Harden hopes to end Rangers' win streak in return

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    Oakland (22-16) at Texas (18-20), 3:05 pm EDT

    ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics hope to get a boost Sunday from the return of Rich Harden as they look to snap the Texas Rangers' five-game winning streak.

    Harden (1-0, 0.82 ERA) who has not pitched since April 2, had been sidelined with a strain below his throwing shoulder. Prior to the injury, he turned in two solid outings against the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox, allowing one run in a combined 11 innings.

    The Rangers have had a run of outstanding pitching, outscoring their opponents 27-5 during the winning streak. Texas' shutout string ended at 33 innings in Saturday's 6-4 victory over Oakland.

    The Rangers look for the series sweep behind Sidney Ponson (2-0, 1.33), who tossed seven stellar frames in his last outing. He yielded one run and scattered seven hits in Tuesday's 10-1 triumph over the Seattle Mariners.

    The Athletics were on a four-game winning streak before dropping the first two contests of this series.






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      OAKLAND: 12
      TEXAS: 6
      Final
      May 11 6:33 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY DARIC BARTON (2) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
      THE 9TH OFF EDDIE GUARDADO SCORED JACK HANNAHAN.
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 12, TEXAS 6
      DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: R DAVIS (.304, 0 HR, 4 RBI)
      May 11 6:28 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      ERROR BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA ALLOWED DONNIE MURPHY TO
      SCORE.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HANNAHAN ON SECOND, 0 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 10
      TEXAS 6 TOP, 9TH
      DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: R SWEENEY (.262, 0-FOR-2, BB, SF, RBI)
      May 11 6:22 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      SINGLE BY EMIL BROWN SCORED RAJAI DAVIS.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, E BROWN ON FIRST, 2 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 9
      TEXAS 6 TOP, 8TH
      DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.253, 1-FOR-4)
      May 11 6:03 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      SACRIFICE FLY BY RYAN SWEENEY SCORED MARK ELLIS.
      SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J HANNAHAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 8
      TEXAS 6 TOP, 7TH
      DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: K SUZUKI (.259, 0-FOR-3, BB)
      May 11 5:36 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      BOBBY CROSBY STOLE HOME.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M ELLIS ON FIRST, 0 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 7
      TEXAS 6 TOP, 7TH
      DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J HANNAHAN (.235, 1-FOR-2, BB)
      May 11 5:32 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED IAN KINSLER.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 1 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
      TEXAS 6 BOTTOM, 6TH
      DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAMILTON (.307, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
      May 11 5:20 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      SACRIFICE FLY BY FRANK THOMAS SCORED RYAN SWEENEY.
      SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, J CUST ON FIRST, M SWEENEY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
      TEXAS 5 TOP, 6TH
      DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: E BROWN (.280, 1-FOR-3, HR, 3 RBI)
      May 11 5:05 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      BASES LOADED WALK TO JACK CUST SCORED JACK HANNAHAN.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CUST ON FIRST, M SWEENEY ON SECOND, R
      SWEENEY ON THIRD, 1 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
      TEXAS 5 TOP, 6TH
      DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: F THOMAS (.217, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
      May 11 5:00 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      TRIPLE BY JOSH HAMILTON SCORED IAN KINSLER.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HAMILTON ON THIRD, 2 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
      TEXAS 5 BOTTOM, 4TH
      DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BRADLEY (.316, 1-FOR-2, RBI)
      May 11 4:25 PM
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      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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      OAKLAND 4 0 0 0 4 6 0
      TEXAS 1 1 2 4 6 1 (BOT 4)

      CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - RICH HARDEN
      TEX - SIDNEY PONSON

      DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQ
      May 11 4:17 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      SINGLE BY JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA SCORED DAVID MURPHY.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, 2 LEFT ON, 3 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
      TEXAS 3 END BOTTOM, 3RD
      May 11 4:06 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      SINGLE BY IAN KINSLER SCORED JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, I KINSLER ON SECOND, R VAZQUEZ ON THIRD, 2 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
      TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 2ND
      DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.294, 0-FOR-1)
      May 11 3:44 PM
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      AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
      DOUBLE BY MILTON BRADLEY SCORED JOSH HAMILTON.
      SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M BRADLEY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
      CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 4
      TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
      DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D MURPHY (.259, 4 HR, 22 RBI)
      May 11 3:25 PM
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      1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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      OAKLAND 4 4 4 0
      TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

      CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - RICH HARDEN
      TEX - SIDNEY PONSON

      DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINS
      May 11 3:18 PM
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