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4:10 pm EDT Sat Aug 7, 2010

Amid a mostly disappointing season for Rich Harden, his return from the disabled list last weekend could be classified as a major bright spot. The top highlight of 2010 for the Texas Rangers right-hander, however, came against the team that drafted him. Harden tries for a repeat of his first start against the Oakland Athletics as he returns to the Bay Area on Saturday looking to pitch the Rangers to a fourth consecutive win. A healthy Harden could help Texas lock up the AL West title, an outcome that appears even more likely after extending its lead to 9 1/2 games over second-place Oakland with a 5-1 win in Friday night’s series opener. This is the Rangers’ biggest division lead since 1999, also the last year they won the West.

Harden is unlikely to fall victim to complacency. He has struggled with control and efficiency this year, walking 45 in 72 innings, and he spent seven weeks on the disabled list with a strained left gluteal muscle. He was activated last Saturday, posting seven strong innings to outduel Dan Haren in a 2-1 win over the Angels. Harden was even better at Oakland on May 3, allowing two hits in seven scoreless innings and striking out nine without a walk in a 4-2 win. It was the first time he had started against the A’s, who traded him to the Chicago Cubs on July 8, 2008, after Harden spent his first 5 1/2 seasons with Oakland.