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Colby Lewis learned in his second rehab start from flexor-tendon surgery that he's not yet able to get big-league pitchers out, and isn't sure how long it will take to get to that point.

Nelson Cruz hit a three-run homer, Alexi Ogando earned his first career win against Oakland and the Texas Rangers took the rubber game with the Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday.

Atlanta Braves starting pitcher Julio Teheran is one of four decent options if you are looking for help on the Waiver Wire for starting pitching in fantasy baseball.

The Texas Rangers have placed second baseman Ian Kinsler on the 15-day disabled list and have called up top prospect Jurickson Profar .

Short answer: No. But remember in 2001 when the A's tanked out of the gate with Johnny Damon in LF and Terrence Long in CF, and then finally, in May, switched them -- and the team just took off and never looked back? In 2013, Oakland went with Jed Lowrie at SS for 6 weeks as Lowrie accumulated 5 errors and defensive zone ratings ranking somewhere ... (more)

The injury originated when Kinsler was hit with a ball in the right side of his rib cage when he stole a base in Houston last weekend, and it was aggravated Thursday when Justin Verlander plunked him.

Miguel Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the sixth inning to back Rick Porcello and lift the Detroit Tigers over the Texas Rangers 2-1 Friday night in a matchup of division leaders.

Solid pitching and early scoring led the Lansing Lugnuts to a 3-1 win over the Great Lakes... Miguel Cabrera went 3 for 4 with a go-ahead double in the sixth inning to back Rick Porcello and... Detroit Tigers catcher Alex Avila follows through his swing on a sacrifice fly that scored teammate Miguel Cabrera during the fifth inning of a baseball ... (more)

OCTOBER 20: Alexi Ogando #41 of the Texas Rangers pitches in the seventh inning during Game Two of the MLB World Series against the St.

Ron Washington isn't second-guessing his decision to have Yu Darvish throw 130 pitches in Thursday's 10-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers.

The Rangers' chartered flight from Oakland to Dallas on Wednesday evening took an unexpected detour to Albuquerque, N.M., because of the terrible weather in North Texas.

The Texas Rangers placed pitcher Alexi Ogando on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday due to right biceps tendinitis.

Nelson Cruz launched a three-run homer in the fifth inning Wednesday, and Alexi Ogando took a no-hitter in the sixth inning as the Rangers beat Oakland 6-2 to win the three-game series.

Coco Crisp returns to the A's outfield today, as expected, after being reinstated from the 15-day disabled list this morning.

The A's blew a chance at a momentum-building victory Tuesday when they let a late lead slip away in a 6-5, 10-inning loss to the Texas Rangers before 12,969 fans at O.co Coliseum.

Rangers starter: RHP Alexi Ogando allowed two runs and four walks in 5 2/3 innings during a no-decision at Houston on Friday.

The Rangers return to Oakland for the first meeting between the Rangers and A's since last October's Abortion by the Bay Texas 3, Oakland 4 - Jarrod Parker and the A's bullpen survive after knocking out a rattled Martin Perez - Rangers lead the American League West by a game Texas 1, Oakland 3 - Matt Harrison and the Ranger offense fails to ... (more)

Yoenis Cespedes has had a rough go at the plate lately, and he'll have to pick things up to give the A's a chance at the Rangers this week.

Once again, we'll take a look back at Houston's weekend playing against the Rangers to see just how bad things were.

The A's managed to take two of three from the Yankees in New York last weekend, but the remainder of their lengthy road trip didn't prove nearly as enjoyable.