Josh Jung had three hits, including a pair of RBI doubles, and Merrill Kelly pitched into the seventh inning as the surging Texas Rangers defeated the Athletics 9-3 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory. Wyatt Langford and Dylan Moore homered for the Rangers (70-67), who have won seven of eight to pull within 2 1/2 games of Seattle for the final American League wild card.

Josh Jung had three hits and two RBIs, Dylan Moore hit a two-run homer and Wyatt Langford lined a solo blast to help the torrid Texas Rangers notch a 9-3 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night at West Sacramento, Calif. Adolis Garcia had three hits and scored twice as Texas totaled 17 hits and won its fourth straight game and seventh of its last eight.

The Texas Rangers, impervious to the onslaught of significant injures that they've totaled in the last two weeks, are officially on a run. The Rangers beat the Athletics 9-3 at Sutter Health Park Saturday night to clinch a series win, secure a fourth-straight victory and win for a seventh time in their last eight games with less than a month left in the regular season. Every Texas starter recorded a hit to compile 17 total while right-hander Merrill Kelly threw his fourth-straight quality start. Kelly, who has a 3.31 ERA in six games since the Rangers acquired him from the Arizona Diamondbacks at the July 31 trade deadline, allowed a pair of solo home runs to center fielder Lawrence Butler and designated hitter Brent Rooker in the third inning but otherwise silenced the Athletics in his first six innings of work.

A fella named Mason Barnett makes his MLB debut against the Rangers