Rangers 4, Padres 3
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Texas Rangers designated hitter Prince Fielder and third baseman Adrian Beltre hit back-to-back home runs and the Rangers made it stand up in a 4-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday.
The win snapped a five-game losing streak for Texas, which had lost eight straight at Globe Life Park. The Padres have lost a season high six straight games.
Texas led 2-0 in the fourth before Fielder hit his 14th homer of the season and Beltre followed with his seventh, but the first since May 25. The homers -- both coming off San Diego starter Ian Kennedy -- marked the fourth time this season the Rangers have hit consecutive homers. The Fielder-Beltre pairing has done it three times.
Texas needed all four of the runs as San Diego chipped away with a single run in the sixth on a home run from center fielder Melvin Upton Jr. and two runs in the eighth. Left fielder Justin Upton's sacrifice fly trimmed the lead to 4-2, and right fielder Matt Kemp scored on an error to make it a one-run game.
Shawn Tolleson closed out San Diego in the ninth for his 13th save, preserving the victory for left-hander Wandy Rodriguez. Rodriguez (6-4) won for the first time in Arlington this year by allowing one run on three hits in 5 1/3 innings.
Kennedy (4-9) was charged with four runs in his 4 1/3 innings.
Designated hitter Prince Fielder's sacrifice fly to third in the bottom of the first gave Texas its first lead in 45 innings on its current eight-game homestand.
The Rangers grabbed the lead when center fielder Delino DeShields put the Rangers up 1-0 in the first inning. After getting on with a walk, Shields stole second, got to third on a passed ball and scored on Fielder's pop up to third baseman Will Middlebrooks that was officially a sacrifice fly.
Texas doubled its lead in the third when catcher Carlos Corporan's grounder brought home second baseman Rougned Odor, who led off the frame with a triple. The Rangers doubled the lead again an inning later on the back-to-back homers from Fielder and Beltre.
While the offense was moving up, Rodriguez was mowing the Padres down. He allowed just two hits through five innings, with those coming on consecutive singles to start the third. A double-play grounder ended that threat.
NOTES: Texas RHP Neftali Feliz cleared waivers and elected free agency. The Rangers tried to trade Feliz, who was designated for assignment on July 3. ... Texas LHP Derek Holland threw another bullpen Friday. Holland hasn't pitched for the Rangers since April 10 because of strained muscle in his back. ... Texas LHP Matt Harrison, whose start Wednesday was his first in more than a year because of spinal fusion surgery, said he had no issues with his back. ... The Rangers are in a stretch in which they are facing four right-handed starters in a row. That hasn't happened since June 5-10 when they faced five straight. ... San Diego OF Justin Upton returned to the lineup after missing Wednesday's game because of a sore left oblique. ... San Diego, which plays host to the All-Star Game in 2016, will unveil the logo for the event on July 17. ... Padres RHP Brandon Morrow, who has been on the disabled list since May 5 with right shoulder inflammation, will throw a simulated game on Saturday in Arlington.