Garcia Homers Twice, Rangers Beat A's

Oakland Athletics v Texas Rangers

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Rookie Adolis Garcia went deep twice as the Rangers beat the A's 5-3 at home. Garcia hit his 19th and 20th home runs of the year, to plate two runs for Texas. He leads all MLB rookies with 20 jacks. Brock Holt broke a 3-3 tie with a RBI single in the seventh. Lefty Brett Martin earned his second win in relief. Joely Rodriguez shut down the ninth for his first save of the year. The Rangers have won two of their last three. Sean Murphy hit a solo bomb in the seventh. Tony Kemp and Skye Bolt each tallied two hits. Yusmeiro Petit took his first loss, allowing two runs and three hits. Oakland has lost four of its last five.


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