OAKLAND -- Khris Davis hit his Major League-leading 41st home run, Matt Olson added a tiebreaking solo shot in the eighth and the Oakland Athletics held on to beat the Texas Rangers, 8-6, on Saturday at the Coliseum.
Davis entered the game in a 7-for-54 funk and had only one homer in his previous 14 games before connecting on a 3-2 pitch off Texas starter Yohander Mendez, after Jed Lowrie drew a two-out walk in the first inning. It was Davis' 10th home run against the Rangers this season and his 27th career blast off Texas pitching.