A's Blast 3 HRs in 1st Inning, Shock Rangers

0:00On April 25th, the Oakland Athletics came out swinging hard against the Texas Rangers on Friday night, blasting three solo home runs in the very first inning. It happened crazy fast, just seven pitches in, with Nick Kurtz crushing Nathaniel Valde's opening pitch over the right field wall, Carlos Cortez. Following to right, and Tyler Sodistrom going deep to center on his first pitch too. This marked the A's first three-homer first inning since July 8th against the Atlanta Braves. Il Valde had owned the A's before, shutting them out over seven innings back on April 13th in California during an 8-1 Rangers win, and he carried a sharp 2.54 career ERA against them. His last outing was rougher though, giving up four runs in five innings at Seattle, so this hot start has the Rangers shaking early. That explosive inning sets the tone for a wild night at the ballpark. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.