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 Fellow rookie Tomas Telis drove in a pair of runs while Elvis
Andrus and Ryan Rua were two of four players to finish with two hits
for the Rangers, who are on a season-high six-game winning streak
after dropping 11 of their previous 12. Nick Martinez (4-11) won for
the first time in five outings, yielding two runs on three hits and
three walks over 5 2/3 innings.
Sam Fuld’s two-run triple in the third accounted for the only
offense by the Athletics, who have dropped 15 of 20 and hold a
one-game lead over Seattle for the second wild card in the American
League. Sonny Gray (13-9) fell to 1-6 over his last 10 starts,
surrendering five runs (four earned) on eight hits in five frames.
 Rougned Odor grounded into a fielder’s choice for the second out of
the opening frame, but came around to score after Adrian Beltre
singled and Smolinski delivered a liner to left as Texas registered
four consecutive singles on two-strike counts. Telis and Rua also
plated a run before Telis wrapped up the first-inning outburst when
he scored on a passed ball.
Fuld cut the deficit in half with a drive into the right-field
corner – the only hit Martinez allowed through five innings – but
Telis added a fielder’s choice grounder to score Beltre for a second
time in the fifth. The Rangers got two more insurance runs against
Dan Otero in the sixth when Leonys Martin doubled and Andrus singled
in a run.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Oakland's 11-25 record since Aug. 10 is the majors'
worst in that span. … Smolinski has recorded three or more hits in
three of his 14 major-league games. … The Rangers have outscored the
opposition 34-12 during their winning streak.
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