Jeffrey Springs controlled the game from the mound, and Jacob Wilson delivered the decisive hit as Oakland defeated Texas 2-1 at Sutter Health Park.
Springs earned his third win without a loss, allowing three hits and one run over 6.1 innings with five strikeouts. The left-hander carried a 1.46 ERA into the game and maintained his early-season dominance against a Rangers lineup that managed just four hits total.
The Athletics erased an early deficit in the third inning when Wilson singled to left, scoring both Denzel Clarke and Shea Langeliers while advancing Nick Kurtz to second. Texas had taken the lead in the first when Jake Burger singled to left, bringing home Brandon Nimmo.
MacKenzie Gore absorbed the loss for Texas, lasting 4.2 innings while allowing three hits and two runs. His control wavered throughout, as he issued six walks against five strikeouts. Mark Leiter secured his second save with a perfect ninth inning, striking out two.
Oakland improved to 8-8 after snapping a one-game losing streak. Texas fell to 9-7, ending a two-game winning streak. Nimmo, who doubled in the game, sits four hits away from 1,000 career hits and eight doubles away from 200 career doubles.