Scoring runs early, the A's gave ace Brandon McCarthy a cushion. As it turned out, he would not need much of it.

Going seven strong innings, McCarthy won his fifth game of the year as the A's impressively won the matinee finale of this four-game series 7-1 over first-place Texas. McCarthy only allowed a single run on three hits while striking out five as he...

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