Leiter hasn’t pitched for Texas since he was placed on the injured list April 4 with a blister on his right middle finger.

The Texas Rangers’ starting rotation is one of the best in Major League Baseball under manager Bruce Bochy. The rich will get richer on Sunday with the return of Jack Leiter. The starter’s return to the mound comes weeks after Leiter suffered a finger injury against the Cincinnati Reds.

The Rangers were coming into the series in first place with the A’s sitting in last, which made the matchup appear favorable on paper.

Shea Langeliers had four hits and Nick Kurtz drove in a run with a base hit his first time up in his major-league debut to help the Athletics beat Texas 5-2 Wednesday on a night that saw the Rangers' Joc Pederson end a 0-for-41 slump with a pinch-hit double.