Indians 7, Rangers 5
Michael Brantley doubled home the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning and rookie Jason Kipnis followed with a two-run homer to rally the Cleveland Indians to a 7-5 victory over the host Texas Rangers on Saturday night.
Rookie Lonnie Chisenhall singled in the tying run before scoring on Brantley's double to hand Rangers closer Neftali Feliz (1-3) his sixth blown save of the season.
Kipnis' blast off Yoshinori Tateyama - his fifth homer in seven games - kept the Indians four games back of American League Central leader Detroit.
Chris Perez allowed a run in the ninth before securing his 23rd save to give the Indians their first win over the Rangers in six meetings this season.
Ian Kinsler broke out of a 3-for-42 slump with a two-run single in a four-run seventh inning for Texas, which remained one game ahead of the Los Angeles Angels atop the AL West.
Frank Herrmann (1-0) pitched one inning and Shelly Duncan snapped a scoreless tie with an RBI double in Cleveland’s three-run seventh.