Overview
- Jacob deGrom rebounded on Monday night, allowing one hit and striking out eight across seven shutout innings to power an 8-1 win over the Oakland Athletics.
- Brandon Nimmo had two hits and two RBIs and Justin Foscue hit a solo home run as five different Rangers drove in runs during a multi-inning attack.
- Rookie Gage Jump was charged with seven runs in 4 1/3 innings as the A’s dropped their fourth straight game and finished August 8-20, their worst month since 1978.
- The victory moved Texas to 68-70 and left the Rangers about 1 1/2 games behind Cleveland for the final AL wild-card spot with MacKenzie Gore slated to start next.
- Oakland has shut down key regulars to improve its draft-lottery odds, a move that has worsened on-field results and made single starts and short hot streaks like deGrom’s especially consequential for playoff math.