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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers suddenly cant score any runs despite fielding a lineup that is among the most potent in baseball. Custom Chicago White Sox Jerseys .The American League leaders dont seem to be concerned with a scoring drought thats stretched to 21 innings and included rare back-to-back home shutouts by Detroit. Texas hasnt scored since the fifth inning on Friday.Its going to happen, Texas Carlos Beltran said. Baseball is a game of ups and downs. We feel we have a good team and feel like well be able to bounce back.The Rangers (69-50) hope to get back on track against A.L. West rival Oakland in the opener of a three-game series Monday night at Globe Life Ballpark. The Athletics are beginning a six-game road trip.Texas has seen its lead in the division fall to 5 1/2 games over Seattle after the two straight losses. Thats the smallest lead for the Rangers since Aug. 3.Theyll continue to lose ground if the bats dont get it going. The Rangers were shut out in two straight at home for the first time since Sept. 16 and 18, 2009 against Oakland and the Los Angeles Angels. Texas had never been blanked in back-to-back home games within the same series at Globe Life Park.But the Rangers arent ready to panic, especially considering the boost theyve received since adding Beltran and Jonathan Lucroy at the trade deadlineWe have a good offense, manager Jeff Banister said. We like our offense. We like what our guys can do.The Athletics have been a thorn in Texas side despite being fourth in the West at 52-66. Oakland is 6-4 against the Rangers this season, including 2-1 in Arlington.Khris Davis has been especially hard on Texas. The left fielder has seven home runs and 19 RBI against the Rangers in those 10 games.Davis also joined the 30-homer club for the first time in his career with a two-run blast in Sundays 8-4 loss to the Mariners. Hes gone deep in three straight games for the second time in his career.Im just trying to do me and help the club out and have fun with the boys, Davis said.Davis is the first Oakland player with at least 30 home runs since Brandon Moss in 2013.The As are hoping for another solid outing from Ross Detwiler (1-0, 2.13) in the series opener. The left-hander was called up from Triple-A Nashville last Wednesday and pitched eight scoreless innings in his Oakland debut.After starting the season with Cleveland, Detwiler was traded to the As on July 17.Texas counters with Martin Perez, who is 7-8 with a 4.22 ERA. The lefty is winless in his last eight starts dating back to July 1, going 0-4 with a 5.77 ERA over that span.He is seeking to avoid matching the longest losing streak of his career. Perez has induced a MLB-leading 31 double plays this season, tying the clubs single-season record set by C.J. Wilson in 2011. Alex Colome Jersey . -- Jonathan Drouin gave Halifax the boost it needed to edge host Sherbrooke Phoenix 3-2 in a shootout in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Al Lopez Jersey . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR. https://www.cheapwhitesox.com/1714e-ryan...-white-sox.html .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. The Chicago Fire seek their second straight road win on Saturday and look to extend a modest unbeaten streak when they face D.C. United in a Major League Soccer clash at RFK Stadium.Chicago (5-11-8, 23 points) picked up its first win of the season away from home last Saturday -- a 3-0 triumph at Montreal -- and followed with a 2-2 tie with the L.A. Galaxy last Wednesday at Toyota Park.D.C. United (6-8-11, 29 points) currently holds the sixth and final Eastern Conference playoff berth and owns a five-game unbeaten streak that includes back-to-back ties. The club is 5-4-4 at home and has allowed the second-fewest goals (34) in the East.Saturdays game is the third match in seven days for each team. It features a second meeting with former Fire mainstayy Patrick Nyarko, who scored Uniteds tying goal in a 1-1 deadlock with Chicago in April at Toyota Park. Lucas Giolito Jersey. Hes a difference maker, United coach Ben Olsen said.Forward/midfielder David Accam leads the Fire with seven goals and is tops in shots on goal for a team otherwise ranks near the bottom of the league in goals, shots and shots on goal.Even with the revival and four points over two games, Chicago is 1-9-2 away from home and remains mired in the Eastern Conference cellar, tied with Columbus for the bottom spot.The Fire are six points out of the last playoff spot and would need to pass three teams to get there. ' ' '