OAKLAND, Calif.
Rod Carew
Angels Jersey . - The Texas Rangers finally showed their power, got a big
day from veteran infielder Donnie Murphy and picked up a much-needed win for
struggling starter Colby Lewis along the way. It was exactly the type of start
manager Ron Washington hoped hed get from his club in the opener of this
critical three-game series against the first-place Athletics. Murphy hit two of
the Rangers season-high four home runs to back an uneven start by Lewis, and
Texas beat Oakland 14-8 on Monday night. "We needed everything we put on the
board," said Washington after the Rangers pounded out 16 hits and matched their
season high for runs. "They kept fighting back but we didnt stop playing.
Tonight it took 14 and we were able to get it." Michael Choice and
Robinson Chirinos also homered, and Adrian Beltre drove in three runs to lead
the Rangers to their fourth straight win at the Coliseum. Texas swept a
three-game series in Oakland in April. The Rangers, who began the night eight
games behind the division-leading As, nearly let the game slip away. They led
11-3 before Oakland scored four times in the sixth and once in the eighth.
Murphy, who hit a two-run homer in the fourth, helped seal the victory with a
solo shot in the ninth for his fourth career multihomer game. "Id be lying to
you if I said I didnt get a little bit nervous right there when it got 11-8,"
Murphy said. "The game could have easily slipped away ... (but) we put together
some good at-bats and got a few more runs and felt a little more comfortable
again." Yoenis Cespedes hit a three-run home run while Brandon Moss added his
17th for Oakland, which still owns the best record in the American League at
42-28. Lewis (5-4) allowed 10 hits and five runs over 5 1-3 innings to win for
the first time since May 25. The one-time As farmhand, pitching on five days
rest, worked in and out of trouble most of the night off the same mound he made
his final appearance on in 2012 before missing nearly two full seasons due to a
series of injuries. Lewis struck out two and walked three. "Up until the sixth
inning he had only given up three runs, so he was pitching pretty good,"
Washington said. "Then his velocity came down a little bit and he just couldnt
hit his spots anymore so I had to go get him." Coco Crisp got the As going early
when he doubled past diving Texas centre fielder Robertson and scored on
John Jasos single. Cespedes added a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. Texas tied it
on Chirinos two-run single off Oakland starter Drew Pomeranz in the second, then
broke the game open with a six-run fourth. Murphy hit a two-run home run, Dan
Robertson added an RBI single and Rougned Odor scored on a fielders choice to
chase Pomeranz. Beltres two-run double off reliever Ryan Cook made it 8-2.
Beltre added a sacrifice fly in the sixth. "For a team that leads the league in
pitching and usually holds clubs to under four, we havent been able to do that
(lately)," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. Lewis and five Texas relievers made
the lead hold up. The As, who scored twice in the first, pulled to 10-3 on Moss
towering solo home run in the fifth. Lewis left after giving up back-to-back
doubles to Alberto Callaspo and Crisp in the sixth. Pinch-hitter Kyle Blanks
drew a walk off reliever Robbie Ross Jr. before Cespedes hit his 13th home run
to cut the gap to 11-7. Murphy and Chirinos hit back-to-back home runs off
Fernando Abad in the ninth. Pomeranz (5-4) struggled in his shortest outing
since joining the As rotation in early May. He allowed eight hits and eight runs
— seven earned — with two walks and four strikeouts. "I got into some bad
counts," Pomeranz said. "Once that happens you become predictable. They waited
for mistakes and jumped on them." Callaspo had four hits for Oakland in his
first game since being reinstated from the paternity list. NOTES: As starters
had not allowed a home run in seven games before giving up four to Texas. ... A
moment of silence was held before the game for Hall of Fame OF Tony Gwynn who
died earlier in the day. ... The As activated INF Jake Elmore from the 60-day DL
and optioned him to Triple-A Sacramento. ... Oakland agreed to terms with 3B
Matt Chapman, their first-round pick, and SS Trace Loehr, a sixth-rounder. ...
RHP Yu Darvish (7-2) pitches for Texas on Wednesday seeking to extend his
career-best four-game winning streak. Hell oppose Oakland LHP Tommy Milone
(4-3).
Danny
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hes mostly healthy. Gonzalez homered, doubled and singled in his return to the
lineup, and the Colorado Rockies snapped a five-game losing streak with a 13-4
victory over the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night.
Garrett
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Natal sustained minor damage during the protests, but demonstrators stayed away
on Sunday and officials said the stadium passed its first test, with only minor
adjustments needed going forward.
http://www.baseballangelsofficial.com/ . Just as the meeting was beginning, Major League Baseball unveiled Rule 7.13,
an experimental rule for the 2014 season aimed at eliminating what the league
calls “egregious” runner/catcher collisions at home plate.BRISTOL, Tenn. --
Danica Patrick wrecked just minutes into what turned into a dicey first practice
session Friday at Bristol Motor Speedway. In all, four drivers had to go to
backup cars before the halfway mark of the 90-minute session, including 15-time
Bristol winner Kyle Busch. Denny Hamlin, who watched the first 15 minutes of
practice from pit road, attributed the wrecks to drivers adapting to NASCARs new
aerodynamic rules and Goodyears tire compound producing faster speeds. "I really
dont think its treacherous," Hamlin told Fox Sports 1. "Its just the speeds are
so much higher than weve seen. It takes a little getting used to. We are all out
there fighting for a tenth-of-a-second, a hundredth-of-a-second at Bristol. I
think it comes more from us pushing the edge than it is treacherous." Patrick
was the first to wreck, losing control roughly thrree minutes into the session.
Andrelton
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Swan Racing team appeared to be trying to fix his Toyota as Stewart-Haas Racing
immediately pulled out the backup Chevrolet for Patrick. Justin Allgaier then
hit the wall, then Busch. Moments later, Greg Biffle crashed. All three went to
backup cars. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. later scraped the wall, but didnt appear to do
much damage. Ryan Newman, who missed the first 15 minutes of practice because of
a penalty last week at Las Vegas, found the beginning of practice entertaining.
"We sat there and watched a few guys crash," he said. "It seems like the cars
are really, really sensitive to some changes just because the cars are so stiff
now because of the rigidity of how were running them. Once you lose it, you
really lose it, which is what weve seen."
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