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Gerald Williams led off the game with a home run and later broke a tie with a sacrifice fly as visiting Tampa Bay extended Rick Helling’s losing streak to six games.
Cory Lidle (1-2) pitched six innings to win for the first time as a major-league starter. In his eighth start, the former reliever struck out four with no walks and gave up four runs on six hits.
Inside pitch: Texas catcher Ivan Rodriguez has a 27-game hitting streak against Tampa Bay, a streak that began June 2, 1998.
