ARLINGTON, Texas -- Josh Hamilton showed his back was not an issue a night after suffering spasms. Now the Texas Rangers just want their offence back. And if a lineup shuffle is what it takes, so be it. Nelson Cruz, hitting in the No. 5 spot instead of his usual No. 6, went 3 for 5 with two doubles and two RBI, including one that scored Adrian Beltre from first base with the winning run in the 10th to lead Texas to a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Saturday night, snapping their five-game losing streak. Beltre also was 3 for 5 with a home run that tied the game in the sixth as the Rangers improved to 41-5 in games in which the All-Star third baseman hits a home run. "Cruz swung the bat well," manager Ron Washington said. "We were due to finally put together something offensively. We kept swinging and kept getting runners out there. We just werent able to get as many in as we would have liked, but we got the one in that was important." Hamilton had a home run, walk and a run scored as the designated hitter one night after leaving in the fifth inning with back spasms. Joe Nathan (1-2) pitched scoreless ninth and 10th innings for the Rangers, his longest outing in almost three years after ligament replacement surgery, in relief of Derek Holland, who returned from a stint on the disabled list with left shoulder fatigue. Holland gave up three runs on six hits, two walks and four strikeouts over six innings. Kyle Waldrop (0-1) failed to get an out in the 10th to take the loss for the Twins, who used six pitchers, including Samuel Deduno in his major league starting debut, to again keep the Rangers offence subdued. During the losing streak, the majors best offensive team scored nine runs. The Rangers had a few chances to go ahead late, but couldnt capitalize. They loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh, but Beltre grounded out to end the inning. In the eighth, David Murphy walked and stole second with two outs, followed by a walk to Mike Napoli. But Craig Gentry popped out to short centre field handled by Twins shortstop Brian Dozier. The Rangers are 3 for 17 with runners in scoring position in the series, including 2 for 9 on Saturday. "We kept swinging and kept getting runners out there," Washington said. "We just werent able to get as many in as we would have liked, but we got the one in that was important." Washington told reporters before the game that nothing should be read into moving Cruz up to No. 5 and Michael Young down to sixth. The move, he said, was the result of moving Young out of the No. 3 spot of Hamilton, who wasnt expected to play. Washington said he just decided to leave Cruz, who has struggled all season, at No. 5. "Im not going to pat myself on the back," Washington said. "It just came off my pen that way." Said Cruz: "I dont see any difference. When the games starts, everybodys first and third (in the order). Theres no other way to see it." Trevor Plouffe, Ryan Doumit and Josh Willingham each drove in runs for the Twins, who took a one-run lead on Willinghams solo homer in the sixth. The Twins had their chances, including putting runners on first and second in the seventh after one-out walks to Joe Mauer and Willingham, but Robbie Ross induced Justin Morneau to bounce into an inning-ending double play. Willingham gave the Twins the lead a second time on a home run to centre field until Beltres blast tied the game again. Deduno, the Twins 11th pitcher to start a game this season, gave up three runs including two home runs, on six hits and three strikeouts. He walked three. His biggest mistake was a slider up in the zone that Beltre smacked into the left-field seats that tied the game at 3-3 in the sixth. "I thought he threw some really nice breaking balls," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "He hung the slider to Beltre, and against these guys if you throw too many strikes they will absolutely kill you." Notes: Hamilton became the first Rangers player to record at least 27 home runs and 75 RBIs before the All-Star break and first major leaguer to do so since Albert Pujols in 2009. Alex Rodriguez was the last American League player to reach those marks in 2007. ... The Rangers optioned right-handed pitcher Justin Grimm to Double-A Frisco to make room for Holland. Grimm went 1-1 with a 10.80 ERA in three games with the team, including two starts. ... Home plate umpire Marty Foster left the game in the top of the seventh after apparently becoming sick. Second base umpire Jeff Kellogg took over behind the plate for the short crew. ... Ross extended his scoreless innings streak to 22 1/3 after recording an out in the seventh and pitching the eighth. Ross is in position to post the lowest ERA (0.96) through the All-Star break since 1933, eclipsing Bob Gibsons 1.06 in 1968. 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Geography and historic apathy might be against it, but the NBL is starting small, just seven teams from London, Ont. to the Atlantic provinces, and it could be a worthy venture. Canadas recent lack of success on the international stage isnt simply about Steve Nashs summertime need to rest his aching body. Its that every other country serious about the game has a domestic league that gives a large pool of elite players an opportunity to hone their craft. Now, the NBLs current plan is to have just two Canadians per team, which isnt enough. But its a start. And, hey, it might also be Canadas only pro basketball option this autumn. Steve Simmons, Toronto Sun: My thumb is up to Jim Thome, who has hit the quietest 600 home runs in major league history. And no matter how you look at that - 15 years of 40 homers a year; 20 years of 30 a year - it is a remarkable feat. It becomes all the more amazing that Thome has done so while avoiding the stench of steroids, the first player since Ken Griffey Jr. to be so unencumbered. In all, only eight men in the history of baseball - eight - have hit 600 homers and three of them, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and Sammy Sosa, have had their accomplishments enhanced so to speak. That puts Thome in a rare place that includes Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Now thats baseball company you might want to keep. Cathal Kelly, Toronto Star: My thumb is down to Anzhi Makhachkala, the gooffy Russian soccer club that wants to make Samuel Etoo the highest paid player in real terms in team sport history.dddddddddddd Anzhi is an insignificant club in the Russian premier league thats just been given to billionaire strongman Suleyman Kerimov in return for political favours. Kerimov has begun collecting players like china dolls. Hes offered Etoo $26 million dollars a season after tax to play quite literally in the middle of nowhere - the capital of the restive Russian province of Dagestan. Dagestan is roiled by ethnic tension and terrorist violence. Seventy per cent of the population lives below the poverty line. Etoos prospective salary is 50,000 times the average wage of the fans hell be playing for. If he were making that kind of cabbage playing for the Yankees or the Lakers, itd be a fun story. It seems a lot less fun when Etoos new boss has literally taken the food out of peoples mouths in order to pay him. James Cybulski, TSN Radio: My thumb is down to the Toronto Blue Jays, who seem to be giving us more mixed signals than they can allegedly steal these days. This past week, the Jays, who have been all about developing young prospects, were the only team that failed to sign their first round pick. Tyler Beede warned MLB teams it was going to cost them to sign him and surprise, surprise, the Jays didnt pony up. For the last two years, Blue Jays ownership has said they would spend money when the time was right. Well now not only are they not spending, theyve apparently stopped developing prospects, too. Toronto is one of the five largest markets in North America and the least affected Major League Baseball team during this epic U.S. recession, yet they are ranked 23rd in payroll. Theres a ton of optimism at the Dome right now, but the optics are bad from the top. ' ' '