Santana's 3-run homer in the 7th leads Brewers past Rangers in matchup of division leaders


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ARLINGTON, Texas — Carlos Santana hit a go-ahead, three-run homer in the seventh inning to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 9-8 victory over the Texas Rangers in a matchup of division leaders. The NL Central-leading Brewers rallied after the AL West-leading Rangers took a 4-3 lead in the sixth on Adolis Garcia's RBI single that scored Corey Seager from second. Milwaukee then went on to score six unanswered runs over the next two innings. The Rangers (72-50) lost a series opener for the first time in August. The Rangers hold a 2½ game lead over Houston, which also lost Friday night, in the division. The Brewers (66-57) have a two-game lead over the Cincinnati Reds in their division.

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