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Upton, Kazmir send Rays past Rangers
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- B.J. Upton homered and drove in three runs in his return from a benching, Scott Kazmir allowed two runs in six innings and the Tampa Bay Rays added a game to their AL East lead with a 7-4 victory over the Texas Rangers on Sunday night.
Kazmir (9-6) earned his first win since July 21, giving up four hits with seven strikeouts and four walks to help the Rays improve to 20-9 since the All-Star break.
Rays manager Joe Maddon pulled Upton during Friday night's game against the Rangers for failing to run hard on a double-play grounder, and Maddon kept Upton in the dugout for all of Saturday night's 3-0 loss to Texas.
(Pictured - B.J. Upton is congratulated by Ben Zobrist after Upton's two-run homer in the fourth inning. AP photo. Click to enlarge.)
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