OAKLAND, Calif. — Jed Lowrie singled home Cristian Pache with two out in the ninth inning Sunday as the Athletics avoided a four-game sweep with a 6-5 win over the Texas Rangers before a crowd of 8,342 at the Coliseum.
Pache, who has been hitting under .200 for weeks, opened the ninth with a single to right against losing pitcher Brett Martin (0-4). After Tony Kemp popped up a sacrifice bunt attempt, Pache went to second when Ramon Laureano hit a grounder off Martin, who retired Laureano at first.
Lowrie then delivered the game-winner to left center as the A’s improved their record to 20-30. Texas, hoping to reach .500, instead fell to 22-24 in a game in which the Rangers made five errors.
