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Texas Rangers vs Oakland Athletics Recap - Rangers Over Athletics 4-3

Texas moneyline bettors cashed on Sunday courtesy of a 4-3 win against the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

Texas was an underdog by +160 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.

Taylor Hearn earned the victory for the Rangers, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 2, walking 0, and allowing 5 hits and 3 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from Isiah Kiner-Falefa in the win.

Oakland's starting pitcher Jake Diekman worked 1 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 3 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Starling Marte in a losing cause.

Texas outhit their counterparts 11-5 in the game.

The game was closed out by Joe Barlow who got the final outs in the victory. He allowed 0 hits, 0 walks and fanned 0 batters to earn the save.

Next game, Texas takes its act home to face Houston looking for another win. For Oakland, they head on the road to face Kansas City.