No need for extra innings or walk-off dramatics today. The Oakland A’s took care of business early and decisively.
The A’s scored seven runs in the 3rd inning and then kept piling on, resulting in a 12-3 rout of the Texas Rangers on Saturday afternoon at the Coliseum. Along the way, they got major contributions from all three of their newly acquired hitters.
In each of their two previous games, Oakland collected just two hits through eight innings but then heated up at the last minute to snatch walk-off wins during extra frames. But they didn’t wait around this time, taking advantage of an opportunity arguably the worst opponent in the American League.