awarded that win<\/a>. <\/p>\n\u201cI mean, we celebrated like I did (get the win). I mean everybody thought it was going to be that way,\u201d Ahlstrom said before the Rangers played Tuesday, two days before his 27th birthday and a day after an appealed scoring change rightfully made him a winner. <\/p>\n
\u201cA little interesting finding out after the fact,\u201d he said. \u201cI was more thinking of like, I don\u2019t want to go through that beer shower again.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ahlstrom came on with two outs in the fifth inning and a runner on in the finale of a four-game series against the Royals last Thursday. He retired all four batters he faced while Texas extended its lead to 4-2. Cole Winn then threw a scoreless inning and closer Jacob Latz finished it with two perfect innings. <\/p>\n
Since Texas starter Kumar Rocker had exited one out shy of qualifying for the win, it was assumed by everyone \u2014 except the official scorer that day \u2014 that Ahlstrom was the winner in his fourth big league appearance, and Latz had another save. <\/p>\n
It wasn\u2019t until Ahlstrom checked his phone afterward that he saw the official box score listing Latz as the winner instead. <\/p>\n
\u201cNo one wants to get beer poured on them if they don\u2019t even get the win,\u201d Latz said. \u201cSo we\u2019re happy that it was actually meaningful.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Rangers appealed the decision by the scorer. That process included input from Latz, who noted that he had entered the game in a save situation and said Ahlstrom deserved the win. <\/p>\n
MLB made the change Monday, with manager Skip Schumaker informing Ahlstrom just before pregame stretch and congratulating him again for his first win. His fellow relievers cheered the news. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe got the beer shower already, so I\u2019m glad he didn\u2019t have to do that again,\u201d said Schumaker, adding he was excited for Ahlstrom, who made his big league debut June 3. <\/p>\n
\u201cYou put MLB next to it, it\u2019s kind of cool getting your debut, your first strikeout. But the ultimate goal is to come up here and help the team win ballgames,\u201d Ahlstrom said. \u201cSo if you have a \u2018W\u2019 next to your name, you did something right. So I think that\u2019d be the coolest part.\u201d<\/p>\n
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