The Oakland Athletics haven’t played a meaningful game all season, but they have the opportunity to play the role of spoiler over the next couple of weeks. The A’s took the series opener in Texas Friday night with a 6-3 win, handing the Rangers their fourth straight loss. After dominating the AL West standings for most of the season, the Rangers are now 1.5 games back of Toronto for the final playoff spot in the American League.
The A’s have two more games against the Rangers and will then head to Houston for three games.