Arlington, Texas ? Now, the Anaheim Angels can celebrate.

After 16 years and a four-game losing streak, the Angels finally clinched the AL Wild Card with a 10-5 victory against the Texas Rangers on Thursday.

“We would have taken it anyway, but to have an opportunity to get to do this right here, it’s pretty special,” said center fielder Darin Erstad, who was doused in champagne and beer just like everyone else in the Anaheim clubhouse.

Since their last postseason appearance in 1986, the closest the Angels got to the playoffs was when they finished a game behind Seattle in 1995, when Garett Anderson and Troy Percival were rookies.

“I had a glimpse of it my first year, but that has been a sour note in my career until now,” Anderson said. “I was so close, then the last six or seven years I got a rude awakening of how hard it is to really get to the postseason. I’m enjoying this.”

With the score 2-2 in the fifth, 11th-year outfielder Tim Salmon hit an RBI infield single and Anderson added a three-run homer off Colby Lewis (1-3).

Salmon and Scott Spiezio each hit a two-run homer in the seventh.

Rookie John Lackey (9-4) allowed three runs and seven hits in five-plus innings. He left after giving up consecutive singles to start the sixth.

Anaheim players, from left, Troy Glaus, Troy Percival, Scott Spiezio and Bengie Molina, celebrate Thursday's 10-5 victory against Texas that ensured the Angels of a playoff berth.

Anaheim, which eliminated Seattle, will open the postseason Tuesday in New York against the Yankees.

Athletics 5, Mariners 3, 10 innings

Seattle Scott Hatteberg hit a two-out, two-run double in the 10th inning, helping Oakland beat Seattle and clinch the AL West title for the second time in three years.

After Hatteberg’s hit off Shigetoshi Hasegawa (8-3) put Oakland ahead 4-2, Miguel Tejada had an RBI single that made him 4-for-5. Tejada had tied the score with a one-out solo homer in the ninth off Kazuhiro Sasaki.

Indians 8, Twins 4

Minneapolis Brandon Phillips had three hits and a career-high four RBIs, and Ryan Drese (10-9) won his 10th game. Chris Magruder, Coco Crisp and Phillips each hit RBI doubles off Mike Jackson (2-3) in the seventh inning.

White Sox 3, Red Sox 2

Chicago Dan Wright (14-12) won his fourth straight start and Magglio Ordonez hit his 38th homer. Ordonez hit a two-run homer in the sixth off Josh Hancock (0-1), who allowed three runs and six hits in his first major league start.

Blue Jays 5, Orioles 1

Toronto Esteban Loaiza (9-10) pitched a five-hitter for his third complete game of the season. Former Toronto star Pat Hentgen (0-4) lost his fourth consecutive start.