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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Braves may not be finished with the dramatic overhaul of their rotation.General manager John Coppolella told The Associated Press on Wednesday he hopes to add another starting pitcher, even after agreeing to deals with veteran right-handers R.A. Dickey and Bartolo Colon last week.Chicago White Sox ace left-hander Chris Sale might be available in a trade. The Braves apparently would make top prospects available for Sale, an All-Star in each of the last five seasons who could be a trade target of many teams.The Braves have focused on young pitchers while trading such stars as Jason Heyward, Andrelton Simmons, Justin Upton, Evan Gattis and Craig Kimbrel in recent years. Coppolella said hes considering all options, including a trade involving prospects, in his search for another starter.We would like to add another starter if possible, but that will be more a function of market factors than any other factor, Coppolella said in a text message.Sale, 27, would be the new top name for a rotation that includes Julio Teheran, Mike Foltynewicz and Josh Collmenter as the team moves into new SunTrust Park in suburban Cobb County next year.Sale was 17-10 with a 3.34 ERA for the White Sox in 2016. He will earn $12 million in 2017. His contract includes club options at $12.5 million for 2018 and $15 million for 2019.Dickey, 42, and Colon, 43, are short-term links to such young starters as Sean Newcomb, Kolby Allard, Max Fried and Touki Toussaint. Some other young starters, including Matt Wisler, Aaron Blair and Tyrell Jenkins, already have made their Atlanta debuts.The Braves one-year, $12.5 million deal with Colon and one-year contract with an $8 million guarantee with Dickey wont be official until the players pass physicals.The deal with Dickey, the first of the 158 free agents to switch teams this offseason, was reached last Thursday. The agreement with Colon came one day later.Sale has five straight seasons with double-digit wins. The Braves had no starter with as many as 10 wins last season. The hard-throwing Foltynewicz led the team with a 9-5 record.Teheran, a two-time All-Star, is the leader of the rotation. The search for other proven starters has been the top offseason priority for Coppolella.The Braves finished last in the NL East in 2016 but won 50 of their last 97 games, leading Coppolella to say the rebuilding effort was ahead of schedule. 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Theres a loose relax-ness in the clubhouse before the games. Its a good chemistry. Winning creates that.While still eight games under .500 for the season, the As (47-55) have won nine of 13 games since the All-Star break. They have won four series in a row for the first time since May 2014, and they havent lost to Darvish in more than four years.I know your records your record, but we feel like we should have a better record. Now some guys that started off really cold are swinging the bats a lot better, manager Bob Melvin said. And now weve got a couple players in here that have brought some enthusiasm, playing hard, fighting for their jobs, want some playing time.Ryan Dull (5-2) threw 1 1/3 perfect innings in relief of Sean Manaea, who struck out nine without a walk in 6 2/3 innings. Ryan Madson worked the ninth for his 22nd save in 28 chances, two nights after giving up Adrian Beltres game-ending homer in the series opener.Darvish, 1-8 in 11 career starts against Oakland with that win coming May 16, 2012, struck out six without a walk. He left with a 3-2 lead after retiring 16 of the last 18 batters he faced, striking out Davis on a breaking pitch to end the sixth with a runner at third.Hes solid. You go out there, you know youre going to be in a battle, Crisp said.Ian Desmond hit his 20th homer for the Rangers, a two-run shot in the fifth that put them ahead 3-2. That came two innings after the All-Star center fielder had a two-out double and scored on Beltres single.Crisps homer in the eighth was on a 99-mph fastball from Bush (3-2) that put the As up 4-3.dddddddddddd. Davis second homer of the night, and 25th of the season, came on a 97-mph heater.The ball was up and center-cut, Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. Hes usually down. ... I would say thats what the issue was.SHORT HOPSDavis had his 10th career multihomer game, his second this season against the Rangers. He hit three homers at home against them May 17. ... Manaea, a rookie lefty, hasnt walked a batter over 26 2/3 innings his last four starts. ... Oakland has won 15 of their last 19 games when the opponent starts a right-handed pitcher.PLAYING THE FIELDOakland has played seven consecutive games without an error, which came after a season-high streak of seven games in a row with an error. All those miscues came right after the As set a club record by going 15 games in a row without an error.TRAINERS ROOMAthletics: LHP Rich Hill, who hasnt started since July 17 because of a persistent blister on his finger, will throw Friday without covering the blister. Melvin is semi-optimistic that Hill can pitch Sunday. If not, Sonny Gray will start the series finale at Cleveland. ... Lefty reliever Sean Doolittle, who missed his 28th game because of a strained left shoulder, is playing catch at 75 feet.Rangers: Texas Rangers slugger Prince Fielder will have his season-ending surgery Friday to repair a herniated disk in his neck. The surgery will be performed in Dallas by Dr. Drew Dossett, who two years ago did a cervical fusion of two disks just below the area that is bothering Fielder now.UP NEXTAthletics: After playing 13 consecutive days since the All-Star break, the As are off Thursday before opening a three-game series in Cleveland on Friday night.Rangers: Cole Hamels, 18-3 in 32 starts for Texas since coming in a trade from Philadelphia last July, pitches the opener of a four-game home series against Kansas City. The lefty beat the Royals on the road Saturday, when he was also matched up against right-hander Yordano Ventura (6-8). ' ' '