Marte homers, Angels sweep Rangers to get out of last place (Yahoo Sports)

Jefry Marte hit a three-run homer and the Angels shut down a late rally by the AL West-leading Texas Rangers for a 7-4 win Wednesday night that gave Los Angeles a three-game sweep. It was the second straight sweep for the Angels, who won their sixth in a row and moved out of last place in the AL West. Albert Pujols had two hits and scored twice, Yunel Escobar had two RBIs and Marte hit his sixth home run.