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Olson homers, Fiers gets 1st win as A's sweep Rangers

The Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 finishing a sweep.
Credit: AP
Oakland Athletics pitcher Mike Fiers works against the Texas Rangers in the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

OAKLAND, Calif. — Matt Olson homered to back Mike Fiers' first win of the season and the Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 6-4 on for their sixth straight victory and a series sweep. 

Khris Davis added a two-run single, Mark Canha had an RBI single and Stephen Piscotty a sacrifice fly as the balanced, first-place A's kept rolling at the right time with the rival Houston Astros coming to town next. 

Anderson Tejeda hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, chasing Fiers in the seventh inning and pulling the Rangers within 5-4. Oakland's Sean Murphy countered with an RBI single in the bottom of the inning.

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