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(APNewsNow. Rangers 9, White Sox 6.)

*Rangers beat White Sox 9-6 on rainy light* ===========================================

ARLINGTON, Texas(AP) -- Hank Blalock homered and drove in four runs, Brandon McCarthy pitched five strong innings against his former team, and the Texas Rangers beat the Chicago White Sox 9-6 in a game that was delayed four times by rain for a total of 2 hours, 27 minutes Saturday night.

McCarthy (3-0) allowed one run and three hits and had three strikeouts and didn't allow a walk in his first regular-season appearance against the White Sox, his team for parts of the 2005-06 seasons. He was traded to the Rangers in December 2006 in a deal for left-hander John Danks.

With a 9-1 lead, McCarthy pitched a perfect fifth to make it an official game, then sat through a 70-minute rain delay.

When play resumed, McCarthy was replaced by Luis Mendoza, who gave up A.J. Pierzynski's seventh career grand slam in the sixth. That pulled Chicago to 9-5. Jim Thome's RBI double in the seventh off Eddie Guardado made it 9-6.

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