Another big day (3-for-4) —nd base on a sacrifice fly — keys Desert Dogs win"Glendale Desert Dogs 6 Adeiny Hechavarria Jersey , Scottsdale Scorpions 5Luis Robert (RF, cleanup): 3-for-4, 2B (2), R, RBI, K, SB (3)Danny Dopico (relieved in 8th): 2鈦? IP, H, 2 ER, 3 BB, HBP, K, 23 pitches/seven strikes (4.76)Robert was again the key cog in the Desert Dogs attack, with three hits. In the bottom of the first, Robert was batting when the inning ended, as Ryan McKenna was caught stealing second base.But that was OK, as it set up this jaw-dropping sequence to start the second.First, Arquimedes Gamboa makes the mistake of thinking he has plenty of time to nab Robert at first base on a routine ground ball. Arquimedes Gamboa was wrong. Then, Robert steals second easily, despite a crisp throw from catcher Matt Winn.And then, the friggin’ piece de resistance, Robert advances home from second base on Yu Chang’s sacrifice fly to center field. Huh?So, check out Kyle Glaser’s delicious video below. Robert aggressively takes thirdon Chang’s fly out, but Sergio Romo Jersey , OK, there’s nothing too special about that; the fly is deep, and center fielder Drew Ferguson looks to be at the 400 or so foot mark in the outfield, not set, as he catches the ball.Ferguson makes a strong throw to shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez, who catches the throw on the fly, about 20 feet in back of the infield dirt at shortstop. Now comes the future All-Star move from Robert, who has just gently rounded third base, pausing to pick up the play. He sees Rodriguez catch the ball and begin to jog it to the infield, a customary play, resulting in the pitcher getting the ball back directly to face the next batter. But as Rodriguez takes himself out of a good throwing position by jogging the ball in, Robert bolts for home. Did Robert see that Rodriguez was lollygagging, or did Rodriguez take his eye off of Robert as he jogged in?Had Robert studied Rodriguez’s throwing arm, knowing he couldn’t snap off a strong throw from 125 feet away? Did Robert simply have supreme confidence in his speed and the element of surprise?It’s hard to say, but he scored with ease.Perhaps I am making too much of this, but for as exciting as Robert’s deep, deep home run to left was on Wednesday, Robert’s sequence here in the second inning is infinitely more thrilling. It speaks to Robert’s baseball IQ, aggressiveness and unparalleled raw skills. I can’t stop watching it.With two outs in the third inning, Robert doubled in a run, then scored on Chang’s single after that, pushing the Glendale lead to 5-0. Robert struck out swinging in the sixth, and finished his day with a single to left in the eighth. (In that inning, the first two outs were made by runners getting thrown out at home http://www.raysfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , including Robert for the second out.)Now, flip side, Dopico continues to struggle in the AFL. He threw only seven of 23 pitches for strikes, walking three batters (walking in a run), hitting one, and getting bounced from the eighth inning after retiring just two batters. His second out, in fact, was on a caught stealing of second base. And yet, by the oddball rules of scoring, Dopico still earned a “hold” for keeping the lead before getting knocked out of the box.Glendale improves to 10-15 with the win. It has already been eliminated from the playoffs (championship game), but is only a half-game from extracting itself from the basement of the AFL. Progress! Oakland Athletics (32-33, third in the AL West) vs. Texas Rangers (34-29, second in the AL West)Arlington, Texas; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Athletics: Frankie Montas (7-2, 2.83 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, 69 strikeouts) Rangers: Drew Smyly (1-4, 7.93 ERA, 1.86 WHIP, 41 strikeouts)Article continues below ...LINE: Rangers favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 11 runsBOTTOM LINE: Texas heads into the matchup after a dominant performance by Adrian Sampson. Sampson pitched nine innings, giving up one run on four hits with seven strikeouts against Oakland.The Rangers are 19-19 against the rest of their division. Texas’ team on-base percentage of .333 is eighth in the MLB. Logan Forsythe leads the club with an OBP of .389.The Athletics are 15-18 against teams from the AL West. Oakland has hit 100 home runs this season, seventh in the MLB. Matt Chapman leads them with 16, averaging one every 15.2 at-bats.TOP PERFORMERS: Hunter Pence leads the Rangers with 41 RBIs and is batting .281. Nomar Mazara is 11-for-39 with a double http://www.raysfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , two home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games for Texas.Chapman leads the Athletics with 31 extra base hits and is slugging .520. Marcus Semien is 14-for-45 with a double, three home runs and eight RBIs over the last 10 games for Oakland.LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 7-3, .265 batting average, 3.39 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runsAthletics: 3-7, .243 batting average, 5.44 ERA, outscored by 13 runsRangers Injuries: Edinson Volquez: 60-day IL (elbow), Yohander Mendez: 60-day IL (elbow), Taylor Hearn: 60-day IL (elbow), Luke Farrell: 60-day IL (jaw), Kyle Dowdy: 10-day IL (elbow), Scott Heineman: 60-day IL (shoulder), Joey Gallo: 10-day IL (oblique), Willie Calhoun: 10-day IL (quad), Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 10-day IL (finger).Athletics Injuries: Sean Manaea: 60-day IL (shoulder), Daniel Gossett: 60-day IL (elbow), Marco Estrada: 10-day IL (lumbar strain), Jharel Cotton: 60-day IL (elbow/hamstring), Nick Hundley: 10-day IL (back), Chris Herrmann: 60-day IL (knee).