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- Updated: May 11, 2016
ARLINGTON — Ryan Rua finished off a stunning seven-run rally in the bottom of the eighth inning with a three-run home run that lifted the Rangers to a 13-11 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday night.
The Rangers trailed, 11-6, going into the inning before they struck back against three relievers for their first victory in five tries against the White Sox this season. Ian Desmond also had a big blow with a two-run triple in the inning.
Alex Claudio ended up as the winning pitcher with a career-high 4 1/3 innings of relief after both Derek Holland and Anthony Ranaudo struggled early. The game was delayed by rain after two innings with the Rangers holding a 2-1 lead.
White Sox relievers were 5-0 with a 1.98 ERA on the season before Scott Carroll, Zach Duke and Matt Albers were knocked around in the eighth. Albers have up the three-run homer to Rua, who went deep for only the second time this season to knock starter Carlos Rodon from the win column.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED Worth the wait: With a fierce thunderstorm full of heavy wind and rain approaching Arlington just as the third inning was set to begin, the grounds crew at Globe Life Park hurried to get the tarp on the field and the game was …
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