JP Sears sparkles, Athletics take series from Rangers

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Left-hander JP Sears took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and Seth Brown homered and doubled as the visiting Oakland Athletics defeated the Texas Rangers 1-0 in the rubber game of their three-game series Thursday in Arlington, Texas.

Sears (1-1) was making just the 46th start of his major league career. He walked three, struck out five and gave up just one hit en ro