and two runs scored. He stole home in the first inning, the fifth
time in his career he's done that, a franchise record and most among active
major league players.

The Rangers and Athletics ended their first series of the season with a win
apiece. Oakland rallied from a 6-1 deficit on Friday, and Saturday's game was
rained out.

The A's looked to be headed to a fifth consecutive victory behind starter
Brett Anderson, who allowed three runs (two earned) on just two hits through
six innings to go with three strikeouts. He had some hard luck early with two
A's errors, two walks and two hit batters, but he bounced back nicely and
appeared headed for a fourth consecutive victory before the bullpen gave up
the lead.

Rangers starter Adrian Sampson lasted just four innings, allowing seven runs
on eight hits and two walks. He struck out four. Four Texas relievers shut
down the Oakland offense over the final five innings. They allowed two hits
and struck out six.

Closer Jose Leclerc notched his third save. After a couple of rough outings,
Leclerc surrendered a one-out single in the ninth, but then fanned Marcus
Semien, and Chapman to strike out the side.

Left-hander Jeffrey Springs (2-0) pitched a scoreless eighth for Texas.

Semien and Chapman both did damage earlier in the game. Semien went 3-for-5
with a two-run double in the A's four-run fourth for the 7-2 lead.

Piscotty's second-inning homer tied the game at 2-2 after Texas opened the
game with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first. Chapman hit a solo homer
in the third to give Oakland a 3-2 lead.

--Field Level Media