--RHP Vicente Padilla, who is 5-1 in his career against the A's, will be pushed back to start Thursday's game. 

With a victory Thursday afternoon, the Texas Rangers will finish with a winning record in April - something that hasn't happened in Ron Washington's first two seasons managing the team. 

Apr. 

Apr. 

Apr. 

A rainout gave the short-handed Oakland Athletics a well-timed night off. 

Apr. 

The disabled list is becoming a more realistic possibility for center fielder Josh Hamilton because his sore ribs have not healed much in the past week, despite aggressive treatment that included a cortisone injection. 

--The Rangers won Tuesday for the first time this year without a home run. 

The Rangers continue to tweak their struggling bullpen, partly because of ineffectiveness and partly because of health. 

Nelson Cruz hit a tiebreaking single in the eighth inning to make up for a costly error, and the Texas Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 Tuesday night. 

Vicente Padilla may not be pitching well so far, but he has been a thorn in the side of the Oakland Athletics through the years. 

The Baseball season is only three weeks old, so it's impossible to tell how the race in the American League West will shake out. 

For the Oakland Athletics, it was a loss multiplied. 

Josh Hamilton has a strained muscle in his left rib cage, and the Texas Rangers are hoping he can avoid the disabled list and get better with medication and a few more days of rest.