Rangers back to .500 after beating Astros

 
Milton Bradley and Marlon Byrd hit two-run homers early and the Texas Rangers clinched their seventh consecutive series by beating the Houston Astros 6-2 on Saturday night. [link]

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Hamilton puts on clinic in Texas battle

Friday night belonged to Josh Hamilton, who went 5-for-5, knocking in a career-high five runs on two homers, as the Rangers pushed the Astros a game away from claiming the Silver Boot with a convincing 16-8 win.
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Hamilton hammers 2 HRs as Astros rout Rangers

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