That resurgent Texas Rangers’ offense has hit a brick wall in Oakland. The A’s shut out the Rangers for the second consecutive night 6-0 Tuesday at Oakland Coliseum.
It’s the first time Texas has been blanked in consecutive games since Aug. 13-14, 2016 against the Tigers. The A’s have won six consecutive games against the Rangers. The series finale is at 2:35 p.m. Wednesday.
“I think it’s a couple of pitchers who have made some really good pitches against us,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. “Tonight, it looked like [Brett] Anderson had the power sinker working very well.