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- Updated: July 26, 2016
ARLINGTON — The key ingredient that was fueling a streaking A’s club went missing in the confines of Globe Life Park on Monday evening.
Solid pitching is what helped the A’s secure a 7-3 ledger out of the break; it’s also what halted their three-game winning streak, with Ryan Madson serving up a walk-off, two-run homer to Texas’ Adrian Beltre in the ninth inning of a disheartening 7-6 loss.
This, after starter Daniel Mengden was unable to get out of the fifth inning.
It nearly didn’t matter, with Oakland’s offense rolling in the series opener, and its bullpen following suit. That is, until Beltre swiftly shifted the script.
Having already homered off of John Axford in the seventh inning to pull the Rangers within one run, the third baseman returned to the stage in the ninth, only to see one …
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