Rivera Homers Twice As Angels Beat Rangers

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Juan Rivera homered twice, including a tiebreaking drive in the 11th, and the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 5-4 on Friday night despite the return of Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton.

Rivera hit a 2-0 pitch from Matt Harrison (3-2) into the left-field seats in his final at-bat, giving Los Angeles a 5-4 lead with his 15th homer.

Rich Thompson (2-0) pitched an inning to get the win and Michael Kohn worked out of a jam to earn his first major league save.

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