Shea Langeliers had four hits and Nick Kurtz drove in a run with a base hit his first time up in his major-league debut to help the Athletics beat Texas 5-2 on a night that saw the Rangers’ Joc Peders

Nick Kurtz drove in a run with a base hit his first time up in his major league debut to help the Athletics beat Texas 5-2.

Shea Langeliers consiguió cuatro hits y Nick Kurtz impulsó una carrera con un sencillo en su primer turno al bate en las Grandes Ligas

Its Wednesday, April 23 and the Rangers (14-9) take on the Athletics (10-13). Kumar Rocker is slated to take the mound for Texas against JP Sears for Oakland. The Rangers beat the Athletics 8-5 yesterday.

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Rookie Nick Kurtz needed just one plate appearance for his first major league hit and first RBI. Kurtz singled up the middle on a 1-2 pitch from Kumar Rocker in the first inning, scoring Shea Langeliers from second base and giving the Athletics a 3-0 lead against Texas.

The A's will add Kurtz to a lineup that includes three other promising hitters younger than 25: shortstop Jacob Wilson, outfielder Lawrence Butler, and fellow first baseman Tyler Soderstrom, one of the top home-run hitters in the majors this year.

Nick Kurtz was sleeping in when he got the call he was being promoted to the Athletics. "Half asleep, so I was like a little bit of a dream," Kurtz said Tuesday, a day after receiving news of the call-up.

The Texas Rangers placed shortstop Corey Seager on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of a strained right hamstring. The 30-year-old Seager pulled up while running to first base in the sixth inning Tuesday at the Athletics and left the game.

Texas shortstop Corey Seager was pulled from the Rangers' game due to right hamstring tightness in the sixth inning Tuesday against the Athletics in West Sacramento, Calif.

The Texas Rangers’ offense returned to full strength Sunday after multiple early-season injuries left them short-handed for the bulk of the first month of play. They were able to arrange a new-look lineup because of that Tuesday afternoon and immediately reaped rewards that evening.

Coming off the worst season of his four-year tenure as team president and general manager, Chris Drury has agreed to a multi-year contract extension to stay on with the Rangers, the team announced late Wednesday afternoon.

On Wednesday, the Rangers announced they agreed to a multi-year contract extension with president and general manager Chris Drury. "I am honored to sign this contract extension and continue in this position with the team I grew up supporting,