Olson, Semien homer as A's cruise to 10-3 win over Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Matt Olson and Marcus Semien connected on two-run homers, Stephen Piscotty lined a bases-clearing double and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 10-3 on Tuesday night.

Tony Kemp scored three runs without hitting the ball out of the infield, starting on a wild pitch in the second inning when he took a huge lead with a shift on and came home even though the ball didn't go far from the plate. The speedy second baseman walked, was hit by a pitch and had an infield single.

Olson put the AL West-leading A's ahead for good at 3-1 with his 10th homer, a 453-foot drive over the Texas bullpen in right-center field in the fourth. Semien went deep for his fifth an inning later.

Piscotty's three-run double down the line in left in the seventh came after Texas reliever Ian Gibaut forced home two runs with a walk and the fourth hit-batter of the game when he plunked Mark Canha.

The right-hander wasn't ejected even though a warning had been issued when Sean Manaea hit Robinson Chirinos two innings earlier. It was Gibaut's last batter anyway because manager Chris Woodward took him out.

Oakland's Matt Chapman was the first to get hit, on a 91 mph pitch from Kyle Gibson that glanced off the ear flap on his batting helmet leading off the fourth. After a brief medical check, Chapman stayed in the game. Kemp was hit by Gibson leading off the fifth.

Manaea (2-2) allowed three runs, one earned, in five innings as the lefty won his second straight start after going winless in his first five.

Gibson (1-3) gave up seven runs in 6 1/3 innings with six strikeouts, two walks, two hit batters and a wild pitch.

A's catcher Jonah Heim had his first career hit in his major league debut, a single in the seventh.

Nick Solak singled in two runs to get the Rangers...

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