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Donnie Murphy had two hits and drove in a run for the Rangers, who won their seventh in eight games. Coco Crisp, Yoenis Cespedes, Josh Donaldson and Eric Sogard drove in runs for the As, who lost their second straight for the first time this season. Josh Reddick had two hits. As starter Tommy Milone allowed three runs on five hits. He walked four and struck out one. Nick Martinez was recalled from Double-A to make the start for the Rangers. He lasted five innings, allowing four runs on six hits. He walked three and struck out one. Three of Milones walks came in the first inning, when the Rangers took a 2-0 lead. Murphy singled home one run and Robinson Chirinos walked with the bases loaded. The As answered in their half of the first. Jed Lowrie doubled and scored when Donaldson singled. Cespedes hit a double, allowing Donaldson to score. The Rangers regained the lead in the thirrd.dddddddddddd Alex Rios walked and went to third on Prince Fielders single. Kevin Kouzmanoff hit into a double play, with Rios scoring. Kouzmanoff left the game after the top of the fourth with tightness in his back. Luis Sardinas entered the game at second base, with Josh Wilson moving to third. With one out in the fourth, John Jaso singled and Reddick reached base when Wilson mishandled his grounder. Sogard hit a sacrifice fly and Crisp followed with his double. Rangers relief pitcher Pedro Figueroa left the game with an apparent back injury after hitting Reddick with a pitch with two outs in the eighth. Ogando replaced him. NOTES: As OF Coco Crisp, who fell hard and bruised his ribs during Monday nights game, had X-Rays taken that were negative. ... As LHP Eric OFlaherty (Tommy John surgery) threw all his pitches at full distance during a bullpen session, encouraging As manager Bob Melvin to ask if he was available for an inning. . The As rejected the Oakland-Alameda County Authoritys 10-year lease proposal. ... RHP Sonny Gray (3-0, 1.80) pitches for the As in Wednesdays matinee game and will make his first start against the Rangers. He is currently 6-0 over his last eight starts dating to last year. ... LHP Martin Perez (3-0, 1.86) will take the mound for the Rangers. He has not allowed a run over his past 17 innings. He will be making his sixth start against the As, his most against any team. ... RHP Colby Lewis (1-1, 4.22) is set to start Fridays game in Seattle but the rest of the weekend rotation is in a state of flux, with LHP Robbie Ross, LHP Matt Harrison, currently on the DL with a back problem, and RHP Yu Darvish all in the mix. ' ' '