 Posted: Wed 3:28, 13 Nov 2013 Post subject: tossed his seventh career shutout |
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| Alex Rios hits for cycle as Texas Rangers blast Houston Astros
ARLINGTON, Texas, Sept. 24 () -- Alex Rios hit for the cycle, going 4-for-4 with four RBI, and the Texas Rangers helped their post-season chances with a 12-0 rout of Houston Monday.Rios struck an RBI double in the first inning, singled in the third, belted a solo homer in the fourth and capped the cycle with a run-scoring triple in the sixth,[url=http://www.hotyoupro.com]The north face jackets clearance[/url], becoming the eighth player in Rangers history to pull off the feat.Leonys Martin contributed a bases-clearing double and Elvis Andrus went 3-for-4 with an RBI for the Rangers, who pulled within one game of idle Cleveland for the second American League wild-card spot with six games to play.Derek Holland (10-9) tossed his seventh career shutout, blanking the Astros on six hits. He issued one walk and struck out nine in the 113-pitch effort.Jordan Lyles (7-9) was lit up for seven runs on seven hits in a three-inning stint as the reeling Astros dropped a 10th straight. |
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