The Oakland A’s lost one star outfielder Friday afternoon for the rest of the year, but their newest star outfielder stepped up later that night.
Playing just his seventh game for the A’s since being acquired before the trade deadline, Starling Marte launched a walk-off homer in the 11th inning to send Oakland to a 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. It’s the A’s second straight walk-off win, and their 10th of the season.
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Oakland last played Wednesday afternoon and won a walk-off over the Padres, but since then they lost Ramon Laureano for the rest of 2021 due to a suspension for performance-enhancing drugs.