Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 3, Oakland 1
When: 10:05 PM ET, Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Where: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature: 54°
Umpires: Home - Doug Eddings, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Adam Hamari, 3B - Bill Miller
Attendance: 15025

OAKLAND -- Right-hander Colby Lewis pitched six strong innings, first baseman Prince Fielder drove in two runs and the Texas Ranger defeated the Oakland A's 3-1 at the O.co Coliseum on Tuesday night.

Lewis continued his history of strong performances against the A's. Entering the game, Lewis was 8-4 with a 3.23 ERA for his career against Oakland. He was 6-3 with a 3.05 ERA in Oakland.

The Rangers avenged an 8-0 loss on Opening Day to Oakland.

Fielder went 2-for-3 and reached base in the first inning when he was hit by a pitch. Center fielder Leonys Martin and shortstop Elvis Andrus each had two hits.

A's center fielder Sam Fuld went 2-for-4 with a triple.

Oakland right-hander Jesse Hahn gave up three runs on seven hits over six innings in his Oakland debut. Hahn, acquired from San Diego in an offseason trade, struck out three and walked none.

The A's trailed 3-0 through five innings but cut Texas' lead to 3-1 in the bottom of the sixth when Fuld tripled to right and scored on second baseman Eric Sogard's ground out.

Oakland loaded the bases in the seventh inning against Rangers rookie right-hander Keone Kela, who made his major-league debut. But with one out, he got shortstop Marcus Semien to ground into an inning ending double play.

Rangers right-hander Shawn Tolleson pitched a scoreless eighth, and Neftali Feliz a scoreless ninth for his first save of the season.

A's third baseman Brett Lawrie went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts.

The Rangers took a 1-0 lead in the top of the third inning.

Leading off, Rougned Odor was hit by a pitch and moved to second on Martin's ground out. Then with two outs, Fielder lined a soft single to center field, driving in Odor with Texas' first run of the season.

The Rangers then made it 3-0 with two runs in the fifth.

Martin lined a one-out single to center off Hahn and raced to third on Andrus' hit-and-run single, grounded to left field through a hole vacated by Semien when he covered second base.

Fielder lined an RBI single to right, bringing Martin home, and when the ball got past right fielder Craig Gentry for an error, Andrus scored all the way from first.

NOTES: A's right-hander Jarrod Parker threw two innings in a simulated game as he continued to make progress in his recovery from Tommy John surgery he had in March 2014. A's manager Bob Melvin said Parker looked "really good" and will throw three innings in a simulated game Monday in Arizona at extended spring training. ... A's right fielder Josh Reddick (strained right oblique) hit against Parker and remained on track to be activated from the disabled list Saturday when the A's play Seattle. Reddick will play a rehab game for Class-A Stockton on Thursday at San Bernardino. ... Rangers right-hander Nick Tepesch was placed on the Triple-A disabled list at Round Rock with irritation of the ulnar nerve in his right elbow. He'll be shut down for three weeks then follow a throwing program for three weeks before being activated. ... Catcher Carolos Corporan was in the starting lineup and made his Rangers debut. Texas acquired Corporan from Houston in an offseason trade.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Texas   Oakland
Colby Lewis Player Jesse Hahn
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 3
3 Hits 7
1.50 ERA 4.50
Hitting
Texas   Oakland
Prince Fielder Player Sam Fuld
2 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
0 HR 0
2 TB 4
.667 Avg .500
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Texas 8 0 9 .235 14 6 2 0 0 1
Oakland 5 0 7 .167 14 7 1 3 0 1