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A's plagued by errors in blowout loss to Rangers

SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Adrian Beltre hit his first spring homer and drove in four runs to help the Texas Rangers beat the sloppy Oakland Athletics 14-5 on Saturday.

The A's committed five more errors, running their spring total to 20. Oakland pitchers issued eight walks, bringing their Cactus League-leading total to 53, and hit two batters.

Beltre singled home Ian Desmond in the first and hit a three-run homer in a six-run fourth.

Stephen Vogt hit his Cactus League-leading third homer in the first inning with Billy Burns aboard off Rangers right-hander Phil Klein.