Josh Hamilton emerged from a postgame workout in the weight room sporting a royal blue "HAMILTON MACHINE" T-shirt. And nobody can argue with the message. Hamilton keeps one-upping himself. There's no choice — hardly anyone in the majors can keep up with his production. Hamilton hit a three-run homer to increase his major league-leading RBI total to 103, and the Texas Rangers beat All-Star pitcher Justin Duchscherer and the Oakland Athletics 9-4 on Saturday. "That ball was hit well," Hamilton said. "I don't know if I can hit a ball much better." The night before, Hamilton hit a two-run shot and reached 100 RBIs for the first time in his career — in his 99th game of the season, no less. Chris Davis hit a solo homer and doubled in a run, Marlon Byrd added a solo shot and Jarrod Saltalamacchia had a two-run double for Texas,...
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