Rangers Extend Lead In AL, Beat A's 7-1

OAKLAND (CBS / AP) -- Colby Lewis and four relievers combined on a five-hitter and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-1 on Saturday.

Ian Kinsler had two hits and three RBIs for Texas, which increased its AL West lead to three games over the Los Angeles Angels. Mike Napoli and Elvis Andrus hit run-scoring doubles off A's starter Trevor Cahill as the Rangers (68-52) moved a season-best 16 games over .500 with their seventh consecutive victory over Oakland.

Jemile Weeks singled, doubled and tripled for Oakland, which committed four errors, had two wild pitches and lost for the seventh time in 11 games.

Lewis (11-8) has been hurt by home runs all season long but he handcuffed the A's all afternoon, allowing one run and three hits over 6 1-3 innings while striking out eight. He did not walk a batter while beating his former team for the third time this season.

The right-hander, who pitched for Oakland in 2007, was dominant after surrendering a triple to Weeks on his first pitch of the game. Lewis retired the next 17 hitters in order, including five consecutive strikeouts during one stretch.

Weeks ended Lewis' streak with a two-out double in the sixth but Scott Sizemore struck out to end the inning.

Lewis, who hadn't won since July 22, headed for the dugout after Josh Willingham doubled in the seventh. David DeJesus hit an RBI double off Darren Oliver, but Koji Uehara came in and struck out pinch-hitter Conor Jackson before Ryan Sweeney flied out to left to end the inning.

The A's couldn't get much else going and only made things worse with a steady stream of shaky plays in the field.

Manager Bob Melvin had his team take infield before the game but it didn't seem to help much.

Oakland's four errors -- all coming in the infield -- led to only one unearned run but extended several innings. It's the fourth time this season the A's have had four or more errors in a game.

It also spoiled what was an otherwise solid outing by Cahill.

Cahill (9-11) faced the minimum through five innings and carried a no-hitter into the sixth before Yorvit Torrealba's one-out single gave the Rangers their second baserunner.

Torrealba, who extended his hitting streak to 11 games, was thrown out trying to steal second but the Rangers still scored after two errors by Weeks on Endy Chavez's grounder to second kept the inning alive.

Kinsler followed with a run-scoring double down the left-field line.

The Rangers made it 2-0 when Josh Hamilton singled leading off the seventh, took second on a wild pitch and scored on Napoli's double.

Andrus doubled in Chavez in the eighth and scored on throwing error by third baseman Scott Sizemore. Michael Young added an RBI single to make it 5-1.

Cahill has lost six of his last seven decisions. The right-hander allowed seven hits and struck out four.

Kinsler, who was batting only .148 over his previous 15 games, had a two-run double in the ninth.

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