Texas’ magic no. 3 after walk-off, M’s loss

ARLINGTON — Ian Desmond singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth to give the Rangers a 3-2 victory over the Angels on Monday night at Globe Life Park.

The Rangers’ eighth walk-off victory of the season left the Rangers 35-10 in one-run games; it was also their 46th comeback victory, as they were down, 2-1, going into the bottom of the seventh.

The victory, coupled with the Mariners’ loss to the Blue Jays, allowed the Rangers to reduce their magic number for winning the American League West to three with 11 games left to play. The Angels had a two-game winning streak snapped and have lost 10 of their last 13.

Elvis Andrus led off the ninth with a single off Angels reliever Jose Alvarez. Carlos Gomez then dropped a bunt and beat it out for a base hit. That brought up Desmond, who flared one into right field to send home Andrus with the winning run.

Angels starter Jhoulys Chacin allowed one run in five innings, and Martin Perez went seven for the Rangers and allowed two runs. Nomar Mazara gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead in the fifth with his 19th home run, but the Angels tied it in the sixth on a double by Yunel Escobar and triple by Mike Trout. Los Angeles went ahead in the seventh on an RBI double by Carlos Perez, but Texas tied it in the bottom of the inning on a home run by Andrus.

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