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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Texas Rangers rallied again to go ahead against Colorado. This time, the Rockies had a late comeback of their own.Carlos Gonzalez delivered a pinch-hit, bases-clearing double to cap a five-run rally in the eighth inning Thursday, and the Rockies held to win 12-9 on a steamy day in North Texas.These games have been back-and-forth the whole series. Weve done it to them three times, they did it to us today, Rangers first baseman Mitch Moreland said. They were up and we came back late on them, and they flipped the script on us.Texas had won five straight, including three against Colorado with the Rockies scoring the deciding runs in the eighth inning or later each game. After trailing 4-0 early Thursday, the Rangers had just taken the lead with a four-run seventh before Colorado had its big rally.Lefty reliever Jake Diekman (3-2) walked Colorados No. 8 hitter with one out in the eighth, and then allowed consecutive singles to left-handed hitters before hard-throwing Matt Bush took over about 18 hours after recording his first major league save with a dominating ninth.Diek just lost a little feel for the strike zone. ... A little bit erratic, little uncommon of Diek, manager Jeff Banister said. As far as Bush, looked like he was trying to nip the edges.After getting the second out of the inning on a sacrifice bunt, Bushs consecutive walks included David Dahl with the bases loaded. Gonzalez, who hadnt played since coming out early Monday with a nagging sprained left ankle, then lined a double to the wall in left-center.It was the perfect scenario for me. Thats what I work for, for moments like that, said Gonzalez, a two-time All-Star. Im glad I got the job done, especially with all the tough losses against the Rangers.On a day when the temperature listed on the scoreboard reached 105 degrees, the game took 4 hours, 3 minutes to play. There were 402 combined pitches thrown by 10 pitchers, five for each team.The Rangers had tied the game at 7 on back-to-back homers by Adrian Beltre and Moreland to start the seventh. Elvis Andrus had a tiebreaking RBI double after twice failing to get a bunt down before Ian Desmonds grounder got another run in for a 9-7 lead.It was a gritty game by us, them, too, Desmond said.Rougned Odor had an RBI triple and a two-run homer for the Rangers. His 22nd homer in the fourth got Texas within 6-5.Scott Oberg (1-1), the third of five Rockies pitcher, got the win despite allowing two runs in his inning. Adam Ottavino struck out the side in the ninth for his first save.Charlie Blackmon homered, doubled and singled twice. The Colorado leadoff man crushed a 455-foot homer to center on the second pitch of the game and had an RBI double in the fourth.WORKMAN EFFORTRangers starter Lucas Harrell didnt give up another run in the first after the leadoff homer, getting out of a bases-loaded jam with consecutive strikeouts to end the frame before two more Ks to start the second. The right-hander gave up six runs and nine hits in six innings while throwing 118 pitches. He struck out eight and walked only one in his third start for Texas since being acquired in a trade with Atlanta.SHORT HOPSDahl, the Rockies rookie, matched a modern-day major league record by extending his hitting streak to start his career to 17 games with a single in the first. ... Beltres 18th homer of the season was the 431st of his career, tying him with Cal Ripken Jr. for 47th on the all-time list. ... 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"Demp (Ryan Dempster) came out before he went to the bullpen and was just yelling that they lost.Guus Hiddink said Chelsea were deserving winners against Southampton and praised his sides reaction after falling behind. Shane Long put the hosts ahead after 42 minutes but Chelsea responded well and eventually levelled in the second half when Cesc Fabregas cross beat Fraser Forster.Branislav Ivanovic then snatched a 2-1 victory with a late header as the Blues won back-to-back Premier League games for the first time this season. I think it was deserved, Hiddink told Sky Sports. We didnt start well in the first 20 minutes, but then we got our composure and control. We should have scored with our dominance.They got a present from our defence so we had a setback, but in the second half the team reacted very well, not just the mentality to recover the ball but also pushing the opposition back in their own half. Paul Merson gives his thoughts on Chelsea’s comeback win The win sees Chelsea extend their unbeaten league run under Hiddink to 10 matches and move up to 11th in the table.When we started a few months ago it was about getting results, said Hiddink. We got some draws and that was necessary because the team lacked confidence. Branislav Ivanovic celebrates his late winner Now they are playing and we have said we need to get wins, not just draws. We are very happy because Southamptons record is very impressive.Saints had won five of their last matches and had not conceded in more than nine hours prior to kick-off. Paul Merson gives his thoughts on Chelsea’s comeback win But their resistance was broken by Chelsea, who were rewarded for their sustained second-half pressure with Ivanovics winner.ddddddddddddHe has a very good record from corners, said Hiddink. He is not just courageous but his timing is perfect and so is his execution.One sour note for Hiddink was an injury to forward Pedro who was substituted in only the sixth minute after suffering a hamstring injury. Ronald Koeman was disappointed to see his Southampton side lose Also See: Southampton 1-2 Chelsea As it happened Chelsea fixtures Get a free ￡10 bet ' ' '