A's look to gain playoff ground as Rangers visit
The Oakland Athletics proudly welcome the Joey Gallo-less Texas Rangers back to the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday night for the opener of a three-game series, their final head-to-head of the year.
In going 9-7 against the Rangers (51-88) so far this season, the A's (76-64) have seen two distinctly different versions of the American League West's last-place team.
When they visited Oakland for a series bridging June an