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MLB: Minnesota 9, Texas 6

Wed, 08/19/2009 - 11:04 by Jaspreet Virk

Arlington, Texas Aug. 19: Joe Mauer extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a pair of home runs Tuesday in the Minnesota Twins' 9-6 victory over the Texas Rangers.

Mauer went 3-for-5 and raised his batting average to .383.

Delmon Young homered and had four RBI for the Twins, who ended a three-game losing streak.

Jesse Crain (4-4) got the win in relief of Carl Pavano. Joe Nathan picked up his 30th save.

Jason Jennings (2-4) took the loss in relief.

Ian Kinsler hit a three-run homer for the Rangers.

The Twins scored four runs in the top of the sixth to tie the score 5-5.

Texas picked up a run in the bottom of the inning, but Minnesota tallied three runs in the seventh, including Mauer's leadoff home run, and one in the eighth on a Mauer RBI single to put the game away.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

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