ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Derek Holland rebounded from his shortest outing ever with a four-hitter for his third career shutout and Josh Hamilton had four RBIs for the Texas Rangers in a 6-0 victory Thursday night over the Oakland Athletics — a game marred by the death of a fan who fell out of the stands while trying to catch a ball.
TV replays showed the man, whom the Rangers didn’t immediately identify, falling head-first and landing behind a 14-foot-high wall supporting a video board for replays and scores.
The accident occurred in the second inning after Oakland’s Conor Jackson hit a foul ball that ricocheted into left field. Hamilton retrieved the ball and tossed it into the stands. Replays on Oakland’s television broadcast show the man reaching for the ball and apparently catching it before tumbling.
