Rangers rally, but lose on walk-off slam

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OAKLAND — Khris Davis hit a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Athletics a 8-5 victory over the Rangers on Tuesday night. Davis hit three home runs in the game. The rally came at the expense of Rangers closer Shawn Tolleson, who suffered his fourth blown save of the season after having two all of last season.

The Rangers had taken a 5-4 lead in the top of the ninth on a two-run home run by Ian Desmond. Tolleson took over in the bottom of the inning. Stephen Vogt led off the inning with a little ground ball down the first baseline. Tolleson fielded it and threw to first but the throw hit Vogt. The Rangers thought Vogt was running inside the baseline and should have been called out but the play is not reviewable. Coco Crisp followed with …

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