Making his Major League debut, left-hander Matt Harrison limited the Angels to two runs on five hits in seven innings to lead the Rangers to a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night.

The Angels loaded the bases in the ninth inning, but failed to score when pinch-hitter Juan Rivera grounded out to end the game.

Joe Saunders went eight strong innings, allowing six hits and three runs but fell to 12-5. He missed out on his 13th win, which would join him with Nolan Ryan and Bill Singer as the only two Angels pitchers with 13 or more wins by the All-Star break. Ryan was 13-8 in 1977 and Singer was 15-5 in 1973.

Chris Davis hit a solo homer to center in the fifth, to tie the game at 2-apiece before Ian Kinsler extended his hitting streak to 20 games with a leadoff double in the sixth. Josh Hamilton, who leads the majors in RBI and had a sac fly in the first inning, singled two batters later for the Rangers' third run.

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