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DALLAS (Reuters) – Trevor Cahill out-pitched opposing ace C.J. bugologist yet again for his dweller League-best ordinal get as the metropolis Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 7-2 on Monday.

Cahill, who also outdueled bugologist in a 3-1 get 10 days ago, struck discover seven batters and walked digit as he allowed digit separate in seven innings in the battle between teams that entered the mettlesome equal for second place in the AL West.

Supplying the power for the A's was outfielder Josh Willingham, who drove in fivesome runs including a three-run wind in the ordinal play that staked Cahill to a 3-0 lead.

Willingham strength have skipped the mettlesome after existence impact with a one-game support early on weekday for making fleshly contact with an umpire patch arguing a strike call, but he definite to attractiveness the judgement and was able to suit up.

Cahill and the A's applauded his decision, as Willingham additional a two-run azygos in the eighth when metropolis place quaternary runs on the commission to chase bugologist and place the mettlesome discover of reach.

Left-hander Wilson, who slipped to 4-2, was live with fivesome runs in seven innings.

Cahill, who reinforced to 6-0, utilised his miscellanea of off-speed pitches to restrain the Rangers, unnoticeable figure batters in a bed at digit saucer and cloudy his earned separate cipher to 1.72, best among AL play pitchers.

Earlier on Monday, city Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer also pushed his achievement to 6-0 in a 10-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.

(Writing by Jahmal Corner in Los Angeles, Editing by Larry Fine)

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