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Millwood, Hamilton Lead Rangers Over Tigers

ARLINGTON (AP) ― Kevin Millwood scattered six hits in his second complete game of the season, and Josh Hamilton hit one of five homers off Detroit starter Nate Robertson in the Texas Rangers' 9-1 victory Wednesday night.

Travis Metcalf homered twice, once off Robertson (8-9), and Brandon Boggs, Michael Young and Milton Bradley also connected for the Rangers.

The highest scoring team in the majors won for the third time in 12 games.

Hamilton had three hits, including his 29th homer, a solo shot in the fourth that gave him a major league-leading 115 RBIs.

Millwood (7-7), who lost his previous three decisions, struck out three and walked one in his 15th career complete game. He had 18 fly ball outs.

Texas had lost the first five meetings with Detroit this season, and seven in a row overall.

The Rangers had allowed seven or more runs in 10 of their previous 11 games. Texas started the night with a major league-high ERA of 5.43, 5.82 by the starters.

Metcalf's two-run homer in the second got the Rangers' offense started.

Boggs and Young opened the third with back-to-back homers, and Chris Davis' RBI groundout later in the inning stretched the lead to 5-0.

Miguel Cabrera drove in the only Detroit run with a fourth-inning double.

Texas got consecutive homers from Hamilton and Bradley in a three-run fourth to make it 8-1 and knock out Robertson.

Robertson allowed eight runs and eight hits in 3 2-3 innings.

Metcalf's second homer -- off Aquilino Lopez -- gave him the first career multihomer game.

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