The adversity hit Tuesday in the form of a four-run Texas rally against Jesse Chavez.
It put the A’s in a 5-2 hole after five innings, and earlier in the season that might have equaled an automatic ‘L’ for this team.
Not the case anymore.
The A’s are feeling pretty good about themselves, and with that belief comes an ability to answer right back when an opponent mounts a rally. After the Rangers scored four times in the fifth to jump ahead, the A’s responded with four runs of their own in the sixth and closed out an 8-6 victory at Globe Life Park.