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Published 8/31/2008 at L.A. Times - Baseball News

Hamilton and Byrd hit home runs while Millwood has another solid outing for Texas. > The Texas Rangers rode home runs from Josh Hamilton and Marlon Byrd and 6 2/3 solid innings from starting pitcher Kevin Millwood to a 4-3 victory over the Angels on Sunday, salvaging one win in the teams' four-game series and keeping the Angels' magic number for clinching the American League West at nine heading into the season's final month. (link)

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