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Friday, Jul. 7 8:35pm ET
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- The Texas Rangers nearly squandered a bases-loaded, no-out threat in the 10th inning on Friday night. That was before David Segui came to the rescue. Segui's two-out, RBI single lifted the Rangers to their fourth straight victory, 5-4 over the San Diego Padres. The Rangers loaded the bases with none out in the 10th. Pinch-hitter Frank Catalanotto led off with a double off Matt Whiteside (2-3). After Luis Alicea walked, San Diego shortstop Kevin Nicholson dropped a throw from second baseman Bret Boone for an error on an attempted forceout at second on Rusty Greer's grounder. The Padres got one out when Nicholson threw to the plate for a force on Scarborough Green's grounder. Ivan Rodriguez, who had a first-inning grand slam and is one of the top hitters in the majors, popped up. "With Pudge up, I turned to their third baseman and said, 'Do you believe in miracles? Because that's what you'll need,' " Alicea said. "But then Pudge popped out. I said, 'I guess miracles can happen.' " But Segui slapped a two-strike, high-and-outside pitch to right field to drive in Alicea for the Rangers' first extra-inning win in five tries this season. "I couldn't believe he hit that pitch," Catalanotto said. "He tomahawked it. I think Whiteside got the pitch he wanted, up and out of the zone, but David got on top of it and hit it in the right place. It was a roller coaster of a game. We feel fortunate to win it." Doug Davis (3-1) pitched a perfect 10th for the victory. The Padres have lost five of six and are 1-9 when tied after eight innings. "It's disheartening," said Padres manager Bruce Bochy. "You can look at it as just another one-run loss, but these guys really battled back." Bochy said Whiteside was trying to throw a waste pitch to Segui on the game-winning hit. "We get a two-strike count on Segui, and he just gets it through on the ground," Bochy said. "Segui was just able to get his bat on it." Rodriguez's homer gave the Rangers a 4-0 first-inning lead. Texas loaded the bases against Woody Williams on Alicea's single, a walk to Greer, and Rafael Palmeiro's single. Rodriguez just missed a homer on the first pitch, hitting a drive a few feet to the right of the right-field foul pole. He then hit Williams' 0-1 pitch 442 feet into the left-field seats for his second career grand slam and 26th homer of the season. After allowing Rodriguez's homer, Williams gave up only three more hits, retiring 11 straight from the third through the sixth innings. Williams allowed four runs and six hits over 7 1/3 innings, struck out four and walked three. Ryan Klesko got San Diego's first hit with a single leading off the fourth, and Boone's two-run homer one out later cut Texas' lead to 4-2. Klesko's RBI single in the seventh off reliever Jeff Zimmerman made it 4-3. San Diego tied it at 4 in the eighth as Tim Crabtree hit Wiki Gonzalez with a pitch, walked Dave Magadan and gave up Nicholson's run-scoring single. Texas starter Matt Perisho allowed two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out four and walked four. Game notesRodriguez's homer was the longest of the season at The Ballpark in Arlington. He will compete in the Home Run Derby on Monday at the All-Star workout in Atlanta. ... Before the game the Padres optioned right-hander Will Cunnane to Triple-A Las Vegas. ... Boone has 61 RBI, setting the club record for second basemen. Roberto Alomar had 60 in 1990. ... Catalanotto is 6-for-14 as a pinch-hitter this season. ... Texas has its second-longest winning streak of the season. The Rangers won seven in a row in May. | ALSO SEE Baseball Scoreboard San Diego Clubhouse Texas Clubhouse RECAPS Chi. White Sox 4 Chicago Cubs 2
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