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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Rangers center fielder Eli White initially wasn't sure if he could even make the catch. He just jumped as high as he could at the wall.

“It's like he just kept going up," Texas manager Chris Woodward said. “I thought he jumped up too early, and he just kept rising.”

White did make a spectacular leaping catch to take away a three-run homer from Ji-Man Choi in the first inning, and he later hit a long home run as the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-5 on Monday night.

After White sprinted to the warning track and jumped, his upper body was well above the 6-foot wall fronting the Rays bullpen in left-center. His left arm was fully extended above his head when he made the grab more than 400 feet from home plate.

“That was definitely the best play I’ve ever made,” said White, primarily a middle infielder for much of his early time in the minors. “It was the kind of play I’ve been dreaming about making ever since I've made the transition to outfield.”

Glenn Otto (3-2), the rookie right-hander who had walked and hit a batter with a pitch before that, lifted his glove to salute his teammate. Choi even smiled about it.

“If there was any sign that the night wasn't going to go our way, maybe that should have been it,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “Ji-Man got a lot of that baseball.”

Otto said he had never seen or been part of anything like that, calling White "one of the most athletic guys I’ve been around ... might be Spiderman.”

White, who estimated his vertical leap at 40 inches, smiled at the comparison to his favorite superhero — and when the highlight then popped up on televisions in the clubhouse.

Jonah Heim also homered and Kole Calhoun drove in three runs for Texas (23-24), which with a win...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Adolis García doubled in pinch-runner Eli White in the top of the ninth inning, Nathaniel Lowe followed with a two-run homer, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night.

García and Kole Calhoun each had two hits as the Rangers won their second straight after dropping three in a row on their 10-game road trip. Texas also scored a run on a bases-loaded walk by Andy Ibañez.

“We got it done in the ninth,” Rangers manager Chris Woodward said. “This place is a tough place to score runs but I loved the at-bats that Adolis had. Glad we got it done in the end.”

Chad Pinder had two hits for Oakland. The A’s have lost 12 of their last 14 at home.

The Rangers scored late off the A’s bullpen after starters Martín Pérez and Frankie Montas kept both offenses in check.

Jonah Heim began the winning rally off Lou Trivino (1-3) with a single up the middle just past the glove of diving second baseman Sheldon Neuse. After White replaced Heim, García lashed a sharp double into the left field corner.

“He’s been really good but I was just kind of trying to make contact,” García said through an interpreter. “I saw the pitch I was looking for, made good contact on it.”

Lowe, who was in a 10-for-78 funk (.128), then hit his third home run of the season.

Pérez pitched seven strong innings of four-hit ball but left with no decision in his 200th career start.

Pérez’s streak of 25 consecutive scoreless innings on the road ended in the fourth on a changeup that bounced underneath the glove of catcher Heim, allowing Pinder to score from third. Pinder singled leading off the inning and went to third on Sean Murphy’s double.

“I was throwing how I’ve been throwing,” Pérez said. “I was able to keep the...

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Adolis García doubled in pinch-runner Eli White in the top of the ninth inning, Nathaniel Lowe followed with a two-run homer, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 on Thursday night.

García and Kole Calhoun each had two hits as the Rangers won their second straight after dropping three in a row on their 10-game road trip. Texas also scored a run on a bases-loaded walk by Andy Ibañez.

“We got it done in the ninth,” Rangers manager Chris Woodward said. “This place is a tough place to score runs but I loved the at-bats that Adolis had. Glad we got it done in the end.”

Chad Pinder had two hits for Oakland. The A’s have lost 12 of their last 14 at home.

The Rangers scored late off the A’s bullpen after starters Martín Pérez and Frankie Montas kept both offenses in check.

Jonah Heim began the winning rally off Lou Trivino (1-3) with a single up the middle just past the glove of diving second baseman Sheldon Neuse. After White replaced Heim, García lashed a sharp double into the left field corner.

“He’s been really good but I was just kind of trying to make contact,” García said through an interpreter. “I saw the pitch I was looking for, made good contact on it.”

Lowe, who was in a 10-for-78 funk (.128), then hit his third home run of the season.

Pérez pitched seven strong innings of four-hit ball but left with no decision in his 200th career start.

Pérez’s streak of 25 consecutive scoreless innings on the road ended in the fourth on a changeup that bounced underneath the glove of catcher Heim, allowing Pinder to score from third. Pinder singled leading off the inning and went to third on Sean Murphy’s double.

“I was throwing how I’ve been throwing,” Pérez said. “I was able to keep the...