ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Fernando Rodney walked Adrian Beltre to force in winning run in the ninth inning to help Texas beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 on Monday night for the Rangers fifth straight win.The Rangers have won eight consecutive home games and are three games over .500 for the first time since June 23.Shawn Tolleson (5-2) worked a scoreless ninth inning for Texas. Rodney (5-5) failed to retire a batter in the bottom of the ninth, giving up two bunt hits and hitting a batter before the walk.Cole Hamels came away with his second no-decision to go with one loss in his three Texas starts since being acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies on July 31. 
He missed his previous turn in the rotation last week with a groin injury.Hamels allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings. He struck out eight and walked four, the latter tying a season high.Nelson Cruz went 1-for-3 with a walk and extended his streak of consecutive games reaching base to 28, longest in the American League this season and a career high.Beltre had three RBIs, matching his season high, and doubled twice. He moved into 29th place in career doubles with 548.Hamels has allowed 12 earned runs in 20 2-3 innings in three Texas starts for an ERA of 5.22. He had an 3.64 ERA in 20 starts for Philadelphia, including a no-hitter in his final Phillies start on July 25 against the Chicago Cubs. He allowed the first two batters to reach in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings but allowed only run each time. Seattle's seventh inning ended with Shin-Soo Choo catching Kyle Seager's fly to right for the second out and throwing home to get Logan Morrison at the plate.Josh Hamilton (sore left knee) missed his second consecutive game. Hamilton has missed four of Texas' last six games.
He missed his previous turn in the rotation last week with a groin injury.Hamels allowed three runs on seven hits in seven innings. He struck out eight and walked four, the latter tying a season high.Nelson Cruz went 1-for-3 with a walk and extended his streak of consecutive games reaching base to 28, longest in the American League this season and a career high.Beltre had three RBIs, matching his season high, and doubled twice. He moved into 29th place in career doubles with 548.Hamels has allowed 12 earned runs in 20 2-3 innings in three Texas starts for an ERA of 5.22. He had an 3.64 ERA in 20 starts for Philadelphia, including a no-hitter in his final Phillies start on July 25 against the Chicago Cubs. He allowed the first two batters to reach in the fourth, fifth and seventh innings but allowed only run each time. Seattle's seventh inning ended with Shin-Soo Choo catching Kyle Seager's fly to right for the second out and throwing home to get Logan Morrison at the plate.Josh Hamilton (sore left knee) missed his second consecutive game. Hamilton has missed four of Texas' last six games.
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