Texas Rangers

Arlington, Texas -- When the A's and Rangers originally tried to play Thursday night's game, on May 11, Texas jumped out to a big lead that was washed away.

In the makeup game, the Rangers scored five runs against their former teammate, Rich Harden, and beat Oakland 6-0 at Rangers Ballpark. Willingham returns: Outfielder Josh Willingham came off the disabled list after missing nearly three weeks with Achilles tendinitis and went 1-for-3.

With Willingham back, Hideki Matsui returned to the third spot in the order and Coco Crisp hit second.

Manager Bob Melvin said that, while nothing is guaranteed, Moscoso deserves to be considered the front-runner for that July 19 start at Detroit. Briefly: Reliever Grant Balfour came off the DL after missing 15 days with a right oblique strain.

ARLINGTON, Texas -- A male fan has died after falling over the outfield railing and landing on the concrete behind the out-of-town scoreboard at the Rangers Ballpark during the second inning of Thursday's game between the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics.

"We are deeply saddened to learn that the man who fell has passed away as a result of this tragic accident," Rangers president/CEO Nolan Ryan said in a statement. The fan's young son attended the game with him.

The left-field wall is 14 feet high and the fan went headfirst over the railing, which is a few feet higher, for an approximately 20-foot drop. The area where the man fell Thursday is out of sight from the field.

The fan, wearing a blue Rangers cap and white Rangers shirt, was seated in the front row with his young son. Ryan added that the Rangers are "very heavy-hearted about this."

Rangers manager Ron Washington said: "Josh is fine -- outwards he's fine. Ryan left moments later while Bush remained in the seats.

The Rangers had released an initial statement saying the man was taken to John Peter Smith Hospital.

Thursday's fall is the third by a fan over one of the railings. The first was April 11, 1994, after the Rangers' first home game in Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. In May, a 27-year-old man died after he fell about 20 feet and struck his head on concrete during a Colorado Rockies game.

Hamilton was unwittingly involved in the shocking tragedy in the second inning of Thursday's 6-0 Texas victory. The Rangers clubhouse was closed to reporters after the game.

Hamilton, the reigning AL MVP, drove in four runs Thursday and was selected earlier this week to start his fourth consecutive All-Star game. Manager Ron Washington said he would wait before determining if Hamilton will play Friday.

Michael Young homered Thursday to continue his hot hitting against Oakland, improving to 11 for 27 with 10 RBIs in the season series. Oakland (39-50) has totaled five runs over its last four games. Each team will start an All-Star left-hander Friday, with C.J. Wilson (8-3, 3.02 ERA) facing Gio Gonzalez (8-5, 2.31).

Willingham went 3 for 7 with a homer against Wilson in those games.

Gonzalez is 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA and 34 strikeouts in his last four starts.