Oakland Athletics: 5 Takeaways from Series Against the Texas Rangers

Usually, any time the Oakland Athletics face the Texas Rangers, the series is magnified a touch. Competitively, the two American League West rivals have matched one another win for win over the years; the A’s have won the last two division crowns, while the Rangers won the two prior.

This year was expected to be another wire-to-wire battle between these two divisional adversaries. However, the Rangers have experienced an incredibly disappointing 2014 season, the result of unpredictable performances and a rash of injuries. The team has never bee...

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