Sun 8/24/14 2:26 AM

Guthrie allowed one earned run over eight innings, giving up five hits and a walk while striking out two, to pick up the win against Texas on Saturday. Guthrie gave up a leadoff home run to Shin-soo Choo in his first pitch of the game, but then proceeded to retire the next 12 batters as he dominated the Rangers over eight innings. It was Guthrie's fifth win in his last six starts. For the season, he has a 4.32 ERA and a 107:42 K:BB ratio.