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OAKLAND http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , Calif. (AP) — With a dominant 15-man bullpen, the Oakland Athletics don’t need much from their starters these days.That’s been story of the hottest team in baseball. On Sunday, they overcame a stinker.Stephen Piscotty homered and Oakland rallied from an early three-run deficit to beat the Texas Rangers 7-3, the Athletics’ fourth straight win and sixth in seven games.Trevor Cahill gave up three runs, two hits and six walks in 2 2/3 innings in his shortest start of the season.But the A’s got another stellar performance from their bullpen, as seven relievers combined for 6 1/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball.Shawn Kelley (1-0) retired the only four batters he faced in relief of Cahill. He hasn’t allowed an earned run in 11 innings since coming over to Oakland in an Aug. 5 trade with the Washington Nationals.“There’s plenty of depth to go around,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said. “We were getting deeper contributions from the starters there for a while. Right now, maybe not so much, and we’re having to cover a lot of the game, but my feeling is that they’ll respond and they’ll start going deeper in games so we can cut down on the amount of (relievers) we use.”Matt Olson had two hits including a double for the A’s, who are 30 games over .500 (87-57) for the first time since closing out 2013 at 96-66. They’ve won nine of their last 10 against the Rangers.Piscotty’s homer in the seventh inning was his career-high 23rd, surpassing his 2016 total with St. Louis.Oakland trailed 3-0 when Olson doubled off Ariel Jurado (2-5) in a five-run fourth in which the A’s scored five runs on three hits Matt Williams Jersey , three walks, an error, a wild pitch and a passed ball. Ramon Laureano doubled in a run later in the inning.“I think it’s pretty exemplary of how our entire season has been,” Piscotty said. “Everyone else knows to kick it in gear. It’s a special thing, it’s rare, and when we got it going, it’s pretty special.”Oakland used eight pitchers Saturday and seven Friday.Blake Treinen, who pitched a 1-2-3 ninth, lowered his ERA to a major league-best 0.87.Texas dropped to a season-high 21 games below .500 (61-82) after its 10th loss in 13 games.Jurado pitched behind Jeffrey Springs, who tossed three shutout innings of one-hit ball in an opening role. Jurado gave up four runs in two-thirds of an inning on four hits and two walks.“It’s different, it’s a change to baseball,” Springs said of the growing trend of using relief pitchers to start games.CAHILL’S K’SCahill’s strikeout of Jurickson Profar in the second inning was the 1 http://www.giantsfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey ,000th of his career.ADRIAN’S ADVANCEAdrian Beltre, who was 1 for 4 with an RBI, needs one home run to tie Stan Musial and Willie Stargell (475) for 30th on the career list and one hit to tie George Brett (3,154) for 16th. Beltre ranks 27th on the RBI list with 1,697.Rangers manager Jeff Banister said he’ll try to get the 39-year-old as many at-bats as he can.“I don’t want to miss those moments, and I don’t want him to miss any of those moments,” Banister said.MONTAS’ ROLERight-hander Frankie Montas is expected to be called up before the A’s open a six-game trip at Baltimore on Tuesday. He’ll be expected to absorb innings in a yet-to-be determined role.“It might be a game where we go with an opener, it might be a game where he pitches out of the bullpen, it might be a game where he starts. We’re not really sure yet,” manager Bob Melvin said. “We have a couple of openings on this road trip and we’re trying to sort through that.”TRAINER’S ROOMAthletics: LHP Brett Anderson (sprained left forearm) checked out OK a day after throwing three simulated innings. He’s expected to move into the rotation soon. “I think it’s going to be sometime on this road trip, but I’m not sure which day,” Melvin said. … OF Nick Martini and RHP Ryan Dull were activated before Sunday’s game. … 2B Jed Lowrie got a rare day off.UP NEXTRangers: LHP Mike Minor (11-7 Willie Mays Jersey , 4.31 ERA) will pitch Monday’s series opener against the Angels in Los Angeles.Athletics: RHP Mike Fiers (11-6, 3.36) will pitch Tuesday’s series opener in Baltimore. 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As I’ve said before...I wouldn’t hate that.The curious case of Cobb - School of RochDo you think Alex Cobb knew what he was in for when he signed that four-year deal with the Orioles last March? Well, now he’s stuck with them. But as Roch Kubatko notes, Cobb could turn into a potential trade piece if he pitches well in 2019.Will Orioles fans find new ways to analyze a season in 2019? - Steve MelewskiSteve Melewski asserts that the true measure for success for the Orioles in 2019 will be whether their young players take a step forward, not their win-loss record. I agree. Not that it’ll make all the losses any more pleasant.Orioles birthdays and historyIs today your birthday? Happy birthday! You share your special day with current Orioles utility man Steve Wilkerson, who turns 27 today. It’s also the birthday of 2008 righty Greg Aquino (41) and a pair of deceased Orioles, 1957 outfielder Carl Powis (who would have been 91 today) and 1954 infielder Neil Berry (who would have been 97).On this day in 1991, the Orioles made an ill-advised trade of Mickey Tettleton for Jeff Robinson. Tettleton had had three productive seasons as the Orioles’ catcher and went on to have four more solid years with the Tigers, while Robinson spent one ineffective season in the Birds’ bullpen.