ARLINGTON, Texas—Hank Blalock homered in his fourth straight game and Matt Harrison became the first Texas rookie left-hander to win nine games with a 14-4 victory over Oakland on Wednesday.

Harrison (9-3) struck out seven over six innings. The only AL starters with more victories than Harrison since he made his major league debut July 8 are Cleveland’s Cliff Lee (11) and Toronto’s A.J. Burnett (10).

Blalock’s three-run homer, his 11th, put Texas ahead to stay in the fourth. Blalock was hit by a pitch to start the sixth and Nelson Cruz homered on the next pitch to chase...

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