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Freddy Tarnok earned his first major league win, Zack Gelof belted a solo home run and the Oakland Athletics avoided a three-game home sweep at the hands of the Texas Rangers with a 2-0 victory Wednes

Another late burst from Houston saw them pull away from Baltimore.

The following is an excerpt from Bryan Hoch’s new book, “62: Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees and the Pursuit of Greatness,” which is available now from Atria Books.

MLB: JJ Bleday homers off Max Scherzer, but Oakland A's starter JP Sears struggles in loss

Max Scherzer had six strikeouts and pitched three-hit ball over seven innings and the Texas Rangers extended their longest winning streak in seven years to eight games, beating the last-place Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Max Scherzer had another strong outing for the Texas Rangers except for one thing. It hardly mattered as Scherzer worked his way through the frame as efficiently as he had the previous six. Scherzer had six strikeouts and pitched three-hit ball over seven innings and the Rangers extended their longest winning streak in seven years to eight games, beating the last-place Oakland Athletics 6-1 on Tuesday night.

Scherzer dominates, Sears is hit hard

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Max Scherzer had another strong outing for the Texas Rangers except for one thing. The three-time Cy Young Award winner was late taking the mound for his final inning of work and was called for a pitch-clock violation, meaning Scherzer began the inning with a 1-0 count, It hardly mattered as […]

Texas Rangers outfielder Travis Jankowski will start in left field and hit second in Wednesday afternoons series finale against the Oakland Athletics.

Texas Rangers catcher Mitch Garver is not in the lineup for Wednesday afternoons series finale against the Oakland Athletics.