A’s nine-run inning ends a losing streak

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Oakland Athletics needed a boost on offense after scoring only nine runs in the previous five games.

A nine-run seventh inning in Texas’ hitter-friendly ballpark got the A’s going again.

Jack Cust and Mark Ellis homered in Oakland’s biggest inning of the season as the A’s rallied for a 13-8 victory over the Rangers on Sunday to end their four-game losing streak.

“You know you’re going to get some hits when you come here, and it’s not because of the pitchers,” said Ellis, who raised his career average in Arlington to .395 (73 for 185) with four home runs and 26 RBIs.

Texas slugger Josh Hamilton hit his AL-best 15th homer and drove in two runs, giving him a major league-high 63 RBIs.

Milton Bradley also homered and drove in three runs for the Rangers, who held a 7-4 lead after starter Scott Feldman gave up four runs and four hits in six innings. But the first eight Oakland hitters reached base in the seventh against three pitchers before Texas’ bullpen could register an out.

Cust’s two-run shot, Jack Hannahan’s two-run double, Bobby Crosby’s two-run single and Ellis’ solo drive highlighted the nine-run inning.