Taveras Delivers Game-Ending Single for Rangers in 3–2 Win Over Athletics

The Texas Rangers celebrate the walk off single by Leody Taveras (3) in the ninth inning for the 3-2 win over the Oakland Athletics in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 31, 2024. Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images

ARLINGTON, Texas—Leody Taveras hit a game-ending single with one out in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 3–2 on Saturday night.

The bases were loaded when Taveras grounded a single through the middle and past a drawn-in infield, sending pinch-runner Ezequiel Duran home with the winning run.