Rangers beat Cardinals 6-4 in another great display from Semien

Texas second baseman Marcus Semien had a go-ahead double to extend his majors-best hitting streak to 25 games as the AL West-leading Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Rangers (40-20), have a five-game winning streak and the best start in Washington Senators/Texas franchise history. The most wins they had ever had through 60 games before this season was 37.

Even after allowing three homers over his 5 2/3 innings, Dunning (5-1) departed with the Rangers up 6-4.

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Dunning is 3-1 with a 2.97 ERA in six starts since deGrom went on the injured list.