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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ron Washington shook his head, a bemused look on his face. He had a towel draped over his shoulders and was still wet from the beer shower provided by his players. Derek Holland gave up four hits in eight stellar innings, Nelson Cruz and Mitch Moreland each hit a home run and Washington became the winningest manager in Rangers history as Texas beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Sunday. "Im not a fan of the cold stuff," Washington said. "I had to stand there and endure it. Any success you have in life, there are others who helped get you there." Washington, who coached for Oakland for 11 years, passed Bobby Valentine with his 582nd win. "Yes it means a lot to me," he said. "I came here as a novice and in seven years won the most games in Rangers history. This organization gave me the chance and the players kept winning ballgames." Adrian Beltre had two hits and drove in a run for the Rangers, who have won six of seven to move within 2 1-2 games of the AL West Division leading Athletics. "Its a pretty cool accomplishment and hes going to get a lot more," Rangers infielder Ian Kinsler said. "Hes grow up with this organization and established a winning environment." Nate Freiman had two hits for the As, who have lost four of five. Holland (9-6) walked two and matched his season high with 10 strikeouts as he ended a personal two-game losing streak. "Weve had a strong relationship," Holland said of Washington. "He even comes out to the mound instead of (Mark) Maddux. Hes a great guy for me. I love playing for him." A.J. Griffin (10-8) lasted 6 2-3 innings, allowing four runs -- three earned -- on five hits. He walked one and struck out seven. Griffin has allowed a major-league leading 28 home runs this season and became the first Oakland pitcher to give up two or more in four consecutive starts since Mark Redman did it in 2007. "Thats the best Ive seen Holland pitch in quite a while," As manager Bob Melvin said. "The inside zone was there for him, which made the changeup really tough to deal with." Holland, who has an 0.81 ERA in his nine wins, beat the As for the fifth straight time. He also improved to 7-1 in 12 road starts. "Oakland is in first place for a reason," Holland said. "Were gaining ground on them for a reason too." Joe Nathan walked Josh Donaldson and allowed an infield single to Yoenis Cespedes to open the ninth. He got pinch hitter Brandon Moss to ground into a force out and got Alberto Callapso to hit into a game-ending double play. The Rangers took advantage of a two-out fielding error by Cespedes in the first inning to take the early lead. Kinsler reached second on the play and scored when Beltre singled. Cruz led off the second inning with his 27th homer of the year and Moreland hit a two-run shot in the seventh. "Its pretty frustrating," Griffin said of Morelands home run. "To pitch well for 6 2-3 innings and to have that happen, its frustrating." Meanwhile, Holland did not allow a runner past second base. He retired 14 of 15 batters during one stretch. NOTES: Rangers RHP Matt Garza apologized for remarks he made on twitter following Saturdays loss. He responded in anger to a tweet by Eric Sogards wife, KayCee. He gave this statement: "All I want to say is I let my competitive spirit cross outside the lines, and that shouldnt happen. I let my passion, my fire carry over, and thats not how this game should be played. And for that I apologize to the Sogards for anything that was said through my Twitter. Thats all I have. I regret what happened." ... Sogard and his wife said they have been treating it as though it were a joke and would continue to do so. "Theres no hard feelings," he said. ... Texas RHP Colby Lewis (elbow surgery) threw five innings in a rehab start on Saturday. He is expected to pitch at Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. He can be on rehab until Aug. 15. ... LHP Martin Perez (3-3, 3.93) will start the Rangers series opener against the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night. He pitched into the eighth inning in his last start for the first time in his career. ... RHP Dan Straily (6-5, 4.41) will start Tuesday night in Cincinnati for the As. He is on a three-game losing streak. ... As C Stephen Vogt, who was hit on the top of his head by the backswing of Jurickson Profar Saturday, was cleared to play following a battery of tests. ... As C John Jaso (concussion) is closer to resuming baseball activities. ... 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PHILADELPHIA -- Left-hander Matt Moore, one of the more noteworthy acquisitions at Mondays non-waiver trade deadline, makes his first start for the San Francisco Giants when they attempt to salvage the finale of a three-game series against the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday afternoon.The 27-year-old Moore, who will be opposed by Vince Velasquez (8-3, 3.32 ERA), was acquired from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for third baseman Matt Duffy and two minor leaguers, shortstop Lucius Fox and right-handed pitcher Michael Santos.Its hard to keep a smile off my face when I think about the things to come and being part of this group, Moore told reporters Tuesday, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.Moore, 7-7 with a 4.08 ERA in 21 starts for the Rays this season, was an All-Star in 2013, when he went 17-4 with a 3.29 ERA. He underwent Tommy John surgery the following season, and in 2015 compiled a 3-4 record, with a 5.43 ERA.He has begun to regain his form of late, going 4-2 with a 1.99 ERA in his last six outings with Tampa Bay.(Tampa Bay) is where I was raised but Ive been watching whats been going on here for a while and Im very grateful to be a part of it, Moore said, according to CSNBayArea.com. Its quite a turnaround from where we were in Tampa, in bad shape. To be here in first place is a pretty cool feeling.The Phillies reportedly discussed trading Velasquez to the Texas Rangers before Mondays deadline, but ultimately held on to the 24-year-old right-hander, who was acquired from the Astros in December in the deal that sent reliever Ken Gilles to Houston.ddddddddddddVelasquez was charged with a 2-1 loss to Atlanta his last time out after allowing two runs in six innings. He is 3-1 with a 2.75 ERA in six starts since a stint on the disabled list in June with a right biceps strain, and has never faced the Giants.The Phillies used a five-run eighth inning to beat San Francisco 13-8 in the series opener and erased a 4-0 deficit to win 5-4 in 12 innings Wednesday.San Francisco had six hits and scored all their runs in the first three innings against emergency starter Phil Klein, then added two more hits in the fourth. They managed only two hits in nine scoreless innings against Klein and six relievers thereafter.Klein, recalled from Triple-A Lehigh Valley when Wednesdays announced starter, Aaron Nola, went on the disabled list with a strained right elbow, began a stretch that saw Phillies pitchers retire 19 straight hitters between the fourth and 10th.Thats the difference in the game -- we couldnt tack on, Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. We couldnt do anything with their bullpen. We couldnt get anybody on. Four runs in this ballpark, anything can happen. ... Their pen shut us down completely.San Francisco is a major league-worst 4-13 since the All-Star break.Its hard to believe, starting pitcher Johnny Cueto said through an interpreter. Were a good team. The only thing we can do is keep grinding and keep putting our best effort out there, every time we go out. ' ' '