Rangers 4, Dodgers 1
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers right-hander Yovani Gallardo worked seven scoreless innings and the Texas offense broke through for four runs in the sixth as the Rangers topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-1 on Monday.
Gallardo's outing extended the streak of quality starts by Texas pitchers to 11 games, a club record and the longest stretch in the majors this year.
Gallardo, who has a 2.66 ERA over his last seven starts, allowed four hits and struck out four.
The Rangers gave Gallardo some much needed support in the sixth inning as Los Angeles starter Carlos Frias struggled with his control. Frias opened the inning by issuing consecutive walks, and designated hitter Prince Fielder followed with an RBI single up the middle to drive in the game's first run.
Texas first baseman Mitch Moreland then extended his hitting streak to 10 games with an RBI single to right, pushing the Texas lead to 2-0 and ending the night for Frias. The Rangers weren't done in the inning, though, as second baseman Rougned Odor, who was called up from Triple-A earlier in the day, added a two-run single to left for his third hit of the game.
The Dodgers did get to the Texas bullpen for a run in the eighth on a solo homer from catcher Yasmani Grandal. The Dodgers got the tying run to the plate with one out in that inning against Tanner Scheppers, but right fielder Yasiel Puig struck out swinging and designated hitter Adrian Gonzalez popped up.
NOTES: The Rangers put LF Delino DeShields on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring. DeShields is expected to miss around three weeks. The Rangers called up 2B Rougned Odor from Triple-A Round Rock to take DeShields' spot. ...The DeShields injury forced the Rangers to shuffle their lineup. 3B Joey Gallo made his first start in left field, and Hanser Alberto made his first start at third. Gallo made six starts in left in Double-A. ...Texas OF Josh Hamilton hit off a batting tee Monday for the first time since going on the DL June 4 and had no issues. ...The Dodgers got to Texas a little later than expected as their flight from San Diego was diverted to Los Angeles because of mechanical problems. The team didn't get to Texas until 4 a.m. Monday. ...Adrian Gonzalez got the designated hitter nod for the Dodgers Monday because manager Don Mattingly said he is the player the Dodgers want to keep off his feet as much as possible.