 May 7, 2009 (Baseball Musings delivered by Newstex ) -- The Texas Rangers moved into first place in the AL West Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory over the punchless Oakland Athletics. It was a very close game for two teams with very different levels of scoring this year. The Rangers sit second in the AL with 5.8 runs per game, the Athletics last at 4.1 runs per game. Oakland pitches much better, however, as they post a 3.90 ERA, second in the AL, and Texas comes in at 5.11, 9th. I guess this was a case of good hitting beating good pitching. The Rangers move 1/2 game ahead of the Mariners . Like the Athletics, the Mariners pitch better than they hit. Offense seems to be carrying the day in the AL West for a change. Newstex ID: 34731774
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Added: May 7, 2009
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