OAKLAND — The A’s beat the Rangers, 12-3, on Saturday night. They remain two games ahead of Tampa Bay for the first wild card spot.
Rangers starter Brock Burke lasted two outs into the first inning, trampled by a six-hit, two-walk, five-run start.
Marcus Semien hit his 32nd home run of the year, and Mark Canha followed with his 26th to extend the A’s lead to 11-0 by the sixth inning. Semien reached base in all six of his plate appearances: three hits and three walks.
Sean Manaea dealt 5.