Rangers beat A's for fifth straight win (AP)
Published 5/11/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Milton Bradley homered and drove in three runs as the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-4 on Saturday night for their fifth straight win, despite having their shutout streak end at 33 innings. Texas pitchers had posted three shutouts in a row and the scoreless streak was the second-longest in franchise history.
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