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Rangers Post Third Straight Shutout

Posted May 9, 08 11:49 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – Scott Feldman and three relievers combined for Texas' third consecutive shutout and Brandon Boggs drove in three runs to help the Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 last night. Boggs recovered from an early hard crash into the wall to go 3-for-4 with a homer as Texas ended the A's four-game winning streak. Feldman (1-1) pitched six innings, stretching Texas' scoreless streak to 28 consecutive innings.

Jamey Wright then tossed a perfect seventh to make it 29, the second-longest streak in franchise history, before Joaquin Benoit and C.J. Wilson finished it off for 31 in a row. The last time a major league team had three consecutive shutouts was Florida in August 2005. Minnesota was the last American League team to accomplish that feat, in July 2004.

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Texas Rangers catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, left, pumps his fist as he celebrates following Oakland Athletics' Bobby Crosby's (7) strike out against Rangers closer C.J. Wilson to end the game.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Oakland Athletics third baseman Jack Hannahan, left, is unable to make the tag on Texas Rangers' Ian Kinsler (5) as Kinsler steals third in the first inning of a Major League Baseball.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rangers starting pitcher Scott Feldman delivers to the Oakland Athletics in the fifth inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 9, 2008, in Arlington, Texas. )   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Greg Smith (23) delivers to the Texas Rangers in the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 9, 2008, in Arlington, Texas.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Texas Rangers' Brandon Boggs follows through on a solo home run off of Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Greg Smith in the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 9, 2008, in Arlington, Texas.   (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
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