The A’s made life rough for Yu Darvish on Saturday as they’ve done often against the Rangers right-hander.
Then again, not many pitchers are escaping their wrath these days. Continuing their late-season offensive revival, the A’s walloped Texas 11-2 at Globe Life Park, their third time cracking double-digit runs in six games on this road trip.
Joey Wendle led the game off with his first major league home run, and right-hander Raul Alcantara registered his first career victory on the mound as the A’s continued spreading the good vibes up and down the roster. Marcus Semien hit a three-run home run, collecting his 26th homer on his 26th birthday, and Danny Valencia added a three-run shot for some cushion in the eighth.