So far, so good for Athletics rookie Sean Nolin in his bid to maintain a spot in the rotation.
Nolin crafted his second straight strong outing Saturday night in Texas. He gave up just one runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings with two walks and five strikeouts for his first career victory.
The lone run was tallied on a Mike Napoli homer in the second.
Nolin lowered his ERA to 3.09 with the fine performance.