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Carlos Cortes leads Athletics' homer barrage in 8-1 win over Rangers
Carlos Cortes homered twice and the Athletics hit three early shots off Nathan Eovaldi to hand Texas its first loss in the series opener.
- On Friday in Arlington, the Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers 8-1, led by Athletics outfielder Carlos Cortes, who hit two home runs off Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi.
- The Athletics' barrage began with first-inning home runs from Athletics infielder Nick Kurtz, Cortes, and Athletics catcher Tyler Soderstrom off Eovaldi, occurring within the first seven pitches of the game.
- Athletics starting pitcher Luis Severino allowed one run on six hits during his start, while Eovaldi struggled by surrendering six runs in the same span during the game.
- Kurtz extended his on-base streak to 14 games with a walk, while Athletics infielder Zack Gelof added a two-run homer off Rangers pitcher Cal Quantrill, and Rangers infielder Josh Jung scored on a Corey Seager double.
- Saturday's game will feature Athletics LHP Jeffrey Springs against Rangers LHP MacKenzie Gore in the second contest of the series.
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Athletics' 5 home runs bury Rangers
Nick Kurtz, Carlos Cortes and Tyler Soderstrom each hit solo homers in the first inning as the Athletics opened a three-game series against the Texas Rangers with an 8-1 victory on Friday in Arlington.
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Carlos Cortes leads Athletics' homer barrage in 8-1 win over Rangers
Athletics DH Carlos Cortes’ two-home run game included one of three hit off Texas’ Nathan Eovaldi during seven pitches to the game’s first four batters as the A’s beat the Rangers 8-1 on Friday night.
Three early homers power Athletics past Rangers in series opener
Carlos Cortes had two home runs, including one of three hit off Texas starter Nathan Eovaldi in the first seven pitches of the game, and the Athletics beat the Rangers 8-1 on Friday night. Cortes’ first-inning shot was sandwiched between first-pitch homers launched by leadoff batter Nick Kurtz and Tyler Soderstrom. Cortes added a three-run shot in the fifth, also off Eovaldi, and Zack Gelof added a two-run homer in the ninth off Cal Quantrill. L…
Carlos Cortes connected two home runs, including one of the three that the Atléticos hit Texas opener Nathan Eovaldi in the first seven pitches of the game, and beat the Rangers on Friday night by 8-1.
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