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Box W:R.Wolf L:J.Parker S:J.Nathan HR: OAK- None TEX- A.Beltre , D.Murphy Oakland Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Lance Barrett; First, Tim McClelland; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third, Bob Davidson; - Coco Crisp flied out to center.

David Murphy #7, Nelson Cruz #17and Leonys Martin #2 of the Texas Rangers watch the video board of Cruz's grand slam home run in the fifth inning against the Seattle Mariners.

May 19, 2013; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus and Leonys Martin after Murphy hit a three run home run against the Detroit Tigers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.

Murphy put Texas ahead for good with a drive just over the wall in right field in the sixth inning, and the Rangers spoiled the second three-homer game of Cabrera's career with an 11-8 victory on Sunday night.

Texas Rangers' Leonys Martin, left, slides safely into third base beating the tag for a triple against Detroit Tigers third baseman Miguel Cabrera during the third inning Friday.

The injury originated when Kinsler was hit with a ball in the right side of his rib cage when he stole a base in Houston last weekend, and it was aggravated Thursday when Justin Verlander plunked him.

Rick Porcello allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings, and he and four Detroit relievers were at their best with runners in scoring position as the Tigers eked out a 2-1 victory at Rangers Ballpark.

So much for the much-anticipated pitchers' duel between Yu Darvish and Justin Verlander.

Nelson Cruz launched a three-run homer in the fifth inning Wednesday, and Alexi Ogando took a no-hitter in the sixth inning as the Rangers beat Oakland 6-2 to win the three-game series.

"I can't think of anyone that does it quite the way he does it. He'll literally dominate with one pitch for a start or two, and then you won't see it again for two weeks." Daniels also discusses the Rangers' "quiet" offseason, the development of Leonys Martin and Jurickson Profar, and how the team's approach could look at this year's trade ... (more)

Texas Rangers center fielder Leonys Martin cannot catch a home run ball by Oakland Athletics' Yoenis Cespedes during the third inning of a baseball game on Monday, May 13, 2013 in Oakland.

The 34-year-old reliever, who appeared in six games for the club last season and was re-signed when the team designated Philip Humber for assignment, allowed four runs in his first inning back with the team, against Texas on Sunday.

Box W:N.Tepesch L:J.Lyles HR: TEX- A.Beltre , D.Murphy , L.Martin HOU- C.Carter , J.Castro , B.Barnes Texas Top 1st - UMPIRES: Home,Eric Cooper; First, Paul Schrieber; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Jeff Kellogg; - Elvis Andrus walked.

White Sox 3, Angels 0: Chris Sale took a perfect game into the seventh inning before finishing with a one-hitter, and Chicago beat Los Angeles to avoid a three-game sweep.

Adrian Beltre's three-run homer was one of his four hits, and David Murphy and Leonys Martin also homered as the Texas Rangers completed a three-game sweep by romping past the Houston Astros 12-7 on Sunday.

Leonys Martin had a triple as a pinch-hitter in the sixth inning of Saturday's 8-7 victory over the Rangers and is 4-for-11 as a pinch-hitter this season.

For today's getaway day game in Houston, Ron Washington is getting a couple of guys who have been playing very regularly a day off.

Nelson Cruz hit a two-run home run during a six-run sixth inning as the Texas Rangers survived to take an 8-7 win over the Houston Astros in the second of a three-game set.

Ian Kinsler and Mitch Moreland each smashed a solo homer apiece on their way to multi-hit games, Derek Holland threw 7.0 innings of 1-run baseball, and Joe Nathan pitched a scoreless 9th to secure the Rangers' 1st win on this 9-game, 4-city road trip.

Texas 1, Milwaukee 5 Texas Top 5th - - Leonys Martin struck out swinging to end the inning.