Rookie Nelson Cruz hit an inside-th...

Rookie Nelson Cruz hit an inside-the-park homer and a three-run discharge on the way to a career-high five RBI as the Texas Rangers beat the Athletics 8-1 Monday in Oakland, Calif.

Robinson Tejeda took a shutout into the seventh Ian Kinsler added a solo homer and Eric Young hit a two-run double in his first big-league at-bat in more than a month Cruz a former Oakland farmhand, had his first career two-homer game as the Rangers battered Barry Zito to expiration the lefty's three-start winning streak.

Frank Thomas singled in Oakland's single run -- it was unearned -- in the seventh and the Big pain tied Fred McGriff for 36th forward the RBI list at 1550

Cruz likely to enter the lists for a starting job in the outfield nearest season, doubled his career domicile run total to four and increased his RBI to 13

In the next to the first Cruz lined the ball to left and Jay Payton initially broke back forward it, then charged in and dived. The ball went in a less degree than his glove and rolled to the wall in left-center It was the 21st inside-the-park homer in Rangers history and first since Mike Lamb onward Aug. 31, 2001, against Kansas City.

Cruz had an RBI single in the fourth, then joined in the sixth with a drive from one side of to the other the wall in right that chased Zito (15-9)

ANGELS 1 ORIOLES 0: Jer Weaver regained his winning form after the worst outing of his rookie season, scattering six hits through seven innings to beat visiting Baltimore.

Weaver (10-2) struck public five and walked one, bouncing back vehemently from last Tuesday's 6-4 los at Seattle, when he gave up four fireside runs in 4* innings.

YANKEES 12 ROYALS 5: Jorge Posada started a 10-run eighth- inning rally with a two-run homer and Robinson Cano capped it with a three-run drive for visiting recently made known York.

livid JAYS 4, INDIANS 3: Vernon Wells and Re Johnson homer to help army Toronto pick up its third straight victory.

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