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MLB: Texas 5, Cleveland 2 (11 innings)

CLEVELAND, May 5 (UPI) -- Adrian Beltre smashed a long, three-run homer in the 11th inning Saturday, powering the Texas Rangers to a 5-2 victory over Cleveland.

The Indians intentionally walked Mitch Moreland to put two runners on with two out in the 11th, and Beltre came in to bat for Alberto Gonzalez.

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The Texas slugger then blasted a high pitch from Joe Smith (1-1) 456 feet to straightaway center field, which cleared the shrubbery behind the fence at Progressive Field.

The clout made a winner of Alexi Ogando (1-0), who tossed two scoreless innings as the American League West-leading Rangers broke a three-game skid and evened their series with AL Central-leading Cleveland.

Joe Nathan got the final three outs for his seventh save and Moreland finished 3-for-4 with an RBI.

Asdrubal Cabrera collected four hits with an RBI for Indians, who saw their three-game winning streak snapped.

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