ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Derek Holland pitched seven impressive innings in his second start off the disabled list, and the Texas Rangers beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0 Sunday to snap an eight-game losing streak.Texas gave interim manager Tim Bogar his first victory in his third game since Ron Washington resigned. Seattle, which had won five in a row, finished a 5-2 road trip.Shawn Tolleson worked the eighth, and Neftali Feliz completed the seven-hitter for his eighth save.Feliz pitched out of trouble after a walk and Kyle Seager's single put runners on first and third with one out. James Jones popped out and pinch-hitter Justin Smoak flied out. 
Texas scored on Adrian Beltre's sixth-inning sacrifice fly against starter James Paxton (5-2).Leonys Martin had three hits, including a triple, and scored the only run.Martin led off the sixth with his second single and stole second base. Daniel Robertson's groundout sent Martin to third, and he scored easily on Beltre's fly to deep center field.Holland (1-0) allowed six hits and no walks while striking out five. He missed the first five months of the season following offseason knee surgery.The left-hander pitched out of trouble in the seventh. Robinson Cano led off with an infield single, his second hit. With two outs, Cano advanced on a passed ball and went to third on Corey Hart's infield hit. Holland then retired rookie Stefen Romero on a grounder.Hart's hit was the only one with a runner in scoring position for either team. Seattle was 1 for 9 in those situations. Texas was 0 for 7, extending an unproductive streak to 0 for 19.The shutout was Texas' 17th this season. The Mariners were blanked for the 16th time. Both rank second in the American League to Tampa Bay, which has pitched 19 shutouts and been held scoreless 17 times.
Texas scored on Adrian Beltre's sixth-inning sacrifice fly against starter James Paxton (5-2).Leonys Martin had three hits, including a triple, and scored the only run.Martin led off the sixth with his second single and stole second base. Daniel Robertson's groundout sent Martin to third, and he scored easily on Beltre's fly to deep center field.Holland (1-0) allowed six hits and no walks while striking out five. He missed the first five months of the season following offseason knee surgery.The left-hander pitched out of trouble in the seventh. Robinson Cano led off with an infield single, his second hit. With two outs, Cano advanced on a passed ball and went to third on Corey Hart's infield hit. Holland then retired rookie Stefen Romero on a grounder.Hart's hit was the only one with a runner in scoring position for either team. Seattle was 1 for 9 in those situations. Texas was 0 for 7, extending an unproductive streak to 0 for 19.The shutout was Texas' 17th this season. The Mariners were blanked for the 16th time. Both rank second in the American League to Tampa Bay, which has pitched 19 shutouts and been held scoreless 17 times.
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