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Friday, Jul. 14 10:05pm ET
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PHOENIX (AP) _ Steve Finley homered, tripled and drove in four runs and Armando Reynoso pitched a six-hitter as the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Texas Rangers 6-1 on Friday night. Jay Bell added an RBI double for the Diamondbacks, who snapped a three-game losing streak against the Rangers. Royce Clayton hit his 14th homer for Texas. Reynoso (6-6) struck out five, walked none and at one point retired eight straight hitters in pitching his seventh career complete game. It was his first complete game since July 5, 1997, against Florida. Kenny Rogers (9-7) scattered four hits over the first four innings before running into trouble with two outs in the fifth. Bell beat out a slow chopper to third for a single and advanced to third on Luis Gonzalez's single to right. Rogers walked Matt Williams to load the bases before Finley tripled into the right-field corner, clearing the bases for a 4-1 Diamondbacks lead. Arizona added an unearned run in the sixth on an error by catcher Ivan Rodriguez. Damian Miller singled and one out later, Reynoso laid down a sacrifice bunt. Rodriguez tried for the force at second but threw high, forcing Clayton to leap high to catch the ball as Miller slid in safely. Reynoso beat Clayton's throw to first and Bell followed with a double to left, scoring Miller to make it 5-1. Finley added a solo homer in the seventh, his team-leading 26th, to make it 6-1. Clayton's third-inning homer just over the left-field fence gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead. The Diamondbacks tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Tony Womack tripled into the right-field corner and Bell hit an RBI grounder. Rogers allowed six runs _ five earned _ and 10 hits for his second straight loss. He walked two and matched a season high with seven strikeouts. Notes: Womack's eighth triple tied him with Colorado's Tom Goodwin for the NL lead. ... Clayton's 14 homers match a career high set last season. ... Arizona is 18-6 when wearing its traditional white uniform. ... Rogers recorded his first five outs by strikeout. ... The first four batters in the Rangers' lineup were a combined 0-for-16 with four strikeouts. ... Rodriguez's error was his second of the season.
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