RANGERS vs ATHLETICS...AL WEST Leaders battle in the "BLACK HOLE" Swingin' A's Set-Up in a crucial Three-Piece for TEXAS...A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report out in the BAY near B.A.R.T. #ALWest #TEXvsOAK #RangersGang #SwinginAs

The Texas Rangers arrive in the "Black Hole" Swingin' Athletics Set-Up 11-8 and that is good for #2 on the Junior Circuit the Bronx Bombers. The Rangers are coming off a shellacking at the hands of the Pale Hose 16-2. The rangers know these head to heads with AL West Division Rival A's are important in April just as they are in later months. The good news is they have their "Ace in the Hole" Yu "I will survive" Darvish back and doing what he does....sending folks to Hitting Coaches, Instructional Leagues, and back on the Farm.

The A's come off a three-piece sweep of the 'Stros in H-Town as the A's have the 2nd best W-L in the Show at 13-5 and #1 on the Junior Circuit. They have been doing it with of course that Grade A underrated Starting Rotation and arguably the most-balanced line up in the AL. Now they get a heavy dose of "Don't mess w/Texas" this week as both the Rangers and 'Stros visit Oakland and B.A.R.T..

RANGERS (11-8) vs ATHLETICS (13-5)

April 21st -April 23rd

Monday April 21st  10:05pm ET

TEX Darvish (1-0) vs OAK Straily (1-1)

Tuesday April 22nd 10:05pm ET 

TEX Martinez (0-0) vs OAK Milone (0-1)

Wednesday April 23rd 3:35 pm ET 

TEX Perez (3-0) vs OAK Gray (3-0)

Darvish and Straily is must-see T.V. right out the gate as Japan's Darvish is a "Monster on the Bump". That Game #3 is also a solid one with both young Slingers coming in at a robust 3-0 and that game might be the Rubber Match.

Rangers Big Guns Adrian Belktre, Shin-Soo Choo, and Prince Fielder have yet to get going as Alex Rios (.316 avg 10 RBIs), Kevin Kouzmanoff (.366 avg 9 RBIs), and Leonys Martin ( .322 avg 9 RBIs) have carried the load for the Rangers out the gate.

A's First Baseman Brandon Moss is 3rd on the Junior Circuit with 15 RBIs....as A's OF Yoenis Cespedes is right behind him with 13 RBIs and 4 Big Flies.

Expect these two teams to be battling in Early to late September 2014...