Bolte's Two Homers Lead A's Past Rangers 9-2

Henry Bolte had his first career multihomer game, and Zack Gelof, Jonah Heim and Alika Williams also went deep as the Athletics scored nine unanswered runs to beat the Texas Rangers 9-2 on Wednesday.

Bolte hit the first of his two homers in the third inning, a two-run, game-tying shot, before Gelof gave the A's a 3-2 lead with a solo home run.

Bolte struck again in the fourth, crushing his eighth homer of the season over the right-field wall for another two-run blast. Heim, in his return to Globe Life Field after playing for the Rangers from 2020-25, followed with a solo homer against his former team, extending the Athletics' lead to 6-2.

Alika Williams capped the scoring with a two-run home run in the fifth and an RBI double in the seventh to help the A's avoid a three-game sweep.

Jacob Lopez (6-4) threw six innings, striking out seven and allowing both runs on six hits. Over his last 10 starts, he has a 2.28 ERA and 61 strikeouts over 51 1/3 innings.

Ezequiel Durán and Justin Foscue both had solo home runs for the Rangers. The hit was Durán's first career leadoff homer.

Cody Bradford (0-4) allowed five runs — all on homers — in four innings of work for Texas.

The Athletics send RHP Jack Perkins (3-10, 6.42 ERA) to open a three-game series against the Seattle Mariners on Thursday. The Rangers turn to RHP Cal Quantrill (6-5, 3.01) for Game 1 of a four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.