Jake Burger, Nathan Eovaldi steer Rangers to rout of A's

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Jake Burger hit two homers and drove four runs and Nathan Eovaldi pitched seven shutout innings to help the Texas Rangers record an 8-1 victory over the Athletics on Monday night at West Sacramento, Calif.

Josh Smith and Josh Jung each drove in two runs in the eighth inning as the Rangers broke the game open while winning the opener of a four-game series. Joc Ped