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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Even Josh Hamilton couldn't make up for the Texas Rangers' sloppy play on Sunday.

Hamilton hit his 35th homer and drove in four runs, but the Rangers made a couple of costly fielding blunders in a 6-5 loss to the Minnesota Twins.

"The frustrating thing was that we didn't play as sharply today," Texas outfielder David Murphy said. "If we did, it would have been a different outcome."

Ben Revere had four hits as Minnesota stopped a five-game slide. Cole De Vries pitched five effective innings to win for the first time in nearly two months.

Texas' defensive struggles helped the Twins grab a 3-2 lead in the third.

Revere opened the inning with an infield single and advanced to second when first baseman Mitch Moreland threw the ball away.

Scott Feldman fielded Joe Mauer's grounder and had Revere in a rundown between second and third. The Rangers, however, couldn't execute the play as third baseman Adrian Beltre dropped the ball, allowing Revere to reach third.

"We messed up the play there," Rangers manager Ron Washington said.

Despite those miscues, the Rangers still had a chance to keep the Twins off the board in the inning.

Hamilton caught Justin Morneau's shallow pop in left. He dropped the ball transferring it from his glove to his hand, and Revere scored on what was ruled a sacrifice fly.

"That was a run that probably wouldn't have been on the board," Washington said.

Texas' woes in the field overshadowed another huge game from Hamilton.

He hit a two-run single in the first, then belted a two-run homer in the sixth that trimmed Minnesota's lead to 6-4. The big game ran his total to 111 RBIs, the most in the majors.

"He's been barreling up the ball when they make a mistake," Washington said.

De Vries (3-5) was 0-4 in 10 starts since beating Kansas City on June 30. The rookie allowed two runs and three singles.

"I'm happy to have a performance like that against a powerful offense," De Vries said.

The Twins avoided getting swept in the four-game series. They finished a 10-game road trip with a 2-8 record.

Revere lined an RBI triple in the sixth that gave the Twins a 6-2 lead. The speedy right fielder reached base five times and scored three runs.

Glen Perkins worked a perfect ninth for his seventh save in 10 chances.

"It was a nice win after a long road trip," Minnesota manager Ron Gardenhire said.

Feldman (6-10) lost his fourth straight start. He gave up six runs and 10 hits in 5 2-3 innings.

"I made good pitches," Feldman said. "That's the frustrating thing about it."

Texas jumped on De Vries after a rain delay of 1 hour, 26 minutes.

The AL West leaders got three straight singles after play resumed, capped by Hamilton's hit that put Texas on top 2-1.

De Vries retired 15 of his next 16 batters. The only hitter to reach was Geovany Soto, who struck out but got to first on a passed ball.

Two batters after Hamilton's 35th home run, Nelson Cruz added a solo shot to cut Minnesota's lead to 6-5.

Texas center fielder Craig Gentry took a home run away from Mauer in the ninth. Gentry went back to the nearly 9-foot wall, jumped up and snared the drive before it cleared the fence.

"The catch was huge," Washington said. "We were still one swing away from tying the ballgame."

NOTES: Twins LHP Scott Diamond said he is ready to make his scheduled start Tuesday as he awaits word on his appeal of a six-game suspension for a pitch thrown near the Hamilton's head. Diamond said the appeal was filed late Friday afternoon and was uncertain whether the league would address it by Monday. "I don't know when I will hear," Diamond said. "It might take them a day or two." ... The Rays announced that RHP Alex Cobb will start against the Rangers on Wednesday. ... Gentry ran into 2B Ian Kinsler making a catch to end the fifth. Gentry was down for a couple of minutes, but walked off on his own and remained in the game.

BISHOP, Texas (AP) — A South Texas man has been charged with killing two men and wounding another in an alleged dispute over child discipline.

Nueces County Jail records show 23-year-old Noe Salinas of Bishop was being held without bond Monday. Salinas is charged with capital murder of multiple persons and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

No attorney was listed for Salinas, who was arrested after Sunday's gunfire.

Bishop police Chief Larry Lawrence says Salinas and 22-year-old Juan Arnulfo Casso each apparently has a child with the same woman. Salinas allegedly disciplined the other man's daughter and Casso confronted him.

Casso and 32-year-old Mario Lee Briones were killed. A third man with them has non-life threatening injuries.

Investigators recovered a gun from a nearby roof.

Bishop is 30 miles southwest of Corpus Christi.

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys have released receiver Raymond Radway and seven other players.

The team also Monday waived two injured players, receiver Donovon Kemp and linebacker Caleb McSurdy, and declared center-guard Kevin Kowalski physically unable to perform because of an ankle injury.

With the 11 moves, the Cowboys still were at 76 players on their roster. They had to make one more cut before the NFL mandated 75-man roster deadline later Monday.

The other released players were tackles Levy Adcock and Tyrone Novikoff, receiver David Little, tight end Harry Flaherty, running back Javarris Williams, cornerback C.J. Wilson and punter Delbert Alvarado.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Authorities say a Central Texas woman aiming for a skunk accidentally shot her husband when the bullet ricocheted.

Brazos County Sheriff Chris Kirk says the husband was expected to be released Monday from a Houston hospital. Kirk says the accident happened Sunday night at the family's house near College Station. The husband was inside.

The sheriff says the wife, who has a concealed handgun permit, came out of the home's detached garage and saw a skunk. Kirk says the woman fired a .45-caliber handgun at the animal but missed.

Kirk says the bullet ricocheted off a deck, went through the house's closed back door and struck the husband in the abdomen. Kirk says the bullet did not damage any vital organs.

Kirk declined to release the names of the couple.

BRENHAM, Texas (AP) — A Central Texas high school football player is hospitalized in intensive care after suffering a stroke.

Senior Brenham defensive back and receiver Justin Davis is recovering from surgeries to ease pressure from brain swelling. Brenham athletic director and football coach Glen West said Davis is in critical condition at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan.

West said Davis had reported feeling ill about a half-hour after practice Wednesday. After basic tests for a concussion proved negative, Davis said he felt better and went into a team meeting.

His condition quickly worsened, however, and he was taken to a Brenham hospital before going to Bryan 35 miles away. West said the diagnosis was a stroke caused by a blood clot in his carotid artery, a rarity in a young person.