OAKLAND -- Adam Kennedy hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the sixth inning, helping the A's beat the Texas Rangers 7-5 Wednesday night.
Scott Hairston, Kurt Suzuki and Chad Pennington also homered for the A's, who won their third in a row over the Rangers. Rajai Davis had two hits.
David Murphy hit two homers for the Rangers, who have lost four of their last five games.
Craig Breslow (5-5) pitched an inning in relief of A's emergency starter Chad Reineke to record the win. Andrew got three outs for his 15th save.
Vicente Padilla (8-6) allowed six runs on seven hits over 5 2-3 innings. He walked two and struck out four.
Reineke was recalled from Triple-A Sacramento to replace scheduled starter Dallas Braden, who had a swollen left ankle, which developed from a rash caused by a Neoprene guard used to protect his big toe when pitching.
Reineke became the 11th starter used by the A's and the sixth consecutive rookie starter, matching an Oakland record. Reineke appeared in a handful of games with the San Diego Padres last year.
Taylor Teagarden and Josh Hamilton also drove in runs for the Rangers. Hamilton's sacrifice fly in the sixth tied it 5-5.
Padilla allowed a one-out double to Mark Ellis and then struck out Pennington before giving way to Neftali Feliz, who allowed Kennedy's home run.
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