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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Khris Davis homered twice, giving him 40 for the season, and the Oakland Athletics beat Texas 5-2 on Sunday to keep the Rangers from moving closer to the AL West title.Davis is the first As player to hit 40 homers since Jason Giambi had 43 in 2000. Davis has 10 homers in 15 games against the Rangers.With two weeks left in the regular season, the magic number for the AL-leading Rangers (88-62) to clinch the division title remained at five games. Seattle and Houston, who were playing against each other Sunday, started the day tied for second in the AL West.While already guaranteed consecutive losing seasons for the first time since 2007-09, the As (66-83) won two of three in Texas to wrap up a 6-1 road trip in which they scored 65 runs.Ross Detwiler (2-3) went 5 1/3 innings and limited the Rangers to two runs. The left-hander had gone 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA in his previous six games for the As.Ryan Dull pitched the ninth for his third save in five chances.Rangers veteran right-hander Colby Lewis (6-3) allowed three runs while throwing 92 pitches (48 strikes) in 5 1/3 innings in only his second start since a two-month stay on the disabled list because of a strained right lat. He struck out four while allowing three hits and five walks.When Davis lined a solo shot to left field in the fourth off Lewis, the slugger matched Oaklands team record for homers against the Rangers. Reggie Jackson was with the As when he hit nine against Texas in 1974.Davis broke that mark when he went the opposite way in the eighth, a two-run shot to right off Keone Kela that also pushed his RBI total to 99.Texas got its runs with four consecutive hits off Detwiler with one out in the third.Robinson Chirinos had a double and scored on a single by Delino DeShields, who got to third on a hit by Carlos Gomez before going home when Ian Desmond hit a sharp grounder that ricocheted of Detwilers knee into foul territory for a 2-0 lead.It was the 17th start overall this season for Lewis, the 36-year-old right-hander looking to pitch in the postseason again. Lewis is 4-1 with a 2.34 ERA in eight postseason starts for the Rangers, including Game 6 of the 2010 AL Championship Series that clinched the franchises first World Series berth.Lewis had three walks in the sixth, the last to Marcus Semien with the bases loaded to force in a run and tie the game at 2. 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DALLAS -- Dak Prescott never gets tricked by the question, no matter how someone asks what happens when Tony Romo returns from his latest back injury.The answer will only get more complicated for the Cowboys if the rookie keeps playing this well in his record-setting debut.With a victory at home against Cincinnati on Sunday, Dallas (3-1) will be guaranteed a winning record for the widely projected Romo return date of Oct. 30.Then again, maybe its not complicated if you listen to tight end Jason Witten, Romos favorite target, close friend and teammate for all of their 14 seasons since they came into the NFL together with the Cowboys in 2003.I think its really simple, Witten said Monday at an appearance with U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch at a Dallas high school to announce a funding initiative for police departments around the country.I said how I feel about Tony, and I think theres only a few people that are on this planet that can do the things at that position what hes done in his career. Hell continue to come back and play at a high level.And Witten isnt trying to downgrade the performance of Prescott, who has an NFL rookie record of 131 pass attempts without an interception to start in his career.He has essentially shared the mark with Philadelphias Carson Wentz all season. Wentz, who is at 102, had last weekend off.To come in the situation and to play as well as he has, its been remarkable to be a part of and to watch, said Witten, who played a big role while Prescott ran the two-minute offense on a tying touchdown drive in the final two minutes of the first half in Sundays 24-17 win over San Francisco. Hes got a bright future ahead of him.Prescott has led the Cowboys to three straight wins after a loss in the opener dropped them to 1-14 without Romo since the 2013 finale.Dallas beat Washington with a fourth-quarter rally after giving up a 10-0 lead, took a big lead over Chicago in a comfortable win and came back from a 14-0 deficit in the second quarter against the 49ers.The 23-year-old is a victory away from the franchise rookie record for victories in a season, and hes the first Dallas rookie with consecutive games of a 100-plus passer rating.ddddddddddddEvery week, the questions for Jerry Jones get more direct over whether the owner and general manager is willing to let Prescott ride when Romo is ready.We know that we dream of having that kind of dilemma, Jones told reporters after the game in San Francisco.That is a good place to be as you look at the next 12 games in the NFL and playoffs is to be really sound at that position. I think we arent out over our skis a little bit to think that way.Yes, Jones said playoffs -- a year after the Cowboys slid from first to worst in the NFC East at 4-12 because they couldnt win without Romo and star receiver Dez Bryant, who has a hairline fracture in his right knee.Dallas beat the 49ers without both , and without Pro Bowl left tackle Tyron Smith, starting guard Lael Collins and stabilizing cornerback Orlando Scandrick.Never mind the three suspended defensive players in pass rushers DeMarcus Lawrence and Randy Gregory and linebacker Rolando McClain.Lawrence returns this week after a four-game suspension for a violation of the NFLs substance-abuse policy.I didnt expect it, Jones said. They are not looking back. They are lining up with literally who we have at game time. I like that attitude. We learned a lot last year.Prescott has repeatedly said the Cowboys are still Romos team, and he didnt skip a beat when asked in a slightly different way after Sundays game if it was becoming his team.Either way, Witten says his relationship with Romo wont make his role as a leader more difficult.Our standards for what we want to accomplish (are) really high, Witten said.So youre always competing. The teams that create that usually play better. I think one of the things that weve seen with our team is that competition in camp and minicamps, I think youve seen the result pay off with the way weve played.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL---Follow Schuyler Dixon on Twitter at https://twitter.com/apschuyler ' ' '