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- Updated: August 25, 2016
CINCINNATI — Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre’s 2,900th Major League hit was a game-winner.
Beltre’s two-out double in the eighth inning drove home Ian Desmond with the go-ahead run, and the Rangers held on for a 6-5 victory over the Reds on Wednesday night at Great American Park.
The Rangers snapped a three-game losing streak and now have a 6 1/2-game lead in the American League West with 35 to play. Despite the loss, the Reds finished 6-4 on their 10-game homestand.
Desmond started the rally when he was hit by a pitch from right-handed reliever Blake Wood, and he stole second. Carlos Beltran flied out to center, but Beltre snapped an 0-for-10 skid with a double to right-center.
Rangers starter Yu Darvish hit his first Major League home run, but otherwise struggled in six innings. He allowed five runs and couldn’t hold leads of 3-0 or 5-2. Darvish left with the game tied at 5 after six …
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