Brown's 4 RBI Power A's Past Rangers

Texas' five-game winning streak goes by the boards
By Jamie Buss,  Newser Staff
Posted May 11, 2008 8:51 PM CDT
Brown's 4 RBI Power A's Past Rangers
Oakland Athletic's Frank Thomas hits a single against Texas Rangers pitcher Sidney Ponson during the first inning of their Major League Baseball game, Sunday, May 11, 2008, in Arlington, Texas.   (AP Photo/Tim Sharp)

Emil Brown hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs to help the Oakland Athletics beat Texas 12-6, ending the Rangers' season-best five-game winning streak Sunday. Frank Thomas drove in two runs to give him 1,695 RBIs, tying him with Cal Ripken for 21st all-time, while Mark Ellis had three hits for the A's.

With the game tied at 6, Bobby Crosby led off the seventh with a double, then stopped at third on Ellis' single. Rangers reliever Franklyn German's pickoff attempt had Ellis in a rundown between first and second, but when Crosby broke for the plate, Rangers first baseman Frank Catalanotto threw late to home as Crosby scored to put the A's in front. (More MLB stories.)

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