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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Steve Woodard got his first win for the Cleveland Indians, with a lot of help from his new teammates, who backed him with 14 hits.
|  | | With plenty of run support, Steve Woodard picked up his first win for the Indians. |
Woodard allowed one run and four hits in six innings for his first win since May 11, and Cleveland routed the Texas Rangers 12-1 Tuesday night.
"It's about time," Woodard said. "With this team, if you keep 'em in the game, they're going to score. It really helps your confidence knowing you've got an offense like this behind you."
David Segui, acquired from Texas on July 28 for outfielder Ricky
Ledee, and Manny Ramirez each had two-run homers for the Indians, who have taken a half-game lead in the AL wild-card race by going 17-8 since Aug. 2.
Jim Thome followed Ramirez's two-run homer in a five-run seventh with a solo shot, Thome's 32nd of the season. It marked the ninth time this year Cleveland hit consecutive homers.
Kenny Lofton went 3-for-5 for the Indians, who outhit Texas 14-6. Every Cleveland starter got at least one hit.
"That's the way we need to play the rest of the way," Indians manager Charlie Manuel said. "The whole lineup is hitting. But I've said all along we'll only go as far as our starting pitching will take us."
Woodard (1-2) won for the first time in seven appearances since
the Indians acquired him from Milwaukee on July 28. He had two
losses and three no-decisions in five starts, and another
no-decision in a relief outing.
Woodard's only other win this season was on May 11, 14-8 over
the Chicago Cubs 14-8 at Wrigley Field.
Although Woodard has only one victory for the Indians, Cleveland
is 4-2 in Woodward's starts.
"I think that's a stat that's overlooked," Woodward said.
"Tonight I had all three pitches working. I'm a control pitcher,
but since I came over, I haven't had my good stuff. Tonight I threw
strikes and let the defense play. To get traded here to a contender
is a real confidence booster."
Rangers rookie Ryan Glynn (3-3), in his first appearance since fainting Aug. 11 after leaving a game, allowed allowed five runs
and eight hits in five innings.
He was diagnosed to have neurocardiogenic syncope, a fainting condition that can be controlled with medication and a high salt diet. Glynn was not available after the game.
Texas, which has made three errors, has lost four straight, six
of seven and 13 of 17. With each loss, manager Johnny Oates becomes
more frustrated.
"I am trying to think of everything possible to make this stop," Oates said. "What can I do, what can I say and how can I act? Everyone is discouraged and frustrated. I've never been in a situation like this for 33 years."
Rafael Palmeiro hit a solo homer in the sixth, his 34th of the season was the 395th of his career. Palmeiro is 35th on the career
list, one behind Joe Carter.
Cleveland took a 3-0 lead in the fourth, with Glynn contributing
two walks and a wild pitch.
Travis Fryman and Sandy Alomar Jr. had RBI singles in the fourth, and Alomar scored the inning's final run on the wild pitch.
In the fifth, Thome walked and Segui hit his 15th homer of the
season, his fourth since joining the Indians, to push the lead to
5-0.
Roberto Alomar had an RBI double in the sixth. In the seventh, Omar Vizquel had a two-run double, Ramirez hit his 27th homer of the season, and Thome homered for an 11-1 lead.
Reliever Francisco Cordero allowed five runs and four hits in 1 2/3 innings.
Game notes
Woodard was 1-7 with a 5.96 ERA in 14 games for Milwaukee.
... Ramirez extended his hitting streak to 13 games. ... To make room for Glynn, the Rangers optioned reliever Darwin Cubillan to Class A Pulaski of the Appalachian League. Cubillan is to rejoin
the Rangers on Sept. 2, after Pulaski's season finishes. ... Sandy
Alomar is bothered by back spasms and is day-to-day. ... Texas is
15 games under .500 for the first time since the end of the 1988
season (70-91).
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