Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Athletics x x x x x x x 8 0 0 Rangers x x x x x x x 4 0 0

A's win game 1 of this 3 game series. Jason Kurtz pitched 6 solid innning (3ER, 5K, 5BB). Dave Wilfrid got to the A's early with one of his two 2 run Homer. A's answered when Nick Tapper hit a 2 run homer in bottom half of the inning. Tapper and Mazzeo would go back to back in the 3rd and from there the A's never looked backed. Donarama and Misiph added solo shots themselves.