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Texas Rangers (30-17) at Seattle Mariners (20-27), 10:10 p.m. (ET)

The Rangers come into this series with a 5 1/2-game lead over Oakland for first place in the AL West and avoided getting swept in three games by the Athletics with Wednesday's 3-1 victory.

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Adrian Beltre and Mitch Moreland each crushed solo home runs in the 10th inning and Joe Nathan survived a shaky bottom half to help the Texas Rangers down the Oakland Athletics, 6-5, in the middle...

Cespedes, Moss homer to push A's past Rangers 5-1

The very team the Oakland Athletics rallied to beat in Game No. 162 last October for a stunning sweep to steal away the AL West crown from the two-time reigning AL champions.

Rangers lose 5th straight game in Oakland, 5-1

Back in the Bay Area for the first time since a three-game sweep at the end of last season cost them the AL West crown, the first-place Rangers had their momentum stopped by Oakland once again.

Sale throws 1-hitter as White Sox beat Angels 3-0

The Angels already trail the Rangers by 10 games in the AL West.

Texas Rangers (22-13) at Houston Astros (10-26), 7:10 p.m. (ET)

Two teams on opposite sides of the Lone Star State and the AL West will meet in the second of a three-game set on Saturday when the Texas Rangers take on the Houston Astros.

With 20 percent of the season complete, the Rangers are doing OK

But it's almost a guarantee the AL West club that piles up the most Ws against the Astros will eventually win the West.

LA Angels of Anaheim (11-22) at Houston Astros (10-24), 8:10 p.m. (ET)

The Astros, last in the AL West, carried a six-game slide into this series, but have taken the first two matchups and can match their longest winning streak of the season with a victory tonight.

AL West blanks AL East in 4 matchups

Jason Vargas closed out the impressive pitching night by the AL West by throwing a three-hitter in the Angels' 4-0 win over Baltimore.

Tillman returns home to lead Orioles past Angels

One more win in the remaining three games will ensure a winning record on their only road trip entirely through the AL West this season.

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