(AP) -- The Oakland Athletics can take comfort in knowing they'll leave Texas still leading the AL West.
They can pad their lead by extending the struggles of the second-place Rangers on Wednesday night.
Brandon Moss hit his 13th homer while Jarrod Parker and two relievers held Texas (39-32) to three hits to help Oakland even the four-game set with a 6-2 win Tuesday. The A's (43-30) have dropped three of five since winning 21 of 26, but own a three-game lead over a Rangers club that has lost seven of eight and is 5-12 this month.
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