September 06, 2006
Rangers Fall a Game Short
The Rangers took the lead but couldn't complete the sweep as the Athletics take game three of the series 9-6. That puts Texas 9 back, and Oakland's magic number to eliminate them drops to 14.
The Angels kept pace, however. Izturis picked up three hits, including a triple and scored three runs as the Angels downed the Orioles 8-4 for their fifth straight win. That leaves them 5 1/2 games behind Oakland. The two western rivals play seven times in the last ten games. LAnaheim should send Texas a thank you for bringing Oakland back to the pack a bit.