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created on 10/12/2013  |  http://fubar.com/ght/b356027

ARLINGTON, Texas -- All it took was one big swing from George Kottaras to give the Oakland Athletics a much-needed victory against the team theyre chasing in the AL West. Kottaras hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning and the As moved within four games of the division lead by beating the first-place Texas Rangers 3-2 Tuesday night. "To do that and help the team in that manner was huge for me," Kottaras said. "I went up there looking for a fastball and he threw one that I could handle." Before that, Oakland hitters were having a miserable time against the Texas bullpen. The As managed only one hit and struck out nine times in five innings against Michael Kirkman, Koji Uehara and Alexi Ogando. Instead of bringing in closer Joe Nathan or setup man Mike Adams, the Rangers went with Mark Lowe in the 10th. Kottaras hit a 3-2 fastball from Lowe (0-2) into the first row of the upper deck in right field. The catcher has six home runs for the As since he was acquired July 29 from Milwaukee. The As remained two games ahead of the Los Angeles Angels for the second AL wild-card spot. The Angels beat Seattle 5-4. "Each and every win has a little bit more magnitude to it, especially against a team thats above you," Oakland manager Bob Melvin said. "This teams responded like this many, many times this year. It doesnt surprise me." Lowe hadnt pitched in a week and has given up six runs in his last 1 1-3 innings. Nathan and Adams had pitched the past two days. "Some of those other guys in the bullpen have to come in and get outs," Texas manager Ron Washington said. "It cant always be Joe Nathan or Mike Adams." Texas magic number remained at five for clinching its third straight division crown. Scheduled starter Yu Darvish was scratched by the Rangers about 2 1/2 hours before the first pitch because of a stiff neck. Scott Feldman took his place. Feldman was removed after allowing a leadoff single to Kottaras in the fifth. The right-hander gave up two runs and four hits in four-plus innings before being relieved by Kirkman. "I wanted to go as long as I could," said Feldman, who threw 75 pitches. "I would have loved to have thrown 100 pitches." The As lost the opener of the four-game series 5-4 Monday night. The teams play five more times over the final eight games of the season. Evan Scribner (1-0) earned his first career victory with a perfect 10th, and Grant Balfour got three outs for his 21st save in 23 chances. Oakland has played five consecutive one-run games, winning two. The As are 3-5 on a 10-game road trip against Detroit, the New York Yankees and the Rangers. "Its an exciting feeling to be in this position," Kottaras said. "All we can do is control how we play. Weve had a bunch of tough losses, but we keep pushing." Chris Carter hit a solo homer for the As with two outs in the fourth to tie the score at 2. He came into the game in a 6-for-45 funk with 27 strikeouts over his last 14 games. Oakland starter Tommy Milone gave up three straight singles to start the game before retiring 15 of his next 16 batters. The young lefty yielded two unearned runs and six hits over six innings. "Any win is big for us and kind of gives us momentum going into the last two games of the series," Milone said. Ian Kinsler and Elvis Andrus opened the first with consecutive singles. Josh Hamilton lined a single to right that went under Brandon Moss glove, allowing Kinsler and Andrus to score on the error. Moss, who played his 21st game in the outfield this season, started in right for a slumping Josh Reddick -- mired in an 0-for-28 slump. Reddick came in as a pinch-hitter and lined out to end the eighth. Moss made up for his misplay with a running catch of Andrus deep fly on the warning track with the bases loaded to end the seventh. Daric Barton, making his second start since being recalled from Triple-A Sacramento on Sept. 10, had an RBI double in the second to cut Oaklands deficit to 2-1. NOTES: Oakland CF Coco Crisp came in as a pinch-runner in the eighth and stole second. He was not in the starting lineup for the seventh game in a row because of an eye infection. ... Andrus came into the game in a 4-for-32 slump. ... The As struck out 15 times and have 1,322 for the season, two short of the AL record set in 2007 by Tampa Bay. ... Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach was in a front-row seat near the Texas dugout. cheap jerseys . Nobody at Target Field was cheering louder at the end than his teammates. Justin Morneaus tying double in the eighth inning set up Capps for another dramatic save in the ninth, and the Twins rallied past Oakland for a 5-4 victory on Monday, a season-high sixth straight loss for the Athletics. cheap jerseys us . Romero allowed eight runs in 1 1/3 innings, the shortest start of his career, while catcher J.P. Arencibia broke his right hand from a foul tip in an eight-run second inning.WINNIPEG -- The Winnipeg Blue Bombers will have to defend their East Division title without tailback Chris Garrett. The Bombers announced Tuesday the third-year player suffered a season-ending torn Achilles tendon in practice, falling to the turf after hauling in a pass. "We are extremely disappointed after hearing the news from the doctors about how serious Chris injury exactly is," Bombers GM Joe Mack said in a statement. "It is unfortunate for the club, but also for Chris as he was someone who was looking forward to being a big part of our offence this season. "Chris is a tough young man who will overcome this and we wish him a quick recovery." The loss is a big one for Winnipeg. The five-foot-eight, 185-pound Garrett averaged a stellar 6.3 yards per carry last season after taking over as the starting tailback once veteran Fred Reid was injured. Garrett finished the year running for 576 yards and four TDs on 92 carriies.dddddddddddd He added 190 yards rushing on 29 carries to lead Winnipeg to a 19-3 win over Hamilton in last years East Division final. Winnipeg is scheduled to open its season Friday night in Vancouver against B.C. in a rematch of last years Grey Cup game, which was won by the Lions. Winnipeg still has three rookie running backs in its ranks: Chad Simpson and Calgary native Anthony Woodson on the 46-man roster and Bloi-Dei Dorzon on the practice roster. With Simpson (lower leg) also not 100 per cent, Bombers head coach Paul LaPolice hinted Dorzon could be in the starting lineup against B.C. "I feel bad for Chris because hes a good guy and a good kid," he said. "We have three talented backs here and its a good thing we did. "Out of the backs we had, he (Dorzon) performed just as well as everybody else, if not better than all the guys in pre-season. If thats any indication I think hes ready to step in." ' ' ' 

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