The Oakland Athletics will look to flex their dominance over their Al West rivals Wednesday night as they set for a road matchup against the Texas Rangers at 8:05 p.m. ET.
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Brandon Moss hit his 13th homer while Jarrod Parker and two relievers held Texas (39-32) to three hits to help Oakland even the four-game set with a 6-2 win Tuesday. The A's (43-30) have dropped three of five since winning 21 of 26, but own a three-game lead over a Rangers club that has lost seven of eight and is 5-12 this month.
Oakland scored five runs in six innings of Yu Darvish, who is winless in six straight starts and 1-4 with a 4.22 ERA in five against the A's.
"We may do better against him than other teams, maybe, because we see him more often being in our division and we always seem to get him," Moss said.
Aside from Monday's 8-7 win over Oakland, Texas has totaled 10 runs in its seven losses over the last eight. Its starting pitchers have gone without a win this month, breaking the team record of 16 straight set in 1975.
"We just went through this spell not scoring runs," manager Ron Washington said. "It's tough for starters to hang out there."
Texas second basemen Ian Kinsler had a hit Tuesday, but also needed stitches near his jaw after a collision at home plate in third inning. Four games back from missing almost a month with an oblique strain, Kinsler was screened for a concussion and remained in the game.
He is 3 for 7 in the series, and 2 for 6 against scheduled Oakland starter Tommy Milone (6-6, 3.61 ERA).
Milone is 1-1 with a 2.18 ERA in his last three starts. He gave up two runs in 6 2/3 innings of a 3-2 loss to Seattle on Friday.
The left-hander, who has allowed two or fewer runs in eight of his 14 starts, posted a 2.50 ERA despite going 0-2 in three road starts against the Rangers last season.
