OAKLAND, Calif. -- Takeaways and observations from the Rangers' 8-1 loss to Oakland on Wednesday at the Coliseum:
THREE TAKEAWAYS
PLAYING FROM BEHIND: The Rangers trailed 3-0 after the first inning. They have had a multiple-run deficit in 10 of the last 11 games. The Rangers are 4-6 in those games. That includes all three games in this series, which Oakland swept.
FREE PASSES: Starter Martin Perez matched a season low by giving up two walks, both in the first, in seven innings. Perez has 28 walks for the season, one fewer than American League leader Yordano Ventura of Kansas City.