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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Ivan Rodriguez homered twice, including
a two-run go-ahead shot in the seventh inning, in the Texas
Rangers' 7-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday night.
Matt Perisho (1-0) got the last two outs of the seventh for his
first major league victory as the Rangers won for the ninth time in
10 games at The Ballpark in Arlington.
John Wetteland pitched the ninth for his 15th save, and extended
his club record with a save in his 12th straight appearance.
Rodriguez and Rafael Palmeiro hit back-to-back homers in the
first. With his 378th career homer, Palmeiro moved into sole
possession of 43rd place on the career list, one behind Orlando
Cepeda and Tony Perez.
Trailing 6-4 in the seventh, Texas started a three-run rally
against reliever Byung-Hyun Kim (2-3) when Scarborough Green
singled, stole second, went to third on a balk and scored on Luis
Alicea's sacrifice fly.
After Rusty Greer walked, Rodriguez hit his 18th homer of the
season to put Texas in front 7-6.
Texas took a 4-3 lead into the seventh, but Luis Gonzalez tied
it with a homer off Francisco Cordero. Matt Williams singled and
Steve Finley followed with his 20th homer to give Arizona a 6-4
lead.
Arizona's Craig Counsell went 4-for-4 and hit his first homer in
two seasons.
The Diamondbacks got a first-inning run on Jay Bell's triple,
but Texas took a 2-1 lead in the first on the homers by Rodriguez
and Palmeiro.
Arizona tied it at 2 in the second on Counsell's leadoff homer,
his first in 210 at-bats.
Texas took a 3-2 lead in the fourth on Royce Clayton's sacrifice
fly and added a run in the fifth on Greer's single.
Rangers starter Esteban Loaiza took a 4-2 lead into the sixth
before the Diamondbacks rallied to make it 4-3 on Andy Fox's RBI
double.
Loaiza allowed five runs and 10 hits over 5 1-3 innings. Arizona
starter Omar Daal gave up five runs and eight hits over six
innings.
Kim pitched one inning, allowed two runs, one hit and walked one
in the loss.
Game notes
Counsell's last homer came on July 24, 1998. ... A
glove-wearing fan reached out to catch Rodriguez's homer, but the
ball had already cleared the right-field wall beyond the reach of
outfielder Turner Ward. ... Sheldon got his first start of the
season at third base for the Rangers, replacing Mike Lamb, who was
scratched from the lineup due to a slightly strained muscle in his
upper back.
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