OAKLAND -- On a day when Khris Davis clubbed his Major League-leading 41st home run, the A's designated hitter was overshadowed by an even bigger swing from Matt Olson in Oakland's 8-6 win over the Texas Rangers on Saturday at the Coliseum.
Olson came off the bench as a defensive replacement and hit a tiebreaking solo home run in the eighth inning, one of three long balls by the A's.
It came after the first baseman initially attempted to bunt against the shift. Once Texas third baseman Jurickson Profar moved back toward the bag, Olson changed his strategy and hit an opposite-field home run.