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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Ryan Madson felt good facing Adrian Beltre with two outs in the ninth inning Monday night. Perhaps too good.Beltre hit Madsons first pitch into the left-center field bullpen, turning the Oakland Athletics one-run lead into a 7-6 loss to the Texas Rangers.A good fastball-hitting guy, sitting fastball, Madson said. Maybe I was being a little bullheaded, trying to beat him instead of putting it in a good place.The heater I had for the last whole week, I was confident in it. It just happened to end up middle-middle to a fastball-hitting guy. Thats not where I was aiming.Madson had saves in his first four opportunities after the All-Star break, helping Oakland to a 7-3 record.Hes a really good pitcher, really good changeup, Beltre said. I was hoping that he would throw me something over the plate that I could drive, and thats exactly what he did.The Athletics had led since the first inning, when Danny Valencia hit a two-run homer.Oakland stretched its lead to 5-1 before Texas started coming back. Beltre, who singled in his first two at-bats, pulled the Rangers to 6-5 with his first homer of the game in the seventh inning.Madson (3-4) ended up with his sixth blown save in 27 opportunities.The worst part is not about me, its about the team, he said. They played a great game; they deserved to win that game.All 13 runs scored with two outs.Valencia had the first of three RBI doubles in a three-run third that gave the As a 5-1 lead.Whenever you get up in that batters box, you want to do a good job, Valencia said, regardless of whether theres no outs or two outs. Obviously, two-out knocks are a huge blow to the other side. We did a pretty good job tonight of hitting with two outs. We strung together a lot of quality at-bats.Ian Desmond hit his 19th homer for the Rangers in the first.Nomar Mazara singled with one out in the ninth. Pinch-runner Ryan Rua scored ahead of Beltre on his game-winning homer.Jake Diekman (2-1) worked a scoreless inning for the win.Billy Butler had three hits for the As.Jed Lowrie led off the third with a double. Valencia, Khris Davis and Butler followed with run-scoring doubles.Josh Reddick singled to drive in an unearned run against Matt Bush in the seventh before Beltre homered in bottom half.The teams have split the first eight games in the season series.MUNCY UP, HAHN DOWNA day after RHP Jesse Hahn allowed one run in 7 2/3 innings against Tampa Bay, Oakland optioned him back to Triple-A Nashville. The Athletics also recalled OF/1B Max Muncy from Nashville, where he batted .251 with eight home runs and 26 RBI in 64 games. Muncy ran for Butler in the eighth inning.DARVISH PREPSRangers RHP Yu Darvish threw in the bullpen in preparation for Wednesdays scheduled start against Oakland, his third since coming off the disabled list for the second time this season.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: No one went on the disabled list Monday, the 21st day this season that Oakland had 12 or more players on the DL. As players have missed a total of 966 games.Rangers: GM Jon Daniels said he expects DH Prince Fielder to undergo season-ending surgery to repair a herniated disk in his neck within a week. . Halfway through the minimum stay on the 60-day disabled list, RHP Colby Lewis (strained right lat muscle) threw from 75 feet. 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Hes already been delayed four games so yeah, hell play. What capacity, how much he really plays, Im not sure. But hes definitely going to play.Dareus missed the first four games of the season after violating the leagues substance abuse policy for the second year in a row. He entered a rehabilitation facility after the suspension became official in late August.Dareus has been one of Buffalos best and most consistent performers since being selected third overall by Buffalo in 2011.My understanding is hes in good spirits and looking forward to getting back out there with his teammates, Ryan said of Dareus. He was in our building. I personally didnt see him, but he was in our building.Lawson, on the physically unable to perform list, is eligible to return in Week 7 and Ryan said he should be ready to play in his first week back.The 19th overall pick in the draft underwent shoulder surgery shortly after being selected by the Bills.I think hes going to be ready to roll when his times up, Ryan said. Hes doing a really good job in the weight room. Now hes not going to be in football shape, so dont expect to just come in and start ... he hasnt even been through one NFL practice.But well definitely work him in when he gets back and I would annticipate him getting back as soon as hes eligible.dddddddddddd.The Bills expected Lawson to be an immediate starter and contribute significantly as a rookie, but they now have the luxury of easing him into the lineup upon his return.Top pass rusher Jerry Hughes (16 tackles, four sacks) has excelled, and replacement Lorenzo Alexander (21 tackles, four sacks, two forced fumbles) has been one of Buffalos biggest surprises this season.(Lawsons) a passionate guy, Ryan said.I think hes going to fit right in with the guys we have and its only going to help us when youre able to keep a guy like a Lorenzo Alexander fresh, you give Jerry Hughes a couple plays off, I think that helps the whole team.Buffalos turnaround on defense is a big reason why the Bills improved to 2-2 following an 0-2 start. After allowing 37 points to the New York Jets in Week 2, the Bills forced five turnovers in a 33-18 win over the Arizona Cardinals and shut out the previously undefeated Patriots in Week 4.We had a horrendous day, Week 2, Ryan said. Our defense played poorly and wasnt what we were expecting by any stretch of the imagination. This is more the type of team we expected and weve just got to stay the course.We dug ourselves out to this point being 0-2 to get to 2-2 because of how hard we worked and all the preparation time and the accountability to each other, not letting each other down and demanding a lot from each other. I think thats the only reason were where were at right now.And weve still got to keep digging. And well never make up for that 0-2 start, but were just going to keep taking that dirt off us and keep working.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '