Jason Vargas tossed a four-hit shutout in Tuesday's 3-0 victory over the A's. He struck out five, walked one and required 110 pitches to finish Oakland off. Vargas turned in his best performance since hurling a three-hitter on May 3 against the Orioles. He improves to 8-8 with a 4.01 ERA. Vargas closes the season on Sunday in Texas.