Worth noting

• With their 6-2 win over the Rangers on Tuesday, the A's improved to 30-15 in night games this year, the best mark in the Majors.

• Entering Wednesday, Yoenis Cespedes was hitting .188 in night games compared with .313 in day games this season.

• Before starting on Wednesday, Tommy Milone was winless in four night starts this year, going 0-3 with a 4.91 ERA.

• The A's have scored 23 runs in their last three games, two of them wins, matching their run total from the previous eight games.