ATHLETICS 4 RANGERS 0...Swingin' A's chase Japan and RANGERS Darvish as SONNY GRAY goes O-Zone Layer on the Hill and a Complete Job..."A CUP of JOE in the SHOW Report" in the Athletics Clubhouse talking Athletics Business #GRAYmasterful #OakTownLumberLLC

It was billed up to be the Oakland Athletics and Texas Rangers with the two best in the AL West going at it. Game 1 was suppose to be a Pitcher's Duel which quickly turned into the Sonny Gray Show as the A's jumped all over Rangers Starter Yu "I Will survive" Darvish.

The A's beat the Rangers 4-0 as they put crooked 2's up in the 3rd and 4th on Darvish. He went 3 1/3 innings pitched allowing six hits and four runs while walking two and striking out four. The A's scored on a Josh Donaldson Single in the 3rd and a Josh Reddick three-bagger in the 4th as both hits cored two runs apiece.

As for Mr. Gray going CG with everything working allowing just three hits and one free pass as he struck out six Rangers. That Express was going as was that Slide Piece and Breaking Ball that looks and moves more like a "SLUR" Slide/Curve. The Rangers 3-6 hitters of Andrus, Fielder, Beltre, and Rio was a combined 1 for 14 versus Gray...dominance.

A's lead Rangers in the AL West moving to 16-10 as Texas falls to 15-11...with two more to play as Tuesday April 29th it will be Kazmir vs Perez in a another good one on paper.