ARLINGTON, Texas – Kendall Graveman’s flirtation with no-hit fame wound up on the wrong side of the wall. Even so, he was more than the Rangers could handle as the A’s beat Texas 6-1 in one of the best-pitched games of the early season.
Graveman and Rangers’ starter Yu Darvish were locked in a scoreless tie through five innings. The A’s broke through with a run set up by a Ryon Healy double to chase Darvish in the sixth, then added another run off reliever Tony Barnette in the seventh.
To that point, Graveman had allowed just one walk to Texas, his sinker producing an endless string of routine ground ball outs.