Well, six runs for them, no runs for us. The vaunted Dustin Nippert continues his mastery of the A's, holding the green and gold (and red/white/blue tonight) to a pair of hits, matching their errors total...

Dallas Braden is no longer with us, having ceded his position to Captain Kirk Saarloos, who made things look easy easier in the 5th inning, getting the Rangers out after Braden had a very shaky four innings, looking nothing like his recent string of success in any way.

Halfway through the game, it's time for things to turn around. Go A's!