The Rangers dealt Ryan Madson and the A’s more ninth-inning heartache in Arlington.
The A’s entered the bottom of the ninth with a one-run lead, only to see Jonathan Lucroy’s two-run single lift Texas to a 7-6 walk-off win at Globe Life Park.
Madson gave up Carlos Beltran’s one-out double, then a wild pitch moved Beltran to third and Adrian Beltre walked. Pinch runner Joey Gallo stole second to move the winning run in scoring position, and Lucroy’s single down the left field line scored the tying and winning runs.
Back on July 25, Beltre delivered a walk-off homer off Madson.