Overview

• Jacob deGrom worked five scoreless innings on 79 pitches, allowing two hits before turning it over to the bullpen.
• Texas scored in six of nine innings, converting nine hits and seven walks into nine runs with homers from Joc Pederson and Josh Jung.
• Oakland starter JT Ginn lasted six innings and yielded five runs as Texas built an early cushion.
• The A’s cut an 8-0 deficit with a five-run eighth keyed by Jacob Wilson’s bloop double and RBI hits from Tyler Soderstrom and Carlos Cortes, but the comeback fell short.
• Next up: Texas opens in Arizona with Patrick Corbin slated against Ryne Nelson, while Oakland visits St. Louis with rookie Luis Morales lined up opposite Sonny Gray.