Darvish, Pen Help Rangers Beat Rays 3-1 To Gain Home Field

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Seven days after the Texas Rangers clinched their second straight American League West title, they took another significant step toward their ultimate goal. Yu Darvish looked playoff-ready with a season-high 12 strikeouts in six innings as the Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Friday night and clinched home-field advantage throughout the postseason. Texas has never previously owned home-field advantage throughout the postseason and has never won a World Series. Beltran homered just inside the right-field foul pole, his 29th of the season and seventh since joining Texas at the non-waiver trade deadline. Longoria had two doubles, one driving in the Rays' run, giving him career highs of 171 hits and 80 extra-base hits this season. Four Texas relievers worked three scoreless innings, running the bullpen's streak to a club-record 29 2/3, and it allowed one hit and one walk. Logan Forsythe, who has been the Rays' leadoff hitter in 123 games this season, appeared as a pinch-hitter and will return to the lineup on Saturday night.

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