MLB Recap · August 16, 2026

Texas Rangers at Athletics: Final Score & Recap

TEX2
Final
ATH5

Line Score

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TEX011000000271
ATH02000021-5130

The Story

AI recap unavailable for archived games. The final score, win-probability story, biggest plays, and top performers are all shown below.

Win Probability

755025TEX bats firstFinalATH win %TEX win %
DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 44.6% → final 100%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Zack Gelof Home Run
Bot 7th · off Jakob Junis
+26.2%
Lawrence Butler Home Run
Bot 2nd · off Cody Bradford
+13.3%
Elias Díaz Strikeout
Top 4th · off Jacob Lopez
-8.7%
Alika Williams Grounded Into DP
Bot 6th · off Tyler Alexander
-7.4%
Tommy White Home Run
Bot 8th · off Peyton Gray
+5.7%

Top Batters by WPA

Zack Gelof+24.7%+0.2 RE24
Lawrence Butler+14.4%+1.7 RE24
Jake Burger+11.6%+1.5 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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