Arlington, Texas ? Pedro Astacio received a World Series ring Tuesday, then earned his first win in nearly two years.

The ring delivered by courier just before his third Texas start was for his time last season with Boston, where he made just one start before shoulder surgery in June.

As for the victory, Astacio (1-1) earned that with another solid outing for the Rangers.

He scattered six hits over eight shutout innings in leading the Texas Rangers over the Oakland Athletics, 3-0. It was his first win since May 22, 2003, while pitching for the New York Mets.

“He’s had three real good starts for us. He’s healthy, he’s shown what he can do,” manager Buck Showalter said. “You didn’t see a whole lot of good swings off him. There was good karma about his whole outing.”

The 35-year-old right-hander began this season on the disabled list — without missing a start — because of a strained right groin. But in each of his first two starts, he allowed just two runs over seven innings against both Seattle and the Los Angeles Angels. Astacio struck out four with one walk against the A’s, and lowered his earned-run average to 1.64.

“Incredible,” Mark Teixeira said. “We haven’t been giving him a ton of run support. He should be 3-0.”

Astacio had two runners on at the same time just twice, getting a comeback grounder in the first and a double play in the third. He faced the minimum three batters in four innings, and just four in three other frames.

“I’m feeling great. It was a good game,” Astacio said. “In the second inning, I started to make pitches and did it for the whole game. … But as soon as I got out the last game, the game is history.”

Rangers pitcher Pedro Astacio walks off the field after getting the final out of the third inning. Astacio pitched eight scoreless innings in the Rangers' 3-0 victory over Oakland on Tuesday in Arlington, Texas.

White Sox 3, Twins 1

Chicago — Paul Konerko hit his major-league-leading seventh home run, and Orlando Hernandez pitched six shutout innings, sending Chicago over Minnesota. Hernandez (2-1) scattered 10 hits — he allowed at least one in every inning. He also walked one and hit a batter with a pitch. Aided by two of Chicago’s three double plays, he squirmed out of several jams, including two with the bases loaded and one out.

Orioles 8, Tigers 4

Baltimore — Brian Roberts kept up his surprising power surge with a three-run homer, and Miguel Tejada and Rafael Palmeiro added solo shots for Baltimore. Roberts hit his sixth home run of the season, surpassing his previous career high of five in 2003. Javy Lopez had three hits, and Sidney Ponson (2-1) allowed four runs and nine hits in six innings for the Orioles, who have won seven of nine. Nate Robertson (0-2) gave up six runs and seven hits in 31/3 innings.

Devil Rays 6, Yankees 2

New York — Eduardo Perez hit two home runs off Randy Johnson, and Tampa Bay ended an 11-game losing streak at Yankee Stadium. Hideo Nomo and three relievers limited the Yankees to nine hits one night after they battered Tampa Bay for 20 hits and 19 runs, their most runs in nearly three years.

Blue Jays 4, Red Sox 3

Boston — Corey Koskie singled home the go-ahead run in the ninth with his fourth hit, and Roy Halladay pitched eight strong innings. Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz homered for Boston, while Koskie and Vernon Wells went deep for Toronto. Keith Foulke (1-2) allowed four base runners in the ninth. Boston put two men on in the home half before Ramon Vazquez flied out to center.

Mariners 5, Angels 3

Anaheim, Calif. — Richie Sexson hit a three-run homer, and Raul Ibanez added a solo shot in a four-run first inning, starting Seattle on its way to a victory. Jamie Moyer (3-0) gave up three runs and five hits in six innings, moving within two games of passing Randy Johnson (130) for the most wins in Mariners’ history.