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How to watch Rangers vs. Athletics: TV channel and streaming options for August 14

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August 14, 2026

The Athletics will look to Tyler Soderstrom, riding a 10-game hitting streak, against the Texas Rangers at 9:40 p.m. ET on Friday, at Sutter Health Park. Gage Jump (5-7, 4.46 ERA) gets the start for the Athletics, who are 47-74 this season and fifth in the AL West. Kumar Rocker (4-9, 4.46 ERA) is the expected starter for the Rangers, who are 60-62 and second in the AL West.

How to watch Texas Rangers vs. Athletics

Rangers vs. Athletics odds

Favorite Moneyline: Athletics -110
Underdog Moneyline: Rangers -110
Total: 9.5
Total Over Odds: -102
Total Under Odds: -118

Injury reports

Athletics

Nick Kurtz: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Shea Langeliers: 10 Day IL (Knee), Josh Kuroda-Grauer: 10 Day IL (Testicle), Justin Sterner: 15 Day IL (Knee), José Suarez: 15 Day IL (Hip), Jeffrey Springs: 15 Day IL (Hip), Denzel Clarke: 60 Day IL (Foot), Brooks Kriske: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Mark Leiter Jr.: 60 Day IL (Hip), Brent Rooker: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Severino: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Gunnar Hoglund: 60 Day IL (Knee)

Rangers

Kyle Higashioka: 10 Day IL (Flexor tendon), Josh Jung: 10 Day IL (Calf), Jose Corniell: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Nathan Eovaldi: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Jakob Junis: 15 Day IL (Groin), Danny Jansen: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Robert Garcia: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jack Leiter: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Jalen Beeks: 60 Day IL (Back), Michael Helman: 60 Day IL (Hand), Carter Baumler: 60 Day IL (Ribs), Jacob deGrom: day-to-day (Tricep)

Stats to know

Sacramento’s Soderstrom is slashing .245/.337/.474 this season with 19 home runs, 56 RBIs and an OPS of .812. He has a 19.9% strikeout rate and an 11.6% walk rate in 448 plate appearances, and he has scored 57 total runs.
In 332 plate appearances, Jacob Wilson is hitting .269/.299/.392 with a .691 OPS and four steals on four attempts. He has hit seven long balls, driven in 37 runs and scored 36 times.
Brandon Nimmo has hit 13 home runs this season. He has also tallied 47 RBIs and has scored 50 runs. In 489 plate appearances, he has recorded a .274 BA, .342 OBP and .442 SLG with an 8.2% walk rate and a 21.5% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording six steals on seven attempts.
In 431 plate appearances, Ezequiel Duran has slashed .266/.321/.437 this season. He has hit 13 long balls and driven in 64 runs with a strikeout rate of 23.7% and a walk rate of 7.2%. He has stolen nine bases on 11 attempts and has scored 54 runs.

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Notts and Durham reach One-Day Cup semi-finals

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August 14, 2026

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Jack Haynes and Kyle Verreyne hit centuries as Notts beat Yorkshire in the One-Day Cup quarter-finals, as Durham also win through.

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The Hundred: SunRisers Leeds vs Southern Brave – All of Paul Walter’s eight sixes

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August 14, 2026

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Paul Walter hits eight sixes in an unbeaten 80, as he helps Manchester Super Giants set Sunrisers Leeds 187 to win in their Hundred eliminator match, with a place in the final on the line.

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Summer McIntosh misses 400 free final at Pan Pacs, Katie Ledecky takes top seed

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August 14, 2026

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IRVINE, Calif. — In a stunning turn, world record holder Summer McIntosh failed to qualify for the 400-meter freestyle final at the Pan Pacific Championships (Pan Pacs), finishing ninth Friday morning in an event in which she is the defending world champion.

McIntosh finished in 4 minutes, 8.56 seconds, more than 14 seconds off her world record time of 3:54.18, and qualified for the B final. The 19-year-old star didn’t speak to reporters in the mixed zone after the race, and a Team Canada representative said McIntosh would talk after her race Friday evening. China’s Fan Yaqi, a 15-year-old, beat McIntosh at the finish of their heat.

McIntosh, who trains with the University of Texas pro group, made her first Olympics in 2021 and finished fourth in two events. She won four medals at the 2026 Games: gold in the 200 and 400 individual medleys and the 200 butterfly, and silver in the 400 freestyle. She won all four of those events at last summer’s World Championships and is the world record holder in all four.

The 400 freestyle was one of the most highly anticipated events of the Pan Pacs, Team USA’s biggest meet of the year and one of the biggest in the world. McIntosh entered as the favorite, with American Katie Ledecky and Australian Lani Pallister her top challengers. Instead of all three stars squaring off in the final, it’s set to be only Ledecky and Pallister.

Ledecky is the top seed entering the evening after swimming a 4:03.48 in her morning swim.

“It’s not every meet where we get a chance to race like this; it’s really just about once a year,” she said after her race. “Just excited for the opportunity, and hopefully we can all push each other to some great times tonight.”

Pallister finished fourth in prelims but entered the meet with the third-fastest seed time. She won gold in the 200 freestyle earlier at Pan Pacs and silver behind Ledecky in the 1,500 freestyle. She was also on Australia’s winning 4×200 freestyle relay team.

“I love racing,” she said. “I love being eye to eye. I’ve gotten the best out of myself this week doing that.”

Australian Erika Fairweather and American Kennedi Dobson will also challenge for medals Friday night. They were the second- and third-fastest prelims swimmers, respectively.

McIntosh won the 400 individual medley Thursday, though she wasn’t pleased with her race, saying afterward “I should be capable of more based off my training.” She finished second to Pallister in the 200 freestyle and picked up a bronze on Canada’s 4×200-meter relay team.