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MLB: Texas 4, St. Louis 2

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Texas Rangers Mike Napoli connects on a two run double off St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Marc Rzepczyski in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the World Series at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, Oct. 24, 2011. UPI/Kevin Dietsch 
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Published: Oct. 25, 2011 at 12:08 AM

ARLINGTON, Texas, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- Mike Napoli socked a go-ahead two-run double in the eighth inning Monday and the Texas Rangers downed St. Louis 4-2, taking a 3-2 lead in the World Series.

With the score tied 2-2, Michael Young led off the eighth with a double off Octavio Dotel (0-1). One out later, Nelson Cruz was intentionally walked and Marc Rzepczynski came in to pitch, surrendering a single to David Murphy.

Napoli followed by blasting a pitch into the right-center field gap, sending Young and Cruz around with the go-ahead runs.

The Rangers catcher helped seal the win in the ninth by throwing out the Cardinals' Allen Craig on an attempted steal of second, preserving a save for Neftali Feliz.

Mitch Moreland and Adrian Beltre contributed solo home runs and Darren Oliver (1-0) was credited with the win for the Rangers, who will try to wrap up their first World Series title in Wednesday's Game 6 at St. Louis.

Yadier Molina went 3-for-4 with an RBI single for the Cards, who dropped their second straight after scoring 16 runs in a Game 3 victory.

Topics: Michael Young, Octavio Dotel, Nelson Cruz, Marc Rzepczynski, David Murphy, Allen Craig, Neftali Feliz, Adrian Beltre, Darren Oliver, Yadier Molina
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