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Elvis Andrus' 2-run single highlights 5-run eighth as Rangers rally to beat Indians

Michael Young reaching 2,000 hits was nice. Elvis Andrus' late-inning single was just as sweet for the Texas Rangers.Andrus drove in the tying and go-ahead runs with a two-run single in a five-run eighth, and the Rangers rallied for a 5-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday night.Texas came back twice against the Indians in Friday night's 8-7 win in 11 innings. After Cleveland rallied for a 7-5 victory Saturday night, the Rangers pulled off their second comeback of the series."We've been doing the same stuff the last couple of weeks," Andrus said. "It shows how much patience and heart we have for this game. We're grinding every at-bat, every inning. That's the way we've been playing. We had luck on our side."Indians starter Josh Tomlin shut out the Rangers over seven innings and took a 3-0 advantage into the eighth, but the 25-year-old right-hander walked Mike Napoli leading off the inning and gave up a single to Mitch Moreland, his final batter."In that eighth inning, I've go...

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