Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 4, LA Angels 3
When: 8:05 PM ET, Monday, May 17, 2010
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 65°
Umpires: Home - Doug Eddings, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - CB Bucknor
Attendance: 20210

Nelson Cruz drove in a pair of runs and the Texas Rangers rode a four-run inning to snap a three-game losing streak with a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday.

The Rangers built a 4-0 lead off Angels starter Scott Kazmir in the third inning. Julio Borbon and Elvis Andrus led off the frame with singles before Michael Young had a sacrifice fly, Ian Kinsler had an RBI double and Cruz added a two-run double.

That would be just enough for Texas starter Derek Holland, who nearly surrendered the lead despite not allowing a hit until the fifth inning.

The Angels scored a pair of runs in the fifth with a two-run homer from Mike Napoli and pulled to within 4-3 on Torii Hunter’s solo shot to lead off the sixth.

Holland (2-0) earned the win, going 5 1/3 innings and allowing three runs on five hits with two walks and three strikeouts.

Two relievers got the ball to Neftali Feliz, who didn’t allow a base runner in recording his 10th save.

Kazmir (2-4) took the loss in a season-high seven innings, allowing nine hits and striking out four for the Angels, who snapped a three-game win streak.

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
LA Angels   Texas
Scott Kazmir Player Derek Holland
Loss W/L Win
7.0 IP 5.1
4 Strikeouts 3
9 Hits 5
5.14 ERA 5.06
Hitting
LA Angels   Texas
Mike Napoli Player Elvis Andrus
1 Hits 2
2 RBI 0
1 HR 0
4 TB 2
.333 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
LA Angels 5 2 11 .156 12 6 3 3 0 2
Texas 9 0 12 .300 17 4 4 2 1 1