ARLINGTON, Texas— Josh Jung hit a three-run home run off All-Star closer Mason Miller in the 10th inning, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6–4 on Sunday.
The Rangers won in walk-off fashion for the second game in a row, and the fifth time in their six home wins since Aug. 5.
“They keep fighting, so that’s what I have to say about them,” said the Rangers’ Bruce Bochy, who matched Bucky Harris for eighth on the all-time manager wins list with No. 2,158. “You get down two there [in] extra innings, you’ve got your hands full with one of the best closers in the game.”
Jung, in only his 28th game since missing 102 because of a fractured right wrist, wasn’t sure the ball was gone until it landed just a couple rows deep.
“It’s a positive thing. It puts things in the right direction,” said Jung, who still lamented missing an RBI chance earlier in the game. “I went out there and started over-swinging again, felt like I just fixed that the other day. So being able to not lunge at 100 [mph] and be able to turn it around is big for me.”
Oakland had gone ahead in the 10th against Matt Festa (3–1), who struck out his first two batters before Seth Brown hit a tiebreaking RBI triple and Zack Gelof followed with a double.
Miller, who hadn’t pitched since Wednesday, threw 34 pitches in his 1 2/3 innings.
“That last at-bat of the game is a fastball up and in. Jung got the barrel to it, and it goes out to right field,” A’s Manager Mark Kotsay said. “So, you know, a tough way to lose. But we had the right guy on the mound, and it just didn’t go our way today.”
Lawrence Butler and Brent Rooker each had four hits for the A’s (59–78), who had runners at first and third in the ninth before Shea Langeliers grounded into an inning-ending double play. Oakland had 16 hits and left 11 runners on base.
Roster Adds
With major-league rosters expanding by two to 28 on Sunday, the A’s recalled infielder Tristan Gray from Triple-A Las Vegas and added Janson Junk, whom they got on a waiver claim from Houston on Saturday. The Rangers recalled right-hander Owen White and infielder Jonathan Ornelas from Triple-A Round Rock, Texas.Trainer’s Room
Rangers: Jacob deGrom (right-elbow surgery rehab) struck out five of the 10 batters he faced while throwing 30 of 43 pitches for strikes over 2 2/3 innings in a rehab start for Round Rock. He walked one and allowed a single. The two-time Cy Young Award winner is scheduled to make his fourth rehab start Saturday, likely for Double-A Frisco. If all goes well, he could be set to rejoin the Rangers and pitch in the majors for the first time since April 28, 2023.Up Next
Athletics: Right-hander Osvaldo Bido (5–3, 3.21 earned-run average), who is 3–0 with a 1.17 ERA in his past four starts, is scheduled to pitch Monday in a homestand opener against Seattle.Rangers: Rookie right-hander Jack Leiter likely will start for Texas against the visiting New York Yankees on Monday. Gerrit Cole (5–3, 3.86) is New York’s scheduled starter.
