The A’s dropped the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, losing a high-scoring 12-11 game in the series finale against the Rangers.
Today’s contest started out quietly as both teams went down 1-2-3 in the first. Righty Osvaldo Bido was on the mound for his Athletics debut after forcing his way to the big leagues with a hot start in Triple-A. Texas got to him in the second inning with a two-out rally capped by an RBI single, but it was only the second inning and on a hot day at the Coliseum like today, there was going to be more action.