Elvis Andrus homered, Scott Feldman pitched six strong innings and the Texas Rangers won their fifth straight, beating the Oakland Athletics 3-2 on Wednesday night.
David Murphy and Chris Davis each drove in a run for the Rangers, who have won six of their last seven road games.
Kurt Suzuki hit a two-run double for the A's, who dropped their fourth straight. Jack Cust had three hits.
Feldman (2-0) allowed two runs on four hits, walking two and striking out three in his third start since replacing Kris Benson in the starting rotation.
Dan Giese (0-3) went 5 2-3 innings, giving up three runs on eight hits. He did not walk a batter and struck out three in his first start of the season after taking over for Dana Eveland, who was optioned to Triple-A Sacramento on Tuesday.
The A's have not had a starter go more than six innings in any of their last 13 games.
The rookie Andrus hit his second home run of the season, a solo shot in the first inning, for his first RBI in 16 games.
The Rangers added a pair of runs in the fourth. Marlon Byrd singled and Nelson Cruz doubled ahead of Murphy's sacrifice fly. Davis followed with an RBI single.
The A's made it 3-2 in the fourth with Suzuki's double, scoring Jason Giambi and Matt Holliday.
Derek Holland pitched two scoreless innings and Frank Francisco recorded the final three outs for his ninth save. He extended his scoreless streak to 14 2-3 innings.
Michael Young singled with two outs in the eighth to extend his hitting streak to 10 games.
