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Revere, Twins avoid 4-game sweep in Texas

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Aug 27, 2012 at 7:11 am

ARLINGTON, TX (AP) - Ben Revere had four hits, Cole De Vries won for the first time in nearly two months and the Minnesota Twins held off the Texas Rangers 6-5 Sunday to snap a five-game losing streak.

The Twins avoided getting swept in the four-game series. They finished a 10-game road trip with a 2-8 record.

Josh Hamilton hit his 35th homer for Texas and drove in four runs, giving him a major league-leading 111 RBIs.

De Vries (3-5) was 0-4 in 10 starts since beating Kansas City on June 30. The right-hander gave up two runs and struck out five in five innings.

Scott Feldman (6-10) lost his fourth straight start. He gave up six runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings.