OAKLAND -- First pitch of Sunday afternoon’s matchup between the Rangers and A’s was at 1:07 p.m. PDT -- and by 1:16, Adolis García had delivered an early statement by launching a two-run, 418-foot homer into the left-field seats off American League All-Star Paul Blackburn to give Texas an early lead it wouldn't relinquish.

"Day Game Adolis" may (un)officially be the outfielder’s nickname after his four-hit performance in the Rangers’ eventual 11-8 victory, denying Oakland a weekend sweep.

This season, García is slugging .543 with an .870 OPS during day games, as opposed to a .399 with a .665 OPS during night games.

With his two-run homer in the first inning on Sunday, García now has an AL-best 11 day-game long balls this season, tied for the most in the Majors with St.Louis’ Paul Goldschmidt, Atlanta’s Austin Riley and Washington’s Juan Soto.

“It was just a really good day,” manager Chris Woodward said of his outfielder's performance, which backed a strong outing from All-Star lefty Martín Pérez. “I felt like he was short to the ball, didn't over-swing and he had that huge home run in the first inning. It's so important early in the game, and he's a big part of that, hitting in the middle of the lineup.”

García was a spark plug on Sunday afternoon for a Rangers team that had stumbled thus far in the series, dropping the first two games against Oakland, which sits at the bottom of the AL West standings.

Following his first-inning home run, García added three singles and a walk to reach in every place appearance. His career-high four hits matches the most by any Ranger in a single game this season (Marcus Semien, on June 7 at Cleveland).

“My message is that he's got to find a way to stay consistent,” Woodward said. “He’s got to stay disciplined even when he’s not 100%. He’s got to learn how to play [even when] a little bit physically and mentally tired.”

García’s strong performance marked a notable bounceback after the outfielder experienced some struggles leading up to the break.

In the 14 games in July leading up to the All-Star break, García hit just .125 with 24 strikeouts, no home runs and two RBIs. He only had two extra-base hits in that time period. In the four games since returning, he’s gone 8-for-17 with two home runs and seven RBIs.

Woodward said that García had some time to reflect on his first-half performance during the break, and came back having made some swing adjustments to address problem areas after working with the club's hitting coaches.

Early returns have clearly paid off.

“I think the time off was very good for me,” García said through interpreter Raul Cardenas. “Like I needed the rest a little bit. But at the end of the day, I did a couple of adjustments with my swing, just tried to simplify it. That’s all I really did. ... I’m looking forward to the second half. I’m just trying to do the things that help me get better, so I can finish strong.”

García’s big day was just one big part of the Rangers’ offense finally finding a way to string things together at the plate after a rough start to the second half.

Every Ranger in the starting lineup had at least one hit and RBI except Nathaniel Lowe, while three had three or more hits: García, Leody Taveras and Jonah Heim, who became the first Ranger to double three times in a game since Elvis Andrus in 2017 and the first Rangers catcher to do so since Rod Barajas in 2004.

Heim and Taveras both matched career highs with that total.

That offensive production was much needed considering the bullpen ran into issues late, allowing Oakland to score seven runs in the final two innings, including back-to-back-to-back home runs from Sean Murphy, Chad Pinder and Tony Kemp in the bottom of the ninth to make things a bit too close for comfort.

“It was a little too interesting [at the end],” Woodward said. “I don’t love that. Obviously we’ll take the win. It’s frustrating. A win’s a win. We'll take any win right now that we can get. There's a lot of bright spots though, Adolis, Jonah, Leody, we had some really good at-bats today.

“We’re not gonna put that to the side," added Woodward. "Obviously we're going to build off of that offensively. But we just have to execute every pitch. That has to be our mindset, and we didn't do that at the end.”