Rangers score winning run on hit batter
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas second baseman Rougned Odor was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 10th inning to force in the winning run as the Rangers rallied for a 5-4 win over the Oakland A's on Tuesday.
Texas trailed 4-2 going into the bottom of the 10th after the A's scored two in the top of the inning.
However, John Axford (4-4) couldn't close the deal. He struck out Nomar Mazara before walking three straight batters to bring up Carlos Beltran. Beltran tied the game with a two-run single to center as he matched his career high with four hits.
That ended the night for Axford as Marc Rzepczynski came on. He intentionally walked Adrian Beltre to load the bases and then hit Odor with the first pitch.
The A's scored two runs off Texas reliever Keone Kela (4-1) in the top of the 10th to get the lead.
Yonder Alonso put the A's up by ripping a double to right to drive in Brett Eibner, who had opened the inning with walk. Ryon Healy added an RBI single to left.
The Rangers didn't look like they would need extra innings, but Oakland rallied in the ninth to change that.
Danny Valencia's RBI single with two outs in the top of the ninth tied the game 2-2 and came after Oakland opened the game 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position. The A's finished with 11 hits and also drew eight walks.
Oakland starter Andrew Triggs had a career night in his third start. Triggs pitched a career-high 5 2/3 innings and allowed just one run on two hits.
Triggs lasted a lot longer than Texas starter Lucas Harrell, who exited after just two innings with a strained groin. The Texas bullpen made up for the short Harrell start until the ninth inning as it got six scoreless innings from the trio of Alex Claudio, Jake Diekman and Jeremy Jeffress.
Oakland took 1-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI bases-loaded walk by Valencia, and the Rangers tied it at 1 in the sixth on an RBI single by Beltran. The Rangers took a 2-1 lead in the seventh on a sacrifice fly from Elvis Andrus.
Triggs, who hadn't pitched more than four innings in his big-league career, opened with five scoreless against Texas.
NOTES: Texas OF Shin-Soo Choo, who sustained a broken left forearm after getting hit by a pitch Monday, was officially placed on the 15-day disabled list. Choo will have surgery on Wednesday. Outfielder Ryan Rua was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock to take Choo's roster spot. ... The 33 double plays Texas LHP Martin Perez has induced are the most for a pitcher through 25 starts in a season since San Francisco's Shawn Estes had 36 in 2000. ... Oakland SS Marcus Semien played in his 122nd consecutive game Tuesday night. That's the most by an Oakland player since Eric Chavez played in 123 straight in 2005. It's also the second longest active streak in the majors.