A's use 7-run inning to pound Rangers
Matt Olson and Matt Chapman contributed two-RBI doubles to a seven-run third inning Saturday afternoon that put the host Oakland Athletics on the fast track to a 12-3 romp over the Texas Rangers.
A's newcomers Yan Gomes, Josh Harrison and Starling Marte combined for seven hits, four runs and seven RBIs in the win, which was Oakland's third in a row despite ending a run of two straight walk-offs.
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