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- Updated: August 18, 2016
ARLINGTON — Rangers manager Jeff Banister agreed that his team’s offense was opportunistically aggressive in its 6-2 win over Oakland on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.
“That’s a brand of baseball that we like to play,” Banister said.
Jonathan Lucroy’s solo homer in the fourth got the Rangers on the board, but their two-run fifth was more the result of a methodical approach.
Elvis Andrus led off the inning with a single off A’s starter Sean Manaea. After Drew Stubbs struck out, Delino DeShields lined a ball toward center fielder Jake Smolinski and didn’t hesitate, taking second base on an aggressive play.
“When I hit the ball in the gaps, I always think [triple] — that’s just how I’ve always been my whole life,” DeShields said. “I always round really hard, and if I feel good about it, I take a chance on it.”
DeShields’ double set up Ian Desmond, who followed with a two-run single to …
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