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Bruce, Reds cool off Lewis, Rangers with 8-2 interleague win

Published Jun. 22, 2016 12:58 a.m. ET

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) Jay Bruce hit a three-run homer, Zack Cozart homered along with a two-run triple and the Cincinnati Reds beat Texas 8-2 on Tuesday night, ending the Rangers' season-best winning streak at seven games.

By taking the opener of a two-game interleague series, the Reds snapped the Rangers' run of 10 straight series victories a night after Texas got credit for a series win by beating Baltimore in a makeup game between the AL's top two teams.

Texas starter Colby Lewis (6-1) had the best season-opening winning streak of his career snapped, leaving after five innings with cramping in his right arm.

Lewis allowed three of the first four hitters to reach capped by Bruce's 16th home run in the 36-year-old right-hander's first start since taking a perfect game into the eighth inning and a no-hitter into the ninth of a 5-1 win at Oakland.

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