OAKLAND -- The Athletics, riding a big day from the bottom of their lineup, completed a three-game sweep of the Rangers with an 8-3 victory on Sunday afternoon at the Coliseum. The Rangers' loss, their fifth straight this season at the Coliseum, dropped them to three games behind the Twins in the race for the second American League Wild Card spot.
Matt Olson and Matt Chapman (aka "Oly" and "Chappy" for Players Weekend, respectively), hitting seventh and eighth, gave the A's the lead with back-to-back home runs in the second inning off of Rangers starter A.