Thoughts from Texas Rangers’ win vs. A’s: David Robertson’s 800th, and Josh Smith’s value

ARLINGTON — The season’s first losing streak is over. The Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Wednesday at Globe Life Field behind a third-straight stellar performance from left-hander Cody Bradford, who pitched 6 and 2/3 innings and allowed just one unearned run. Texas had lost the last two games of its series vs. the Houston Astros and dropped Tuesday’s series opener vs. Oakland 4-3. Better yet: the bullpen, this time, did not squander the lead. Texas led 6-1 when manager Bruce Bochy pulled Bradford from the game, and the...