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MLB: Texas 5, Toronto 4

ARLINGTON, Texas, July 24 (UPI) -- Michael Young delivered a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday, boosting the Texas Rangers to a 5-4 win over Toronto.

Trailing 4-3 heading into their final at-bat, the first-place Rangers stunned the Blue Jays with a pair of runs and came away with their ninth straight home win.

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The Rangers put runners on first and second with nobody out off Marc Rzepczynski (2-3). Jon Rauch came in to relieve and Ian Kinsler moved the runners up with a sacrifice bunt.

Texas then tied the score when Elvis Andrus laid down a perfect suicide squeeze bunt and Mike Napoli raced home from third.

After Josh Hamilton (3-for-4, RBI) was intentionally walked, Young smacked a solid hit to right field for the game-winner.

Darren Oliver (3-5) was credited with the victory after retiring Travis Snider with two on and two out in the top of the ninth.

J.P. Arencibia hit a solo homer Eric Thames added an RBI triple for the Blue Jays.

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