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PRINT THIS PAGE | E-MAIL THIS PAGE Thursday, July 30, 1998 Rangers defeat Toronto TORONTO (AP) - Ivan Rodriguez drove in three runs and Darren Oliver avenged two early-season losses to the Blue Jays as the Texas Rangers snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Toronto 9-6 Wednesday night. Rodriguez went 2-for-3 with a double, triple and a walk. His bases-loaded double in the third off Toronto starter Chris Carpenter (6-5) gave the Rangers a 4-3 lead, putting them ahead for good. Texas slugger Juan Gonzalez, leading the majors with 116 RBIs, missed his second straight game with tightness in his right hamstring. Rangers' manager Johnny Oates expects him to miss three to five more games. Gonzalez's injury decreased the possibility of him breaking Hack Wilson's record of 190 RBI's in a season. Gonzalez leads the majors with 116 RBIs in 105 games. When Wilson set the record in 1930, he had 110 RBI's through 105 games. Oliver (6-7) gave up two earned runs on six hits and four walks with two strikeouts. John Wetteland pitched the ninth for his 28th save. Jose Canseco put the Blue Jays up 1-0 in the first with an RBI single, and Kevin Elster's sacrifice fly tied it in the bottom of the inning. The Blue Jays took advantage of a throwing error on shortstop Kevin Elster and scored twice in the second before Texas went ahead for good. After Rodriguez put the Rangers up 4-3, the Rangers added four insurance runs in the fourth. Luis Alicea hit an RBI ground-rule double, Rusty Greer followed with a two-run double over the head of center fielder Shannon Stewart and Roberto Kelly hit an RBI single to make it 8-3. Mike Stanley cut the lead to 8-6 in the seventh with a three-run homer, and Elster had an RBI single to finish the scoring for Texas. Send a Letter to the Editor about This Story | Start or Join A Discussion about This Story Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below: texnews.com Reporter OnLine Local Sports Texas Sports Copyright ©1998, Abilene Reporter-News / Texnews / E.W. Scripps Publications Send the URL (Address) of This Story to A Friend: Enter their email address below:

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