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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Coco Crisp and Khris Davis got Oakland off to a quick start against Yu Darvish. Then came their big blows against a hard-throwing reliever to clinch the fourth series in a row for the Athletics.Crisp and Davis both hit two-run homers in the eighth off Matt Bush and the As beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 6-4 on Wednesday night.Davis had also homered in the first off Darvish, after Crisp led off the game with a triple into the right-field corner and scored on Jed Lowries sacrifice fly.I think we all enjoy playing with each other, that were going to get the job done, Davis said. Theres a loose relax-ness in the clubhouse before the games. Its a good chemistry. Winning creates that.While still eight games under .500 for the season, the As (47-55) have won nine of 13 games since the All-Star break. They have won four series in a row for the first time since May 2014, and they havent lost to Darvish in more than four years.I know your records your record, but we feel like we should have a better record. Now some guys that started off really cold are swinging the bats a lot better, manager Bob Melvin said. And now weve got a couple players in here that have brought some enthusiasm, playing hard, fighting for their jobs, want some playing time.Ryan Dull (5-2) threw 1 1/3 perfect innings in relief of Sean Manaea, who struck out nine without a walk in 6 2/3 innings. Ryan Madson worked the ninth for his 22nd save in 28 chances, two nights after giving up Adrian Beltres game-ending homer in the series opener.Darvish, 1-8 in 11 career starts against Oakland with that win coming May 16, 2012, struck out six without a walk. He left with a 3-2 lead after retiring 16 of the last 18 batters he faced, striking out Davis on a breaking pitch to end the sixth with a runner at third.Hes solid. You go out there, you know youre going to be in a battle, Crisp said.Ian Desmond hit his 20th homer for the Rangers, a two-run shot in the fifth that put them ahead 3-2. That came two innings after the All-Star center fielder had a two-out double and scored on Beltres single.Crisps homer in the eighth was on a 99-mph fastball from Bush (3-2) that put the As up 4-3. Davis second homer of the night, and 25th of the season, came on a 97-mph heater.The ball was up and center-cut, Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. Hes usually down. ... I would say thats what the issue was.SHORT HOPSDavis had his 10th career multihomer game, his second this season against the Rangers. He hit three homers at home against them May 17. ... Manaea, a rookie lefty, hasnt walked a batter over 26 2/3 innings his last four starts. ... Oakland has won 15 of their last 19 games when the opponent starts a right-handed pitcher.PLAYING THE FIELDOakland has played seven consecutive games without an error, which came after a season-high streak of seven games in a row with an error. All those miscues came right after the As set a club record by going 15 games in a row without an error.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: LHP Rich Hill, who hasnt started since July 17 because of a persistent blister on his finger, will throw Friday without covering the blister. Melvin is semi-optimistic that Hill can pitch Sunday. If not, Sonny Gray will start the series finale at Cleveland. ... Lefty reliever Sean Doolittle, who missed his 28th game because of a strained left shoulder, is playing catch at 75 feet.Rangers: Texas Rangers slugger Prince Fielder will have his season-ending surgery Friday to repair a herniated disk in his neck. The surgery will be performed in Dallas by Dr. Drew Dossett, who two years ago did a cervical fusion of two disks just below the area that is bothering Fielder now.UP NEXTAthletics: After playing 13 consecutive days since the All-Star break, the As are off Thursday before opening a three-game series in Cleveland on Friday night.Rangers: Cole Hamels, 18-3 in 32 starts for Texas since coming in a trade from Philadelphia last July, pitches the opener of a four-game home series against Kansas City. The lefty beat the Royals on the road Saturday, when he was also matched up against right-hander Yordano Ventura (6-8). George Springer Jersey . The 43-year-old closer, in his 19th and final big league season, has said hed like to play the outfield. Yankees manager Joe Girardi says hes thinking about allowing Rivera to do it this weekend, when the Yankees finish their season with a three-game series at the Houston Astros. 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GLENDALE, Ariz. -- The Calgary Flames expected a fight from a desperate team and got one.Once they shook off a slow start, the Flames fought back and Dougie Hamilton scored a crafty overtime goal to extend their winning streak to five games.Hamilton scored 1:09 into overtime, Chad Johnson stopped 27 shots and the Calgary Flames beat the Arizona Coyotes 2-1 on Thursday night.We had to stick with it, Flames coach Glen Gulutzan said. Our start wasnt good -- our first 12 minutes wasnt very good -- but we found a way.The Coyotes were the aggressors early, seemingly taking out a season full of frustration in a chippy game filled with big hits and multiple fights.The Flames appeared stunned early and fell behind on a power-play goal midway through the first period before standing their ground.Mark Giordano scored late in the first period, Johnson was stellar the rest of the way and Hamilton capped it by using a forehand deke to set up his backhand winner.Calgary has won eight of 11 (8-2-1).We need to win these type games every once in a while, Flames captain Johnny Gaudreau said. We did a great job of figuring out the play after the first 10 minutes, played well in overtime and got the two points.Max Domi scored and was involved in one of three fights before leaving with an upper-body injury and Mike Smith stopped 33 shots for the Coyotes.Arizona captain Shane Doan became Arizonas all-time assist leader and is the fifth player in NHL history to own his teams records for games played, goals, assists, points, game-winning goals and power-play goals.But for all the fight, the Coyotes still ended up with yet another loss, their sixth straight and 11th in 14 games (3-7-4).There were a lot of emotions out there and everybody was trying hard, Coyotes defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson said. We need to keep getting better and keep finding ways to get better.Calgary has been headed in the opposite direction as the struggling Coyotes, winning seven of its previous 10 games to bounce back from a slow start to the season.ddddddddddddYet as they headed to Arizona, the Flames were concerned about the Coyotes.Arizona has struggled with puck possession and tended to put a heavy burden on its goalies -- 35.1 shots against per game -- but Calgary knew better than to overlook a desperate team on the road.The Coyotes came out hard at the Flames, leading a physical first period that included two fights.Domi put the Coyotes up midway through the first on a scramble that left Johnson flailing outside the crease. Johnson was unable to secure the puck and it squirted out front to Domi, who one-timed past two Flames for his fifth of the season.But after gathering themselves, the Flames scored on a power play late in the period. Giordano got it, one-timing a pass from Gaudreau in the right circle by squeezing it past Smiths pad and the post for his second goal in three games.Thats one I should have, Smith said. I was there and thought I had it. Im not sure how it went in.Another fight punctuated a scoreless second period, when Domi and Garnet Hathaway squared off. Domi left the ice with blood dripping from his eye and did not return after playing one shift in the third period.Game notes Doan had an assist on Domis goal to break Thomas Steens franchise record of 553 assists. ... Calgary RW Kris Versteeg did not play after injuring his hip against Dallas on Tuesday. ... Arizonas Ryan White was called for instigating and was issued a 10-minute misconduct in the first period after Lance Bouma ran Coyotes Ekman-Larsson into the boards.UP NEXTFlames: Host Winnipeg on Saturday to start a three-game homestand.Coyotes: Host Nashville on Saturday before leaving on a four-game road trip next week. ' ' '