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Max Scherzer sustains first loss as Texas Rangers pound Detroit Tigers
DETROIT, July 13 () -- Derek Holland pitched seven innings of one-run ball Saturday and Texas handed Max Scherzer his first loss of the season, pounding Detroit 7-1.Holland (8-4) tamed the Tigers on five hits, working around five walks while striking out seven in stretching his unbeaten streak to five starts.Nelson Cruz keyed the Rangers' offense, going 4-for-5 with an RBI, while Adrian Belte added three hits,[url=http://www.godsdrama.com/]cheap true religion[/url], including a two-run homer.Mitch Moreland also went deep with a runner aboard as Texas -- which came into the contest trailing American League West-leading Oakland by a game -- snapped a three-game losing streak.Scherzer (13-1) absorbed his first loss in the season in his 19th start,[url=http://www.huh456.com/]christian louboutin online shop[/url], allowing four runs on eight hits over six innings.The defeat left Baltimore's Dave McNally with the best unbeaten pre-All Star Game mark at 13-0, set in 1969.Hernan Perez drove in the only run for the first-place Tigers, whose AL Central lead over Cleveland shrank to 1 1/2 games with the loss.

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