Rangers Dropped By A's 3-1

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Sleep-deprived first-time father Kurt Suzuki came off the paternity leave list and delivered a go-ahead RBI single to help Trevor Cahill stay unbeaten and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Friday night.

Cahill (4-0) overcame a three-walk first inning to pitch seven scoreless innings against the Rangers, who kicked off a seven-game West Coast road trip all against the division with a punchless performance to lose for the fourth time in five games. Texas fell into a first-place tie with the Los Angeles Angels in the AL West.

Grant Balfour pitched the eighth and Brian Fuentes finished for his seventh save in nine chances after allowing Michael Young's two-out RBI single.