Official Site of the A's · Sep 26, 2016
Cotton keeps making it look easy as A's rout Texas
Ryon Healy belts a two-run home run to left field, scoring the seventh run of the 2nd inning to extend the A's leadOAKLAND -- Athletics rookie right-hander Jharel Cotton continued the terrific start to his Major League career and the Rangers were the latest team to be impressed.
Cotton sent the Rangers back into a tie with the Red Sox for the best record in the American League by pitching the Athletics to a 7-1 victory on Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum. Cotton, making his fourth Major League start, allowed just one run on three hits over a career-high seven innings. Cotton is now 2-0 with a 1.44 ERA in his four starts.