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Rangers Win Second Straight

Posted May 4, 08 12:01 AM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – A.J. Murray made the most of his chance in the Texas starting rotation, allowing two earned runs in 5 1/3 innings a day after being called up from the minors to help the Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 last night. David Murphy hit a three-run homer and Chris Shelton added a solo shot for the Rangers, who have won six of eight following a seven-game losing streak

Team president Nolan Ryan said last week he wanted to see how the players responded to the adversity of a bad start before making a decision about manager Ron Washington's future. The early results are positive. The Rangers, who came into the game with a major league-worst 5.29 ERA, got their third straight strong pitching performance from an unlikely source. Texas has allowed just four earned runs the past three games.

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Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, left, shakes hands with relief pitcher Joaquin Benoit after a win over the Oakland Athletics in a baseball game in Oakland.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Oakland Athletics' Mike Sweeney drives in two runs with a double off Texas Rangers pitcher A.J. Murray in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, May 3, 2008. Texas won 6-3.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Texas Rangers first baseman Chris Shelton, right, high-fives third base coach Matt Walbeck after Shelton's solo home run against the Oakland Athletics in the ninth inning. Texas won 6-3.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Texas Rangers' Michael Young drives in a run with a double off Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Chad Gaudin in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, May 3, 2008.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Texas Rangers' Milton Bradley (21) is chased by Oakland Athletics first baseman Mike Sweeney (5) during a rundown between first and second base in the fourth inning.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
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