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 Ian Kinsler and Gerald Laird homered for the Rangers, who have won five of their last seven.
Chicago's Jim Thome homered to move within six of becoming the 23rd player in the 500 club and went 2-for-2 with a pair of walks. Paul Konerko also connected for the White Sox, who have lost seven in a row on the road.
With the score tied at 3, Michael Young led off the Texas eighth with a single and moved to second on Mike MacDougal's wild pitch. Byrd followed with a single up the middle off MacDougal (1-4) to score Young from second.
Wes Littleton (1-1) pitched one inning of relief for the win, escaping from a bases-loaded, nobody-out jam in the eighth. Littleton got Juan Uribe to ground into a forceout at the plate, and rookie Danny Richar grounded into an inning-ending double play.
Joaquin Benoit pitched the ninth for his second save in six chances.
Konerko was in a 2-for-22 slump before sending Kason Gabbard's 2-2 pitch into the Rangers' bullpen for his 27th homer of the season and a 2-0 lead in the first.
Thome's 22nd homer, a 422-foot solo blast off the back wall in the Texas bullpen in the third, was the 494th of his career to extend Chicago's lead to 3-0. That moved Thome out of a tie on the all-time list with Lou Gehrig and Fred McGriff and into sole possession of 23rd place. Next up for Thome is Eddie Murray with 504.
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Kinsler's third-inning bases-empty shot, his 17th of the season, pulled Texas within 3-1. Laird's eighth homer, a two-run blast in the fourth, tied it at 3.
Gavin Floyd gave up gave three runs and six hits over six innings for the White Sox.
Gabbard allowed three runs and four hits in 4 2-3 innings. He was making his sixth start for the Rangers since he was acquired in a trade with Boston on July 31 that sent Eric Gagne to the Red Sox.
Notes: Texas 3B Travis Metcalf strained his left hamstring while running out a bunt attempt in the seventh. He was replaced by Ramon Vazquez. ... Konerko fouled off four pitches with two strikes before hitting his first-inning homer. ... The White Sox have lost 14 of their last 17. ... Floyd was making his fifth start of the season for Chicago.
[Associated Press]
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