OAKLAND — The Athletics were efficient at the plate and Chris Bassitt and four relievers made it stand up Monday night in a 6-1 win over Texas Rangers before a crowd of 8,073 at the Coliseum.
Stephen Piscotty drove in two runs with a solo home run and a sacrifice fly, Matt Chapman had a sacrifice fly and Chad Pinder a run-scoring double as the A’s had a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the eighth. Piscotty, who hit the ball on the nose all night, singled sharply to drive in one insurance run with a second scoring on an outfield error by Delino DeShields.