OAKLAND, Calif. -- Left-hander Cole Hamels and right-hander Yu Darvish were struggling before pitching gems in the first two games of the Texas Rangers three-game series against the Oakland As.Hamels pitched seven shutout innings in a 3-0 victory on Friday night when the Rangers clinched the American League West title. Darvish blanked the As for seven inning in a 5-0 win on Saturday afternoon.Both pitchers got back on track in what were likely their next-to-last starts before the postseason begins.On Sunday, right-hander Colby Lewis will try to regain his pitching groove when the Rangers go for a series sweep at the Oakland Coliseum.Hes a real important guy on our team, too, Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus said of Lewis after hitting a pair of two-run homers. He carried our team in the first half.Lewis will make his third start since returning from a two-month stint on the disabled list with a strained lat muscle in the back of his pitching shoulder. Lewis went 0-2 with a 5.06 ERA in his past two starts. In his last start, he gave up three runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings in a 6-3 loss to the As.Lewis is 12-5 with a 2.87 ERA in 29 games, including 27 starts, in his career against Oakland. He has more career wins and starts against the As than any other team.In his last start at the Coliseum on June 16, Lewis took a no-hitter into the ninth inning and settled for a two-hit shutout in a 6-0 victory. He improved to 6-0 with that win but has lost his past three starts.As rookie right-hander Jharel Cotton will make his fourth career major-league start and try to pitch his fourth straight gem. Hes 1-0 with a 1.50 ERA and has allowed one earned run in each of his three starts.Its been good, Cotton said. My confidence is now higher, but the jobs not done. I think I have one or two more starts to go and I want to go out there and give my team a chance to win and go out there and pitch the way I know how to pitch and have fun out there on the mound.Cotton joined John Henry Johnson and Rich Harden as the only pitchers in Oakland history to start their careers with three straight outings of at least five innings and one or fewer earned runs.As manager Bob Melvin said what has stood out most about Cotton is the poise he has had from the minute he took the mound in his debut on Sept. 7 in a 4-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels in Oakland.I know he was a little nervous in the bullpen, but once he got on the mound, he looked like he was really comfortable, Melvin said. Hes with a new organization, hes pitching at the big leagues for a first time. Theres a lot of things that can unnerve you on the mound, and it didnt look like that was the case with him.The stuff you see. The stuff is good, but I think the confidence that he had when he first took the mound probably impressed me the most. Hes another guy that definitely well take a hard look next year in the rotation.Cotton is one of three pitchers the As acquired from the Dodgers earlier this season in exchange for outfielder Josh Reddick and left-hander Rich Hill. Milwaukee Bucks Shirts . The 18th player to shoot 60 on the tour, Jamieson settled for par on the final hole when his 15-foot birdie chip grazed the edge of the hole and stayed out. After opening with rounds of 66 and 73 to make the cut by a stroke, he had 11 birdies in the bogey-free round. Milwaukee Bucks Gear . -- The plastic that was taped across the lockers in Oaklands clubhouse came down and the champagne that was on ice went back into the cooler. https://www.cheapbucksonline.com/ . Houston won 3-0 to advance to face New York in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Last in the game, Di Vaio and Romero got into a shoving match with several Houston players. Romero appeared to elbow and kick Houston defender Kofi Sarkodie. Cheap Bucks Jerseys . The showiest items on Calgarys lot were forwards Mike Cammalleri and Lee Stempniak. Both will be unrestricted free agents this summer. Bucks Jerseys China . -- Damian Lillard and LaMarcus Alrdridge were again the go-to duo for the Trail Blazers against the Kings. BAD GASTEIN, Austria -- Top-seeded Mona Barthel of Germany needed only 35 minutes to advance to the second round of the Gastein Ladies, routing Chiara Scholl of the United States 6-0, 6-0 on Monday. Barthel conceded only eight points on serve while avoiding break points. The 31th-ranked German took over the top seeding after defending champion Alize Cornet of France pulled out with a shoulder injury. Also, third-seeded Irina-Camelia Beggu of Romania defeated Carina Witthoeft of Germany 6-3, 6-3.dddddddddddd Begu, who hit seven aces but double-faulted 11 times, will next play either Hungarian Grand Prix finalist Yvonne Meusburger of Austria or Jasmina Tinjic of Bosnia in the next round. Also, No. 8 Karin Knapp of Italy beat Valeria Solovyeva of Russia 6-3, 6-2, and Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands edged No. 7 Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor of Spain 7-5, 5-7, 6-4. ' ' '