![]() ![]() OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 12: Oakland Athletics’ Matt Olson (28) celebrates his two-run home run against the Texas Rangers in the sixth inning at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. Starling Marte’s sharp infield single, league-leading 45th stolen base combined with Matt Olson’s 34th home run of the year (19th off a left-hander) put the A’s within one run and ultimately kicked Hearn out of the game having thrown 80 pitches in seven innings. The A’s collected two hits to lead off a fruitless first inning against Texas starter Taylor Hearn, then didn’t get a hit until Yan Gomes’ solo home run to start the fifth inning. He struck out five and walked one batter. It marked the third consecutive start for Kaprielian in which he’s been unable to pitch beyond the fourth inning. before knocking him out of the game with runners on the corners, two outs in the fourth inning. ![]() Kaprielian pounded the strike zone, but the Rangers were just as aggressive early and made him throw 70 pitches. “Knowing that it’s the last few starts of the season, I think it’s pretty easy to see I’m frustrating right now because we aren’t having the success I want to be able to provide for this team.” “I like what I feel, which is frustrating since the results aren’t there,” Kaprielian said. But he still struggled to get there, allowing four runs on eight hits in 3 2/3 innings. Because of this, Kaprielian wasn’t going to pitch beyond the fifth inning, Melvin said. Kaprielian, Sunday’s starter, is deep into unfamiliar territory - his 105 innings are the most he’s pitched in his professional career. OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 12: Oakland Athletics starting pitcher James Kaprielian (32) throws against the Texas Rangers in the first inning at the Coliseum in Oakland, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. With the Blue Jays the only team involved riding momentum, the race is begging for another hot team to get involved. The New York Yankees sit between them, a half-game back of a spot. After the game, the A’s sat tied with the Seattle Mariners three games back of the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays for a wild card spot. But as has been the case all year, the A’s took another big step back. Momentum looked to have started with a three-game win streak that extended into Game 1 of this series. ![]() We’re going to have to go into Kansas City and look to play a little better baseball than we played in the last couple innings and today.” It felt like we were, but yesterday was a speed bump for us. There’s still time left to get on a little bit of a run. “We’re going to have to run off some, either, series in a row or games in a row. You have to win series,” manager Bob Melvin said. “It doesn’t matter who you’re playing at this point. Instead, Oakland remains on the outside looking into the wild card picture. With a 4-3 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday afternoon, the A’s dropped a series that, on paper, posed as a chance to beat up on a team long eliminated from postseason contention. The Oakland A’s dropped a prime opportunity to gain some steam. OAKLAND - Both American League wild card spots are up for the taking. ![]()
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