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| Rangers walk off in style |
Rangers 6, Cubs 5
 Kenny Lofton and Frank Catalanotto celebrate their ninth-inning heroics. (Tony Gutierrez/AP) |
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By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
The Rangers built an early five-run lead on back-to-back homers from Victor Diaz and Adam Melhuse, and a two-run single from Marlon Byrd. But Texas needed a clutch RBI single from pinch-hitter Frank Catalanotto in the bottom of the ninth to pull out the win. Complete story >
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| Chi Cubs | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Soriano, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .303 |
| Fontenot, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .348 |
| Lee, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .354 |
| Ward, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .293 |
| DeRosa, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .271 |
| Bowen, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .271 |
| Pagan, RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .313 |
| Pie, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .233 |
| Theriot, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .255 |
| a-Floyd, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| Izturis, SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | |
a-Grounded out for Theriot in the 9th.
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BATTING
2B: Pagan (5, Padilla), Fontenot (4, Padilla), Soriano (21, Eyre).
TB: Soriano 3; Fontenot 2; Lee 3; Ward 2; DeRosa; Bowen; Pagan 4.
RBI: Lee 2 (39), DeRosa (33), Bowen (12), Pagan (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DeRosa; Fontenot 3; Pagan; Bowen 2.
S: Pie.
GIDP: DeRosa; Theriot.
Team LOB: 13.
FIELDING
DP: (Fontenot-Ward).
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| Texas | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Kinsler, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Hairston, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .237 |
| Young, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .289 |
| Byrd, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 |
| Diaz, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| a-Lofton, PH-DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Melhuse, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 |
| Wilkerson, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .218 |
| Metcalf, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| b-Catalanotto, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Vazquez, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .247 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
a-Singled for Diaz in the 9th. b-Singled for Metcalf in the 9th.
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BATTING
2B: Hairston (4, Lilly).
HR: Diaz (9, 2nd inning off Lilly, 1 on, 0 out), Melhuse (1, 2nd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Hairston 2; Young; Byrd 2; Diaz 4; Lofton; Melhuse 4; Metcalf; Catalanotto.
RBI: Diaz 2 (25), Melhuse (6), Byrd 2 (13), Catalanotto (19).
S: Melhuse.
GIDP: Vazquez.
Team LOB: 4.
FIELDING
DP: 2 (Kinsler-Young-Vazquez, Young-Kinsler-Vazquez).
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| Chi Cubs | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Lilly | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3.90 |
| Howry (L, 3-4) | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.89 |
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Padilla pitched to 6 batters in the 5th.
WP: Eyre.
IBB: Soriano (by Eyre).
HBP: Lee (by Padilla).
Pitches-strikes: Lilly 104-75, Howry 23-16, Padilla 87-52, Eyre 47-23, Mahay 2-1, Otsuka 11-7, Gagne 17-10.
Ground outs-fly outs: Lilly 4-7, Howry 2-1, Padilla 3-4, Eyre 6-0, Mahay 0-1, Otsuka 2-1, Gagne 1-1.
Batters faced: Lilly 27, Howry 8, Padilla 25, Eyre 12, Mahay 1, Otsuka 3, Gagne 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Eyre 2-0, Mahay 2-0.
Umpires: HP: James Hoye. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Ed Montague.
Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:03.
Att: 38,406.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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