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Rangers catch Twins in wild-card race

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Aug 27, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Texas Rangers starting pitcher Yovani Gallardo (49) pitches in the …

(The Sports Xchange) - Yovani Gallardo collected his 100th career victory while Texas capitalized on an error by Toronto right fielder Jose Bautista to score three times in the seventh inning in a 4-1 victory over the Blue Jays on Thursday.

The Rangers (65-61) drew level with the Minnesota Twins for the second wild-card spot in the American League behind the New York Yankees, who are 1-1/2 games behind the Blue Jays (71-56) in the AL East.