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Howie Kendrick had three hits and four RBIs, including a tiebreaking two-run single, and the Los Angeles Angels snapped the Texas Rangers ' 12-game winning streak with a come-from-behind 9-8 victory Wednesday night.

Hundreds of friends, family and law enforcement personnel arrived in Brownwood on Monday for the funeral of 39-year-old Shannon Stone, who fell to his death trying to catch a souvenir baseball at a Texas Rangers game.

San Francisco Giants defeat Texas Rangers in Game 5 of the World Series, 3-1, to capture the title, winning the organization's first championship since moving West in 1958.

Midway through Game 4, the speakers at Rangers Ballpark blared the 1960s Halloween favorite "Monster Mash."

The Rangers recorded the first World Series victory in franchise history. Lewis combined with Darren O'Day and Neftali Feliz on a five-hitter, with Hamilton and Mitch Moreland each delivering a home run in a 4-2 victory.

Fans jumped up and down, shaking orange pompoms, waving scarves and chanting "Sweep! Sweep!" While the Giants are looking more and more like a baseball juggernaut, they're only halfway to their first World Series title in 56 years. They hope to wrap it up on the road.

It was like seeing Bill Gates standing in the unemployment line or Rush Limbaugh shooting hoops with President Obama. The San Francisco Giants did the unimaginable Wednesday against the Texas Rangers in Game 1 of the World Series. They knocked the mystique and aura right out of burgeoning postseason legend Cliff Lee, cruising to an 11-7 victory in front of a frenzied crowd of 43,601 at AT&T Park.

The Texas Rangers reached the World Series for the first time in their 50 years as a franchise by beating the New York Yankees 6-1 on Friday to win the American League Championship Series.

Cliff Lee outdueled Andy Pettitte, striking out 13 and allowing 2 hits over eight innings to give Texas a 2-1 advantage in the American League Championship Series.

The Rangers relievers got quick redemption, and Texas finally has won a postseason game at home for the first time in its 50-season history.