The Oakland Athletics will try and salvage a series split Thursday afternoon when they host the Texas Rangers in the finale of a four-game set at O.co Coliseum.
Victories have been hard to come by this season for the Athletics, who have lost eight of their last 10 contests and will wake up Thursday morning last in the American League West, 13 1/2 games behind the front-running Rangers. But they've done well against the division leaders in 2016, holding a 4-2 advantage after blowing a 5-0 lead Wednesday before falling, 7-5.
Daniel Mengden will set the tone, making his second career start.