Rangers outfield candidate Ryan Rua notched a two-run single off A's reliever John Axford in the fifth, and Texas added two more in the sixth against another veteran reliever, Ryan Madson, courtesy of a run-scoring wild pitch and an RBI single by Hanser Alberto.
A's third baseman Ryon Healy enjoyed a 3-for-3 day, collecting a two-run homer, double and a single with three RBIs.Outfielder Khris Davis chipped in with an RBI double and finished with two hits.
"It's not a surprise," A's acting manager Mark Kotsay said of Healy.