Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Dustin Nippert was stellar on the hill and Milton Bradley drove in the game's lone run, as the Texas Rangers edged the Seattle Mariners, 1-0, in the rubber match of a three-game set.

Nippert (2-4) surrendered just seven hits over seven frames while fanning four batters to take the win. Frank Francisco worked a scoreless ninth to pick up his fourth save. Josh Hamilton went 3-for-4 and Michael Young scored the run for the Rangers, who have won three of four.

Felix Hernandez (9-9) was the hard-luck loser, as he yielded a run on seven hits through 7 1/3 frames while fanning three and walking one. Jose Lopez and Raul Ibanez had a double each, the only two extra-base hits for the Mariners, who have dropped two straight following a four-game win streak.

Texas took a 1-0 lead in the first inning. Young clubbed a one-out single and Hamilton followed with a double to the gap in right, before Bradley offered a sacrifice fly to left.

The M's threatened in the fourth inning. Adrian Beltre and Ibanez connected on back-to-back one-out singles before Lopez grounded out to move both runners into scoring position. Bryan LaHair, though, killed the rally as he flied out to Hamilton in center.

Seattle was knocking on the door in the seventh inning as well. Yuniesky Betancourt led off with a single and moved to second on Rob Johnson's sac bunt. Luis Valbuena and Ichiro Suzuki were both retired to end the threat.

With one gone in the ninth, Betancourt looked like he tied the game with a long fly ball to left off Francisco. However, Marlon Byrd timed his leap perfectly and robbed Betancourt for the second out. Pinch-hitter Jeff Clement popped out in foul territory to seal the deal.

Game Notes

It was the seventh shutout for the Rangers this season...Both teams each had eight hits...Seattle stranded eight runners and Texas seven...Texas has won 10 of its 17 matchups with the Mariners this season.

Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Adrian Beltre hit for the cycle during a five-hit effort at the plate, driving in three and scoring five runs in Seattle's 12-6 drubbing of Texas in the first of three games at Rangers Park.

Beltre became the fourth player in Mariners history to hit for the cycle, the last being John Olerud on June 16, 2001. Arizona's Stephen Drew also hit for the cycle in Arizona's 8-6 win over the Cardinals on Monday. It was just the second time in major-league history that two cycles have been hit on the same day, as the Tigers' Bobby Veach and the New York Giants' George Burns accomplished the feat on September 17, 1920.

Yuniesky Betancourt, Jamie Burke and Jeremy Reed each had two RBI for the Mariners, who have won a season-high four in a row and seven of eight overall. Betancourt finished with three hits, including two doubles and a solo home run.

The offensive explosion made a winner out of Sean Green (4-4), who relieved Carlos Silva with three scoreless innings. Silva, fresh off being activated from the disabled list, allowed six runs on 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings on the mound.

Luis Mendoza (3-7) was drilled for four runs on five hits and a walk while only recording an out in defeat. Starter Matt Harrison yielded five runs -- four earned -- on 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Taylor Teagarden was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma before the game and hit a three-run homer after subbing in for an injured Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who left with a sore elbow in the fifth. Josh Hamilton added a solo shot and Chris Davis had three hits and two RBI for Texas, which has dropped four of five.

Trailing 6-4, Seattle got a run on Burke's RBI single in the sixth and took the lead for good with a four-run seventh.

With Mendoza on the hill, Raul Ibanez hit a seeing-eye single up the middle to plate the tying run, and, following a Beltre double and an intentional walk, Reed hit a pinch-hit, two-run single. Josh Rupe came on in relief and gave up a sac fly to Burke before getting out of the inning.

Betancourt made it a 10-6 game with an eighth-inning leadoff homer. Beltre later completed his cycle with a triple to the right-field gap, scoring Ibanez, who had singled, before Tug Hulett brought him in with a single to finish the game's scoring.

Beltre, who also hit a pair of homers Sunday, went yard to open the second for the game's first run. The Rangers quickly tied it in the bottom half on Davis' single up the middle, scoring Marlon Byrd from second.

Beltre got Seattle going again in the fourth, singling home Betancourt and scoring all the way from first when Wladimir Balentien rolled a ball to the left-field gap for a 3-1 lead.

Betancourt's sacrifice fly in the fifth gave Seattle a three-run edge.

Hamilton was the catalyst behind Texas' five-run fifth, pounding his 31st home run of the season to open the inning. The Rangers then put runners on the corners and Davis singled home a run before Teagarden ended Silva's return with his second career homer, a no-doubter to left-center for a 6-4 lead.

Game Notes

Silva is winless since June 28's 4-2 defeat of the San Diego Padres...Texas still leads the season series 8-7...Texas' Hank Blalock had two doubles in defeat...In addition to Teagarden, the Rangers recalled infielder German Duran from Oklahoma...The Mariners selected the contracts of pitcher Justin Thomas and infielder Luis Valbuena from Triple-A Tacoma and transferred utilityman Mike Morse from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list.

Seattle Mariners (53-83) at Texas Rangers (67-71), 8:05 p.m.

Probable Starting Pitchers: Seattle - Carlos Silva (4-14, 6.36) Texas - Matt Harrison (6-3, 5.67)

(Sports Network) - Young southpaw Matt Harrison makes the 11th start of his rookie season tonight, when the Texas Rangers host the Seattle Mariners in the opener of a three-game series at Rangers Park.

Harrison faced the Mariners in late July and struggled over 4 2/3 innings in an 8-5 loss, but has since righted the ship to the tune of four wins in five starts, including a 3-2 defeat of Kansas City on Wednesday.

In that game, the Durham, N.C. native allowed seven hits and an earned run in 6 2/3 innings, improving his overall slate to 6-3 while dropping his earned run average from 6.27 to 5.67.

The Rangers are 7-3 in games in which Harrison has pitched.

For Seattle, right-hander Carlos Silva makes his initial start since a stint on the 15-day disabled list with right biceps tendinitis tonight.

The 29-year-old hasn't won since June 28, when he scattered eight hits and allowed two runs in a 4-2 interleague defeat of the San Diego Padres.

He went on to go 0-5 with three no-decisions prior to the shelving, including an aborted 2 1/3-inning outing against Texas on July 29 in which he was touched for seven hits and six runs.

Lifetime against the Rangers, Silva is 4-4 in 12 starts with a 4.76 ERA in 68 innings.

The Mariners completed a three-game sweep of Cleveland on Sunday. Adrian Beltre hit a pair of home runs and Seattle relievers staved off a late push as the Mariners edged the Indians, 6-4.

Beltre ended 3-for-4 with three runs batted in for the Mariners, who have won six of their last seven contests. Ichiro Suzuki and Raul Ibanez both had an RBI in the win.

Ryan Rowland-Smith (4-2) got his second straight win after yielding two runs -- one earned -- on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. Roy Corcoran walked the bases loaded in the ninth, but got out of the jam to record his second save of the season.

In Anaheim on Sunday, Marlon Byrd and Josh Hamilton both hit home runs to lead the Rangers to a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels.

Byrd ended with two RBI and Hamilton one for Texas, which avoided a sweep by salvaging the finale of this four-game set. Joaquin Arias drove in the other run for the Rangers.

Kevin Millwood (9-7) won his third straight start by giving up two runs on five hits while fanning seven in 6 2/3 frames. Frank Francisco retired the final four batters to earn his second save.

Texas owns an 8-6 edge in this year's season series with Seattle. The Rangers have taken four of seven meetings against the Mariners at home in 2008.

Final Score: Minnesota 6, Seattle 5

Seattle, WA (Sports Network) - Brian Buscher's pinch hit two-run single in the eighth inning proved to be the difference as Minnesota fought back to beat Seattle, 6-5, in the finale of a three-game set at Safeco Field.

Denard Span added a two-run double and a huge defensive play for the Twins, who snapped a four-game skid and climbed to within one game of Chicago in the AL Central race. Baltimore routed the White Sox, 11-3 Wednesday night. Justin Morneau was 2-for-5 with a pair of runs scored.

Glen Perkins (12-3) allowed four runs on eight hits in seven innings to pick up the win. Joe Nathan earned his 36th save with a perfect ninth.

Jose Lopez had a two-run homer and Raul Ibanez added a solo shot for the Mariners, who lost for the first time in four games.

In his third outing since being called up from the minors earlier this month, Ryan Feierabend surrendered three runs on eight hits in seven innings.

"You want to do well up here," Feierabend said. "I need to show that I can pitch up at this level and go seven innings."

Sean Green (3-4) lost it after giving up three runs in just one-third of an inning.

Trailing by a run, the Twins regained control off Green in the eighth. Morneau greeted the reliever by ripping a double to right and quickly advanced to third on a Randy Ruiz single to left. Jason Kubel followed by tying the game with a double to right-center. After Delmon Young grounded out to first Seattle went back to the bullpen for Cesar Jimenez.

Buscher greeted him by lining his first pitch into center for a two-run single and the Twins led 6-4.

The Mariners made it interesting off Eddie Guardado with two outs in the bottom of the eighth. Kenji Johjima and Jeff Clement made it a one-run game with consecutive doubles and Miguel Cairo almost evened things with a single to right. But, Span made a perfect throw to the plate to cut down pinch-runner Tug Hulett and end the inning.

Nathan came on from there to record a 1-2-3 ninth to secure things for Minnesota.

"It was a good win for us, we needed that win," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "(Perkins) had a good outing, he just made a couple mistakes, the one to Ibanez that he left hanging there and then the one to Lopez ended up in the seats as well. Other than that he threw the ball great, gave us a great opportunity to win today."
 

The Twins jumped on top with a run in the third on Young's sacrifice fly.

The M's evened things in the second when Ichiro Suzuki got on with a two-out single and scored after Yuniesky Betancourt laced a double just out of the reach out of Young in left.

Minnesota went back in front with a pair of runs in the fourth. Ruiz and Kubel opened the frame with consecutive singles. Feierabend settled down a bit from there and fanned Young and Brendan Harris but the left-hander then walked Nick Punto to load the bases before Span slapped a two-run ground-rule double to into the gap in right-center.

Seattle quickly answered in the home half, when Beltre got on with an infield single and Lopez followed with a two-run homer down the left field line.

Ibanez gave the Mariners their first lead with two outs in the seventh when he turned on a high Perkins fastball and deposited it into the right field stands for a solo homer, his 21st of the year.

Game Notes

Lopez's home run was his 12th, a career-high...Kubel finished 2-for-4 and is 17-for-28 versus the Mariners this season...Minnesota is now 3-4 on a lengthy 14-game road trip, the franchise's longest since 1969.

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