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MLB: Texas 10, Oakland 3

(Boxscore)
Published: Sept. 22, 2009 at 1:18 AM

OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Julio Borbon, David Murphy and Hank Blalock had three hits and two RBI apiece Monday in the Texas Rangers' 10-3 win over Oakland.

Chris Davis hit a two-run triple for Texas, which has won two of its last three games and remained seven games behind the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild-card chase. The Rangers trail the first-place Los Angeles Angels in the AL West by 7 1/2 games.

Kevin Millwood (11-10) went seven innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits for Texas.

Edgar Gonzalez (0-3) went 3 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on nine hits for the A's, who lost for the first time in their last nine games.

Matt Carson had a two-run home run for Oakland.

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