Athletics outfielder Yoenis Cespedes homered in the third inning Tuesday night against Yu Darvish in Texas. It was the only run scored by either team in the 1-0 Oakland win.
Cespedes homered for the ninth time this season with two outs against Darvish to win it for the A's. He went 1 for 5 in the game with two strikeouts and is batting .211.
Despite his low batting average, Cespedes has hit in seven of his last 10 games with three homers and four RBI over that span. He has 22 RBI on the year with 22 runs scored.