Murphy hits 2 HRs, Langeliers homers as A’s roll past Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Sean Murphy had his second two-homer sport and rookie Shea Langeliers hit his first main league house run in his second sport with Oakland, main the Athletics to a 7-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday evening.

Murphy pulled a solo house run to left subject within the first inning and launched an opposite-field, two-run shot into the house bullpen in right-center within the third inning.

Langeliers, from close by Keller, Texas, homered on an 0-2 pitch to the other subject into the identical bullpen with one on throughout Oakland’s four-run eighth inning. The 24-year-old was known as up Tuesday and doubled on the primary pitch he noticed.

“I used to be sort of simply telling myself let the ball journey and be clean by means of the baseball and use the massive a part of the sphere,” Langeliers mentioned.

Throughout batting follow, A’s supervisor Mark Kotsay advised Langeliers he’d pay him $100 for a homer into that bullpen.

“I didn’t suppose it was going to get out,” Kotsay mentioned. “I used to be really yelling for it to get down. Fortunately it cleared the fence.”

Murphy doubled within the eighth inning and scored, extending his hitting success at Globe Life Subject. He has a .347 batting common with eight homers and 17 RBI in 18 video games performed on the ballpark. His first multi-homer sport got here in his third profession begin, on Sept. 19, 2019, at Houston.

“No rhyme, no motive,” Murphy mentioned of his success at Globe Life Subject. “You say that, and tomorrow I take an 0-for.”

A’s rookie righthander Adam Oller (2-5), from the Houston space, allowed one run — his fewest in 10 begins — on 5 hits with 4 strikeouts and one stroll.

Each of Murphy’s house runs got here off rookie left-hander Cole Ragans (0-2), who gave up three runs on 4 hits and one stroll in 5 innings whereas hanging out three. It was Ragans’ third massive league begin.

The A’s, with the worst file within the American League, have gained two consecutive video games following a nine-game shedding streak.

Earlier within the day, Rangers president of baseball operations Jon Daniels, who led the entrance workplace for 17 years, was relieved of his duties, two days after the dismissal of supervisor Chris Woodward. Chris Younger, the membership’s government vice chairman and normal supervisor, takes over all features of baseball operations.

“We got here ready to play a sport tonight,” interim supervisor Tony Beasley mentioned. “We misplaced. We obtained beat. We’re not going guilty it on anyone.”

Adolis Garcia and Mark Mathias hit RBI doubles for Texas within the first and ninth innings. Mathias’ got here in as a pinch-hitter in his debut with the Rangers. Garcia has a 14-game hitting streak.

The Rangers’ Nathaniel Lowe had a 22-game on-base streak snapped.

DON’T LEAVE YET

The ultimate out, Marcus Semien’s groundout to shortstop, was challenged by Texas contending A’s 1B David MacKinnon got here off the bag. The decision was shortly upheld.

ROSTER MOVES

The A’s launched veteran SS Elvis Andrus and recalled INF Sheldon Neuse, additionally from Keller, from Triple-A Las Vegas. Neuse went 1 for 3. … The Rangers designated RHP Garrett Richards for task.

TRAINER’S ROOM

A’s: RHP Brent Honeywell Jr. (elbow) has yet another scheduled rehab outing with low Class A Stockton.

Rangers: RHP Joe Barlow (blister) was activated from the 15-day injured listing after lacking 31 video games. Barlow pitched one scoreless inning, leaving the bases loaded. … OF Kole Calhoun (heel irritation) started a rehab task with Triple-A Spherical Rock.

UP NEXT

Thursday afternoon’s finale to the four-game sequence will match A’s rookie LHP Zach Logue (3-6, 5.49 ERA) towards Rangers RHP Dane Dunning (2-6, 4.12). Logue was recalled from Las Vegas final Saturday for his sixth stint with the membership this season. He allowed 4 runs on seven hits, together with two house runs, in 2 1/3 innings in an 11-4 loss to Texas on Might 28. Dunning is 1-0 in his final six begins, and that win got here by limiting the Chicago White Sox to no runs and one hit on Aug. 6.

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