CINCINNATI -- Dan Straily thought there was no chance Billy Hamilton would get to the ball. The center fielder ran it down and made a diving catch on the warning track, providing the only break that the pitcher needed.Straily extended his surge since the All-Star break by pitching six innings and Joey Votto drove in a pair of runs to lead the Cincinnati Reds over the Texas Rangers 3-0 on Tuesday night.A day after losing to the Dodgers 18-9, the Reds won a close one against a Rangers team that has been shut out three times in its last nine games.Straily (10-6) hasnt allowed more than two runs in any of his eight starts since the break, going 6-0. He gave up three singles and two walks. He also got a huge assist from Hamilton, who ran down Carlos Beltrans fly to left-center field to open the sixth with the game scoreless.I usually have a pretty good angle on most of them, and that was the first one all year I thought he had no shot, Straily said. I was starting to move over to back up third, but he found a way. Its pretty amazing what hes doing out there.The remarkable catch was a potential game-changer.It was just a spectacular play, manager Bryan Price said. What a difference he makes in center field. If he doesnt win a Gold Glove, theres no justice.Raisel Iglesias gave up two hits in the seventh but escaped the threat with two strikeouts. Tony Cingrani gave up two walks in the ninth before retiring Ryan Rua on a grounder to complete his 16th save in 21 chances.Votto singled home a run in the sixth off left-hander Derek Holland (5-6), who had been on the disabled list since June 22 with an inflamed pitching shoulder. Holland gave up four hits and a walk in six innings. He also got his first major league hit, a single off the plate that bounced over Vottos head at first base.Holland grew up in Newark, Ohio, and had been unbeaten in his home state, going 3-0 in games in Cleveland. He would have loved to get another one at the other end of the state.That would have been very nice, he said. I left quite a lot of tickets. It was definitely good to be back in Ohio in front of family and friends.Hollands only walk set up the run. He walked Tyler Holt -- who pitched a perfect relief inning during Mondays lopsided loss -- to open the sixth. Holt advanced on Hamiltons sacrifice bunt and came around on Vottos single to right.Tyler Barnhart doubled home a run in the seventh off Jeremy Jeffress. Votto added a sacrifice fly in the eighth off Matt Bush.STILL HITLESSStraily grounded out in his only at-bat, leaving him 0 for 43 in his career. Cubs pitcher Jon Lester holds the record for a hitless streak to start a career at 0 for 66.INTERLEAGUE RECORDSThe Rangers are 10-6 in interleague play this season, with their pitchers going 3 for 19 at the plate. The Reds are 5-11. ... The Rangers are making their first visit to Cincinnati since 2007. The Reds lead the interleague series 8-7.GOMEZ UPDATEOF Carlos Gomez could join the club in Texas on Thursday. He signed a minor league deal on Saturday and is playing for Triple-A Round Rock. Manager Jeff Banister said hell get a chance to play left field and right field.JOSH HAMILTON WAIVEDThe Rangers placed OF Josh Hamilton on unconditional release waivers, though they hope his left knee is healthy enough to allow him to try for a spot with the team next season. By making the move now, hes eligible to play for them all of next season. He had surgery on June 8 to reconstruct his ACL and repair cartilage damage.TRAINERS ROOMRangers: RHP Colby Lewis will pitch for Frisco on a rehab assignment Wednesday. Hes been sidelined since June 25 with a strained back.Reds: SS Zack Cozart missed his sixth straight game with a sore left Achilles tendon.UP NEXTRangers: Yu Darvish (4-3) is 2-0 in his last three starts with a 1.74 ERA. 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Young formally announced his retirement Friday after returning to Rangers Ballpark, his baseball home for all but the last of his 13 major league seasons. Didi Gregorius Jersey .ca! Kerry, Two nights after the Scott-Eriksson incident in Buffalo, the Bruins returned home to play San Jose. In that game, Zdeno Chara put a check on Tommy Wingels that clearly targeted his head.Michael van Gerwen and Phil ‘The Power’ Taylor slugged out a back-and-forth Premier League Darts tussle that ended as a deserved 6-6 draw. The two oche heavyweights continue to sit first and second in the league table, with Van Gerwen marginally ahead by one leg overall, after they could not be separated by their high-stakes clash in Glasgow.A magnificent 170 checkout against the throw gave Van Gerwen a glorious chance to extend his lead at the top of the Premier League, but Taylor kept his cool to break back in the following leg then hold his throw to earn a point. Watch Michael van Gerwen hit the first 170 of the 2016 Premier League After weeks of debate about whether Van Gerwen had overtaken Taylor as the greatest player ever, the opening leg of the match immediately appeared crucial. Taylor, against the throw, missed four darts at a double to break, and Van Gerwen was able to hold twice consecutively and found himself 2-1 ahead after a nervy start.The mighty Dutchman suddenly clicked into gear, breaking twice in a row and stringing five legs together to open a 5-1 lead that had Taylor reeling. The 16-time world champion showed his famous mettle with two breaks of his own - finishing on a bullseye, then from 120, to close the gap to 5-4. Phil Taylor and Michael van Gerwen expressed their respect for each other after playing out a scintillating draw From there, Van Gerwen thought hed set up a simple conclusion after his 170 checkout but missed three darts for the match and was forced to share the spotlight with his illustrious foe.Theres not a day that goes by where I dont ppractice thinking about this man, Taylor admitted afterwards.ddddddddddddDefending champion Gary Anderson enjoyed a homecoming to remember with two victories over Adrian Lewis and Peter Wright.The Flying Scotsman opened the night with a 7-4 win against Lewis, roared on by a vocal Scottish crowd who were finding their voice.Anderson stormed into a three-leg lead and Lewis was met with deathly silence when he struck back, although he was never able to make a fight of it. Anderson missed three match darts but returned in the next leg to finalise his first win. Gary Anderson earned a pair of Premier League wins He then defeated Wright 7-5 in a finale between two Scottish players who had a boisterous crowd singing their lungs out.A back-and-forth contest saw both players refuse to give an inch and even when Wright broke, Anderson hit back immediately for 4-4. The crucial error was eventually made by Snakebite.Throwing for a draw, he watched Anderson miss a further handful of match darts but then missed a trio of his own to seal a point. Andersons two wins sent him up to third in the Premier League, a point behind Van Gerwen and Taylor.Raymond van Barneveld fended off the threat of an early exit from the Premier League with a 7-4 win against fellow struggler Dave Chisnall. Raymond van Barneveld finished on the bullseye for this superb 161 checkout against Dave Chisnall Chizzys winless run extended to six and Van Barneveld is now three points clear of him after a hat-trick of massive checkouts took him over the finishing line.Barney took out 121, 161 on the bullseye then 152 to outclass Chisnall and keep himself in the tournament ahead of the first ever date in his home country of the Netherlands.There was no happy homecoming for Scotlands Robert Thornton, who slipped to a 7-4 defeat to James Wade on home turf.Thornton undoubtedly put in his best performance of a winless season so far but he remains rooted to the bottom of the Premier League with just a single point.Gary Anderson 7-4 Adrian LewisJames Wade 7-4 Robert ThorntonMichael van Gerwen 6-6 Phil TaylorRaymond van Barneveld 7-4 Dave ChisnallGary Anderson 7-5 Peter Wright Also See: Fixtures/Results On Sky TV Prem Table Darts betting Get Sky Sports ' ' '