ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -AP- The breaks are starting to go the Texas Rangers' way.Texas turned three Tampa Bay miscues into a three-run sixth inning and the Rangers beat the Rays 4-3 on Saturday night.The Rangers took a 4-3 lead during the decisive sixth when two runs scored after center fielder Mallex Smith misplayed Adrian Beltre's two-out deep fly ball, and Beltre scored on two wild pitches by Chris Archer with Mike Napoli at the plate. 
"It's one of those situations that just kind of goes our way," Texas manager Jeff Banister said. "We haven't had a lot of those. We were able to take advantage of it."Smith said it was a ball that should have been caught."I just shanked it," Smith said. "Just a bad play. That's about it. I was right there up under it. I just missed it."Elvis Andrus, who entered the series hitless in 16 at-bats, homered in his second consecutive three-hit game for the Rangers, who have won two straight following a five-game skid.Andrew Cashner (5-8) gave up three runs and four hits over six innings. Alex Claudio, the third Rangers reliever, got four outs for his fourth save.Claudio went two scoreless innings in Texas' 4-3, 10-inning win over the Rays on Friday night to get his second win."He's been our workhorse right there in the bullpen," Andrus said.Archer (7-6) allowed four runs, four hits and struck out 11 to set a team record with his 24th career game with double-digit strikeouts. David Price had 23 double-digit strikeout games with the Rays.Steven Souza Jr. had an RBI single and Evan Longoria hit a two-run single as the Rays went up 3-0 in the third.Archer retired his first 10 batters before Andrus homered in the fourth. Andrus had a homer and two RBI Friday night.
"It's one of those situations that just kind of goes our way," Texas manager Jeff Banister said. "We haven't had a lot of those. We were able to take advantage of it."Smith said it was a ball that should have been caught."I just shanked it," Smith said. "Just a bad play. That's about it. I was right there up under it. I just missed it."Elvis Andrus, who entered the series hitless in 16 at-bats, homered in his second consecutive three-hit game for the Rangers, who have won two straight following a five-game skid.Andrew Cashner (5-8) gave up three runs and four hits over six innings. Alex Claudio, the third Rangers reliever, got four outs for his fourth save.Claudio went two scoreless innings in Texas' 4-3, 10-inning win over the Rays on Friday night to get his second win."He's been our workhorse right there in the bullpen," Andrus said.Archer (7-6) allowed four runs, four hits and struck out 11 to set a team record with his 24th career game with double-digit strikeouts. David Price had 23 double-digit strikeout games with the Rays.Steven Souza Jr. had an RBI single and Evan Longoria hit a two-run single as the Rays went up 3-0 in the third.Archer retired his first 10 batters before Andrus homered in the fourth. Andrus had a homer and two RBI Friday night.
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