Martin Perez tossed seven scoreless innings, and Drew Robinson and Mike Napoli connected for home runs as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 to gain more ground in the wild-card standings.
Ricky Rodriguez recorded his first career save as the Rangers moved above .500 and within one game of Minnesota for the second wild-card spot.
Robinson swatted a two-run homer in the third after Brett Nicholas doubled for the Rangers’ first hit. Napoli connected in the fourth for his 27th homer of the season.
Perez took control after the first two batters reached in the third.