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ARLINGTON, Texas -- After Khris Davis went deep twice to reach 40 homers, the young Oakland Athletics slugger and his manager were already talking about more.I told him 45 was more impressive than 40, manager Bob Melvin said.Davis homers and three RBI led the Athletics past Texas 5-2 on Sunday and kept 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 Texas, breaking Oaklands single-season franchise record for homers against the Rangers. Reggie Jackson had nine in 1974.Hes pretty good, Davis said with a smile. I feel comfortable against their guys. The numbers dont lie, and I like hitting off them.Davis lined a solo shot to left field in the fourth off Colby Lewis (6-3). In the eighth, he sliced a two-run shot down the right-field line off Keone Kela, and had a huge smile on his face rounding the bases for the 40th time this season -- and 100th time in his career.It was just because everybodys been knocking at me for it, so I was just like its out of the way, Davis said. My teammates were happy for me, so I enjoyed that one. ... Weve still got a couple of more weeks. I dont know why 45 is out of the question.The As have 13 games remaining, including three games next weekend against Texas to wrap up their home schedule.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.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. The only loss on the trip was in the Friday night opener against Texas when the Rangers scored twice with two outs in the ninth.That was a great trip. Beating Kansas City four in a row, losing just a really, really tough game here and responding the next two games, Melvin said. I cant say enough about the desire and commitment these guys still have to finishing out the season strong.Left-hander Ross Detwiler (2-3) went 5 1/3 innings and limited the Rangers to two runs after going 0-3 with a 6.75 ERA in his previous six games. Ryan Dull pitched the ninth for his third save in five chances.Texas got its runs with four consecutive hits off Detwiler with one out in the third.Detwiler nearly gave up more runs with two outs in the fifth. Adrian Beltre hit a line drive toward the center field wall. Rookie center fielder Brett Eibner raced back and made a diving catch near the warning track.Eibners might be the play of the game because if that gets by now were in a completely different game, Melvin said. When the ball was hit, I didnt think he would catch it.HEALY HEATING UPIn addition to Davis eight-game hitting streak, 3B Ryon Healy has a nine-game streak after two hits Sunday. He hit .467 (14 or 30) on the trip.WHOS IN FIRST?The As havent played against Texas like a team that trails the Rangers by 21 1/2 games. The teams have split 16 games this season. We just put our head down and do our job, and expect to win no matter who were playing, Melvin said.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: Sonny Gray (strained right forearm) is expected to throw another bullpen session Tuesday.UP NEXTAthletics: Oakland starts its final homestand of the season on Monday night against Houston. Custom Earl Weaver Jersey . Its an influence in football and a big part of the game. Custom Orioles T-shirts . 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Goals from Daniel Sturridge, Adam Lallana and Gary Cahill sealed the three points for Gareth Southgates men, who remain top of Group F with ten points. The Scots will feel the scoreline didnt reflect their performance with a number of chances to get on the scoresheet themselves, but they now drop down to fifth in the group, above Malta who are yet to register a point. Pundits Hinchcliffe, who rated England, and McCann, who provided Scotlands scores, watched the game on Sky Sports News HQ and were on hand after the game to give their ratings.EnglandJoe Hart - 7It was probably one of his easiest nights as an England goalkeeper. He had some crosses to deal with but he didnt have any shots to save. The defenders in front of him did a pretty good job as well and he kept a clean sheet. Kyle Walker - 8 Kyle Walker was instrumental for the opening England goal, according to Andy Hinchcliffe He was the difference for that opening goal. England like to play with attacking full backs with Walker and Danny Rose instrumental. The first two goals came form the runs that they made and the crosses they put into the box. Danny Rose - 8For similar reasons to Walker, he got forward and provided width when the wide players come in field so again, you have to give him an eight for his attacking performance. Full-backs now are such an important part of a team because they dont really play with wide players anymore, they tend to drift infield like we saw with Raheem Sterling and Adam Lallana tonight.When they do that, its important for the full-backs to not just have the energy to get over the halfway line but have the quality to deliver balls into the box and thats exactly what Walker and Rose give you. Danny Rose earned an eight from Hinchcliffe for his Wembley performance Eric Dier - 7Again, it was a relatively quiet night for him. In the first 15 minutes or so, himself and Jordan Henderson found it difficult under the high press from Scotland so the midfield three were outnumbering and making life a bit difficult, so you didnt really see too much of them in the opening exchanges. As the game went on, they got a measure of control which is what I think they are in the team to provide. They are there to do a solid job and enable the attacking players to get into the game. Gary Cahill - 7 Gary Cahill headed home the third for the Three Lions at Wembley It was a wonderful header. Defensively, Scotland should have done an awful lot more but a very difficult header so in terms of an individual piece of skill, it was a cracking header so he will be pleased with the goal he scored. He was given a bit of a tough time at the start, Leigh Griffiths was closing defenders down and making it hard for Cahill and John Stones to play out from the back which is what they want to do, but he probably didnt have too much to do.John Stones - 6.5He was still trying to play his football during the game which he is capable of doing when playing out from the back but it was unusual the way Scotland approached it.They put him under a lot of pressure and a couple of times, he was over-playing so I was a little bit concerned in the opening 20 minutes for his performance, but the longer the game went on and Scotland sat off, we saw what type of player he is. Raheem Sterling - 9 Raheem Sterling was outstanding, says Hinchcliffe Sterling was outstanding. We know what a talented player he is with the ball, but his intelligence tonight was noticeable for the first goal. He came infield, it was his shot that got deflected for Walker to move into that space. Sterling and Adam Lallana have that intelligence to pop up in a variety of positions, and Sterling switched flanks tonight as well from right to left so again, he has that versatility which gives defences an awful lot of problems. His ability to run with the ball at pace is something England dont have in abundance so he is a key player going forward. Jordan Henderson - 7 Jordan Henderson played a solid game at Wembley, according to our pundit Again, hes there for that solid role, and its not necessarily nice to look at but its not meant to be. In terms of the formation of the team, his solid and disciplined performance allowed the attacking full-backs to go forward and Wayne Rooney to be released because they know they have the defensivve insurance.dddddddddddd Daniel Sturridge - 8When he was selected for the game, people were a little bit surprised, they thought Harry Kane might play and I was a bit worried because hes the kind of player that likes to come towards the ball because when Scotland defend in numbers, Sturridge might find himself in midfield rather than playing as a striker. But his awareness and ability to score goals is beyond question. The opening goal, which was the decisive factor in the game, only Sturridge could score a goal of that quality because the cross was really fizzed at him. Daniel Sturridge netted the opener for England on Friday evening Thats why Southgate probably looked at him, and he hasnt been playing regularly for Liverpool, but he has that ability in the blink of an eye to turn a cross into a goal.Wayne Rooney - 8This is more the type of position we want to see Rooney in. In the past, weve seen him playing deeper and deeper and he can play that role with his eyes shut but we want him to have an effect on the game and play like a typical No 10. Having the likes of Dier, Henderson, Lallana and Sterling in the team means Rooney can play further forward and I think he did a really good job tonight. Adam Lallana - 9.5 Adam Lallana scored the second of Englands three goals He was outstanding and just ahead of Sterling for his performance. His header was brilliantly controlled. He is now arguably Englands most important player along with Sterling from what weve seen over the last few games.Hes got pretty much everything - a creator, a hard worker and a goalscorer. ScotlandCraig Gordon - 6Its really difficult to criticise anything about him tonight. There was not really anything he could have done about any of the three goals.Lee Wallace - 6 Lee Wallace played well despite being at fault for the second goal, says Neil McCann I felt Lee Wallace was culpable for the second goal, but played quite well apart from that so Ill give him a six.Ikechi Anya - 5Anya had a difficult evening, I felt. Yes, maybe he was playing slightly out of position tonight, but he offered nothing going forwardChristophe Berra - 5I didnt even hear the commentators mention he was playing at any point tonight. He was involved in a couple of skirmishes with Sterling, but other than that he had a pretty quiet game. You cant criticise too much, but his job is to keep clean sheets and he didnt do that.Darren Fletcher - 5 Darren Fletcher was the captain for Scotland on Friday evening His work rate was good, but he probably didnt influence the game as much as I would have wanted him to.Grant Hanley - 5Hanley threw his body on the line a number of times tonight. He couldnt really do anything about the first or second goals, but he played a part in the third goal in my opinion. He didnt attack the ball and was a bit flat-footed.James Forrest - 5He worked really hard and he had a massive chance when the score was 1-0. He really should have tested the goalkeeper, so I cant mark him too highly.Scott Brown - 6 Scott Brown returned to the Scotland set-up for the meeting at Wembley He is another player who worked hard and I would think covered an impressive amount of ground. He didnt quite take the game by the scruff of the neck, as he has in a couple of Champions League games this season.Robert Snodgrass - 5It was a poor night for him and I was disappointed. We lean on him, especially in the final third because we knew we would have to defend a lot against England. His set-piece deliveries were fine, but I thought he had another quiet game. Robert Snodgrass went close for Scotland but could not find the breakthrough James Morrison - 6I thought James was OK, considering it was the first time in a while he had been handed a start for Scotland. He tried to put his foot on the ball and make things happen.Leigh Griffiths - 5He worked hard and had one effort which went over the bar and another crucial chance when he made the wrong decision. He had a shot instead of rolling Snodgrass in and that proved to be the wrong call. Also See: Clinical England down Scots As it happened England, Scotland defy FIFA Sky Live: Saturday Qualifiers ' ' '