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A’s fall short in the ninth, Rangers take series opener

The Oakland A’s played their first game at the new Globe Life Park in Arlington, Tex. Still feeling out how the unfamiliar grounds plays, the A’s lost 3-2 to the Texas Rangers Monday night.

The A’s loaded the bases in the ninth inning with one out, but Rangers reliever Rafael Montero took advantage of a low strike zone to strikeout Matt Olson looking with three pitches at his shins. Matt Chapman flied out the other way to end it

The Rangers had lost eight straight games before beating the A’s to b. . .