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ARLINGTON, Texas — Leody Taveras hit a game-ending single with one out in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3-2. The bases were loaded when Taveras grounded a single through the middle and past a drawn-in infield, sending pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran home with the winning run. Athletics reliever Tyler Ferguson struck out the side in the eighth, but hit Nathaniel Lowe with a pitch to start the ninth before Carson Kelly reached on a bloop single and Travis Jankowski drew a four-pitch walk with one out. All-Star closer Kirby Yates worked around a single and a walk in a scoreless ninth for the win. Jonah Heim added a two-run homer for Texas. Lawrence Butler hit his 20th homer for the A's.
