Rangers rout A's in matchup of ex-high school teammates
Glenn Otto outpitched former high school teammate Adam Oller and the Texas Rangers scored five times in the second inning en route to an 8-1 victory over the host Oakland Athletics in the opener of a three-game series Friday night.
Nathaniel Lowe and Andy Ibanez homered as part of a nine-hit attack as the Rangers won a second straight after having dropped five in a row.
Promoted from Triple-A earlier in the day, Otto (1