TORONTO – Kenny Rogers became the first eight-game winner in the major leagues despite walking seven, and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-2 Sunday to stop a four-game losing streak.

Rogers (8-2) won his fourth straight start, allowing one run – it was unearned – and six hits in 5 1-3 innings. The walks were one shy of his career high.

Rogers, off to the best start of his major league career, has won six times following Texas losses. He escaped a pair of bases-loaded jams, and the Blue Jays tied a season high by stranding 14.

Francisco Cordero pitched two innings for his 16h save in 16 chances, ending Toronto’s five-game winning streak.

Blue Jays slugger Carlos Delgado missed the game with strained right ribcage. Without their team leader in RBIs, the Blue Jays went 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position.

Justin Miller (1-1) allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings.

Rogers walked three batters in the first, but escaped as Alexis Rios grounded out. He loaded them again in the fifth by allowing a single and two walks, but Bobby Estalella hit into an inning-ending double play.

Texas built a 2-0 lead on Hank Blalock’s RBI single in the third and Rod Barajas’ run-scoring single in the fifth. Brad Fullmer ended a 0-for-21 slump with a homer in the sixth, giving the Rangers a 3-0 lead.

Texas had gone 20 consecutive at-bats without a hit from its cleanup hitter until Fullmer homered.

Shortstop Michael Young’s fielding error loaded the bases in the sixth, and reliever Carlos Almanzar walked Frank Menechino, forcing in Toronto’s first run. Vernon Wells then struck out, smacking his bat in frustration.

Eric Hinske hit an RBI single in the seventh as Toronto closed to 3-2. Blue Jays reliever Valerio De Los Santos threw two wild pitches before David Dellucci hit a run-scoring grounder in the seventh.

Notes: Rogers has won four straight against Toronto. … Fullmer is 4-for-9 in his career against Miller.

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