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ARLINGTON Mike Montgomery Jersey , Texas (AP) — month. The Cleveland Indians later got a trio of long balls unlike any they have had in nearly 15 years.While rookie Zach Plesac allowed only two hits pitching into the eighth inning, Cleveland hitters were going deep. Ramirez ended a 29-game homerless drought in the third, and the Indians opened the seventh with three homers in a row to overwhelm the Texas Rangers 10-3 on Tuesday night.“Everybody’s contributing. It’s nice,” said Tyler Naquin, who had the last of the three homers in a five-pitch span off reliever Drew Smyly.Article continues below ...After Jake Bauers led off the Indians’ seventh with a 389-foot shot to right-center, Roberto Perez and Naquin followed with homers that measured more than 400 feet. Those were Cleveland’s first back-to-back-to-back homers since July 16, 2004.“Doesn’t happen very often, so surely guys enjoy it,” manager Terry Francona said.The three-run homer by Ramirez to right measured at 431 feet and made it 4-0. His fifth homer of the season was his first since May 14.“Oh my goodness. That seemed like that was a lot of frustration all balled up into one swing,” Francona said. “That was a loud swing. Hopefully that propels him a little bit.”Plesac (2-2) struck out six and walked five, the last two free passes to the Nos. 8 and 9 hitters to open the eighth and end his fifth career start. The only run the right-hander allowed came on Rougned Odor’s one-out homer in the fifth that was the first hit he allowed.“Yeah, I knew. But I got down 1-0, had to execute a pitch. I left it up over the plate and he was ready to hit it,” Plesac said. “I wasn’t thinking about it or anything. I was more worried about executing pitches and attacking the zone.”Oliver Perez got a double-play liner and a strikeout to get out of the eighth.Two of the five Texas hits came in the ninth, including Willie Calhoun’s two-run homer.Rangers starter Adrian Sampson (5-4), who was 5-0 his previous six games http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jersey , allowed five runs (three earned) in three innings. He gave up six runs in five innings at Boston in a no-decision last week.“It just didn’t look like he had a whole lot of life really from the first inning on,” manager Chris Woodward said. “It just seemed like he was kind of fighting, not only his mechanics but just the ability to execute pitches.”Smyly, the veteran right-hander who was starting earlier in the season, took over in the fourth with a 32-pitch inning. A two-run single by Jason Kipnis made it 7-0 right after a double steal.After the three homers in the seventh, Smyly has an 8.42 ERA and allowed 19 homers over 51 1/3 innings in his 13 games this season.“He really hasn’t been built up and he hasn’t been starting, so I don’t know if that was just a decline in stamina,” Woodward said. “I’m not sure. First inning, he didn’t get hit that hard. A lot of bloopers and weak contact. He just left some of his pitches up.”SHORT HOPSIndians rookie Oscar Mercado had two hits and scored three times. He is hitting .308 in his 28 games. “It’s 100 at-bats, but it’s been a really good 100 at-bats,” Francona said. …The Rangers are now 0-3 with a chance to reach seven games over .500. … Bauers is 11 for 22 with five RBIs the last five games. … Rangers second-round draft pick Ryan Garcia, the Pac-12 pitcher of the year from UCLA, signed for a bonus of $1,469,900 and was at the game. The right-hander was 10-1 with a 1.44 ERA with 117 strikeouts this season.TRAINER’S ROOMIndians: Francona said RHP Mike Clevinger had some swelling and discoloration in his left ankle after taking an awkward step off the mound Monday night during his first start since April 7. He will throw a side session later this week. “I think all things lead towards him being OK,” Francona said.Rangers: OF Hunter Pence Jose Quintana Jersey , placed on the 10-day injured list Monday with a strained right groin, described his injury as “very minor, not too bad.” … OF Joey Gallo got to the team’s complex in Arizona. Manager Chris Woodward said Gallo, out since June 2 with a left oblique strain, is swinging 100 percent and taking flyballs.UP NEXTIndians: Right-hander Adam Plutko (3-1, 4.63 ERA) will try to win his third consecutive start.He allowed four earned runs over 12 innings the last two.Rangers: Joe Palumbo will be recalled from Double-A Frisco for his second career start. The lefty allowed four runs over four innings in a no decision in his big league debut June 8 against Oakland. SAN DIEGO (AP) — Josh Donaldson and the Atlanta Braves have opened the second half at full speed.Donaldson hit a two-run homer in the first inning and then scored the go-ahead run on Ozzie Albies‘ single with one out in the 10th, and the Braves held on for a 7-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday night.The game was full of big plays, particularly in the late innings for the Braves, who won for the fifth time in six games.Article continues below ...Sean Newcomb (3-1) struck out rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. to end the ninth with two runners on. Nick Markakis made a nice catch against the right-field wall of Frankie Mejia’s fly ball with two runners on in the 10th.Manager Brian Snitker said the win ranks “Right up there. Especially here. That was an exciting game. A very exciting game. It was a big win for us.”By taking the first two games of the three-game set, the Braves won a series in San Diego for the first time since 2011.“It’s definitely one of those momentum games you take going into the second half,” Newcomb said. “Coming out winning two games and winning one like that definitely gives us a boost.”Donaldson, who scored three runs, started the winning rally when he drew a leadoff walk against Luis Perdomo (1-2). He advanced on Markakis’ groundout and scored when Albies singled to right. Tyler Flowers added a two-run double.Donaldson hit a two-run homer in the first and has three homers and six RBIs in the two games here. Ronald Acuna Jr. homered for the second straight night.Donaldson “plays with emotion,” Snitker said. “That was a big walk. He’s had some really, really good at-bats. He’s an emotional guy and wants to win really bad. He plays with a lot of emotion and that’s good. He fits right in here.”Luke Jackson struggled to get his 16th save. He allowed Manny Machado’s second homer of the game with one out in the 10th and loaded the bases with two outs before striking out Perdomo on a full-count pitch to end it.With two runners on, Markakis made a nice catch of Francisco Mejia’s drive to the right-field wall.“I thought it was out when he hit it http://www.chicagocubsteamshop.com/authentic-david-ross-jersey ,” Snitker said.Machado hit his 22nd homer in the first and his 23rd in the 10th. Mejia also homered.“Offensively, he’s a hardened soul,” manager Andy Green said about Machado.The Padres “gave ourselves a chance there at the end, finally put some good at-bats together consecutively late in the game,” Green said. “Just not enough solid hard contact.“I think you just look at the story of the game for us from a pitching perspective. Leadoff walks in innings crushes us. It crushes every team. Those are things we can’t do if we’re going to be a good baseball team. We did that three times today and it cost us.”Padres All-Star Kirby Yates blew the save when he allowed Austin Riley’s sacrifice fly for a 4-all tie in the eighth. Yates came on after Gerardo Reyes issued a leadoff walk to Donaldson, who advanced on Markakis’ single and Albies’ grounder before scoring on the sac fly.Yates was trying for his first six-out save.San Diego went ahead 4-3 with two outs in the seventh when Manuel Margot stole home after Tatis broke for second and drew a throw to first from left-hander A.J. Minter. First baseman Freddie Freeman’s throw home was high and Margot slid in to score, but was stepped on by catcher Tyler Flowers. Margot stayed in the game. Tatis had been intentionally walked.After Mejia homered leading off the fifth to tie it at 2, the Padres went ahead without the benefit of another hit. Margot followed with a walk and advanced to third when Flowers had a passed ball and threw wildly for an error while trying to get Margot at second. Julio Teheran hit Greg Garcia with a pitch and then allowed a sacrifice fly by rookie pinch-hitter Josh Naylor.Acuna tied it with a two-run shot off Craig Stammen with two outs in the seventh, his 23rd.Donaldson gave the Braves a 2-0 lead with his shot to right-center off left-hander Joey Lucchesi that was estimated at 400 feet. It was his 21st.Machado hit a line shot to left estimated at 413 feet with two outs in the bottom of the inning.Lucchesi allowed two runs and three hits in five innings, struck out four and walked two.Teheran allowed three runs, two earned, and three hits in six innings while striking out six and walking one.QBS IN THE HOUSEDrew Brees of the New Orleans Saints and Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks were at the game. Brees and his family have an offseason home in the San Diego area.UP NEXTBraves: Rookie RHP Mike Soroka (9-1, 2.42) is scheduled to start Sunday’s series finale. He pitched six strong innings to beat the Padres 3-1 on April 29 at Atlanta.Padres: Rookie RHP Cal Quantrill (2-2, 4.83) will face the Braves for the second time. He made his MLB debut May 1 at Atlanta, throwing 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball but losing 5-1.