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MLB: Texas 3, Boston 1

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:31 by surajdogra

Arlington, Texas July 22: The unlikely combination of Dustin Nippert and Doug Mathis befuddled Boston Wednesday and helped bring Texas a 3-1 win over the Red Sox.

Texas ran its winning streak to four by sweeping Boston in a three-game series.

The Red Sox have lost five straight.

Boston dropped two games behind the New York Yankees in the American League East and saw its advantage over Texas in the wild card chase reduced to 2 1/2 games.

Nippert (2-0), making only his fourth appearance of the season, was given an emergency start when Vicente Padilla developed flu-like symptoms.

The surprise starter held Boston to a run on five hits over 5 2/3 innings.

MLB: Texas 5, Minnesota 3

Mon, 07/20/2009 - 11:16 by surajdogra

Arlington, Texas July 20: Ian Kinsler's two-run home run off R.A. Dickey with one out in the 12th Sunday gave the Texas Rangers a 5-3 win over Minnesota.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia led off the inning with a single off Brian Duensing (0-1) and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Elvis Andrus to set up Kinsler's 22nd homer of the season and his second of the game. Kinsler had leff off the bottom of the first with a solo shot.

Marlon Byrd had two hits and scored twice and Andrus drove in a run for Texas, which won for the first time in its last five games.

Rangers' starter Derek Holland went four innings, allowing three runs on five hits with four walks and four strikeouts.