Joey Gallo didn’t leave his power back in Texas.

His sixth home run in nine games started the scoring for the Rangers at Oakland Coliseum as they sought their fourth consecutive win on Tuesday night. Then, Gallo’s second homer of the night pulled the Rangers ahead in a 5-4 win over the Athletics.

Gallo’s upright stance in the left-handed batter’s box has led to 11 RBIs over those nine games. His power and patience at the plate have made him one of the hottest hitters in the American League. For manager Chris Woodward, Gallo’s talent is finally showing up for everyone to see.

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“He's on another planet right now,” Woodward said. “He's pretty calm. He's pretty humble about everything, especially when he's having success. He's putting good swings on good pitches, and they're not coming back.”

The Rangers were working out of a one-run deficit after Oakland’s Matt Chapman hit a home run against right-hander Mike Foltynewicz in the first inning. Foltynewicz recorded six strikeouts in seven innings while allowing two earned runs, keeping the Rangers within striking distance for Gallo to ignite the offense with his bat.

In the fourth inning with two outs, Gallo stepped up to the plate and worked the count into his favor. A’s starter James Kaprielian left the fastball in the bottom outside corner and Gallo pulled the 3-1 pitch to center field to tie the game at 1. His 17th long ball of the season left the bat with an exit velocity of 105.2 mph and traveled a projected 412 feet.

"I would say I'm hot. That's how baseball goes, right? You try to ride a hot streak as long as you can,” Gallo said. “People would talk to me and ask me, 'Hey, what's going on, you're not hitting home runs.' I'm like, 'I have a plan.'

“I went into this year knowing they're going to attack me a certain way, and pitch around me. So for me, I just kept adding walks when I could and tried to be patient when I could.”

Oakland had knocked in the second run against Foltynewicz in the fourth, but Texas tied the game once more with Jonah Heim’s RBI double in the fifth. That set the stage for another display of Gallo’s power.

"It's just been more consistently putting the ball forward,” Woodward said. “Like I've said many, many times -- when he does that, he's one of the best, if not the best hitter in baseball. He's not swinging and missing in the zone, he's making contact. He's dangerous.”

Gallo’s second homer was on another four-seam fastball from Kaprielian that was hit to the opposite field for a go-ahead run.

“I've been working really hard to hold my swing in, so I can hit balls like I did in my second at-bat, the other way and still hit a home run,” Gallo said. “That's really it. I'm just trying to keep it as simple as possible: Getting a pitch to hit and trying not to miss it. And if they throw a ball, I take my base.”

His skipper said that Gallo can connect for a hit against anybody, which has elevated his confidence but kept him humble, as well.

"Things are going my way. I felt good all year,” Gallo said. “Things have just worked out so far, so it's good to see.”

Nick Solak blasted a two-run homer in the ninth, providing much-needed insurance, because reliever Ian Kennedy surrendered solo homers to Jed Lowrie and Mitch Moreland in the bottom of the frame.