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Beltre's tiebreaking homer in the third inning and Strausborger's insurance run the next spoiled Drew Smyly's return, and the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday afternoon.
Mitch Moreland drove in four runs on a career-high four hits, including a two-run homer to help the Texas Rangers avoid a sweep at Minnesota and rally past the Twins for a 6-5 victory Thursday.
Texas Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton still has soreness in his left knee. Hamilton was out of the lineup Thursday at Minnesota, for the second straight game.
Early mistakes forced Nick Martinez to adjust his game plan, but the Twins made sure that the struggling Texas starter never got the chance to implement those adjustments.
Eduardo Escobar's two-out double in the ninth inning drove in the winning run, capping a late rally by Minnesota for a much-needed 3-2 victory over Texas on Tuesday night.
The Texas Rangers will skip the next start for left-hander Cole Hamels because of his sore left groin.
The Texas Rangers have traded minor league infielder Tyler Pastornicky to the Philadelphia Phillies for cash.
For all the success Nelson Cruz has enjoyed during his career, the Seattle slugger can't ever remember a streak like this. Cruz hit his 33rd home run and Felix Hernandez earned his 14th win Sunday, leading the Mariners over the Texas Rangers 4-2.
After struggling so much on their home field this season, the Rangers completed a three-game sweep of the AL West-leading Houston Astros that wrapped up a 7-3 homestand.
Chris Gimenez hit the deciding home run, and Texas held on for the 4-3 win on Wednesday, using five relievers after Nick Martinez allowed one hit and one run over five innings.
Pitching on Tuesday night for the sixth time in seven games, Shawn Tolleson got himself into and out of a ninth inning jam to help Texas hold off the first-place Astros by a score of 4-3.
The Rangers made the move before playing Houston on Tuesday night when they also purchased the contract of outfielder Ryan Strausborger from the Triple-A team.
Beltre homered in his fourth at-bat to complete his third career cycle, becoming the first player since the 1930s to accomplish that, in the Texas Rangers' wild 12-9 victory over Houston.
Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer and Martin Perez allowed only two hits to earn his first win in his comeback from Tommy John surgery as the Texas Rangers edged the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Sunday.
