Athletics 4, Rangers 6, Final - Sep. 23, 2008

Oakland A's -- still the template — Uwe Blog

9/23/08 game day thread — Lone Star Ball

Open Game Thread: Game 157 - A's @ Rangers — Athletics Nation

Open Thread: Game 157 - A's at Texas (cont.) — Athletics Nation

The Race For Second Place — Oakland Athletics

Rangers leave Iowa, top prospects named… — Young Guns

Prospectus Preview: Wednesday`s Games to Watch by Caleb Peiffer — Baseball Prospectus

Open Thread: Game 158 - A's at Texas — Athletics Nation

Byrd wants to see more intensity — Major League Baseball News 9/23/2008
Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd is playing with a sore left knee, limping in the clubhouse after every game. Byrd wants to see more intensity from his teammates as they battle for second place with the A's in the season's final week.

Blalock's blast gives Rangers win — Major League Baseball News 9/24/2008
Hank Blalock hit a two-run homer to break a seventh-inning tie, as the Rangers beat the A's, 6-4, on Tuesday night to reclaim second place in the American League West. Marlon Byrd had two RBIs, tying the game before Blalock's homer.