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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Joakim Soria pitched in the big leagues for the first time in nearly two years. Cory Burns started his day in the minors and ended it with his first win in the majors. The Texas right-handers were two of five bright spots for a bullpen that bailed out rookie starter Justin Grimm on Sunday. A.J. Pierzynski hit a three-run homer, and a quintet of relievers threw five shutout innings to make Nelson Cruzs go-ahead single stand up in the Rangers 5-4 win over the Houston Astros. "This bullpen deserves all the credit today," Pierzynski said. Each reliever pitched a scoreless inning apiece, starting with Burns when he escaped a jam with runners on first and third and no outs in the fifth. Soria came out for the sixth, followed by right-hander Jason Frasor and left-hander Neal Cotts, who got pinch-hitter Chris Carter on a called third strike with the tying run at third in the eighth. Closer Joe Nathan pitched a perfect ninth for his 29th save in 30 chances a day after making his sixth All-Star team and second in two seasons with Texas. It was Sorias first big league appearance since Sept. 11, 2011, when the two-time All-Star with 160 career saves was the closer for the Kansas City Royals before getting shut down by elbow reconstruction surgery. "Ive been working really hard so it was no time to doubt myself or get nervous," Soria said. "Everything Ive worked for is here now, and Im just going to enjoy it." He looked like he was, protecting a one-run lead by getting Carlos Corporan and Carlos Pena on grounders and rookie Marc Krauss on a flyout. "He looked like he hadnt missed a day," said Pierzynski, the Texas catcher who watched the steady parade of relievers. "Most guys that havent pitched in over a year are a little nervous, a little fidgety out there. He was like, Ho hum, another spring training game." Pierzynski gave the Rangers a 3-0 lead in the first inning with his 8th homer, a shot into the Texas bullpen in right field after consecutive walks to Elvis Andrus and Cruz by Erik Bedard (3-5). Krauss answered with his first career homer in the second, a two-run shot off Grimm. Cruzs single scored Ian Kinsler for a 5-4 lead after Houston had pulled even in a fifth inning that included three errors, two unearned runs and two unusual double plays. "I felt like we had some chances offensively," Houston manager Bo Porter said. "We just werent able to come up with the big hit." Grimm allowed singles to Brandon Barnes and Matt Dominguez to start the fifth, and both moved up when Grimms throw on a pickoff attempt at second went into centre field. The Rangers had Barnes picked off at third, but Jurickson Profar -- filling in for Gold Glove third baseman Adrian Beltre -- let Pierzynskis throw from behind the plate sail past his glove into left field. Profar got the error, and Barnes scored for a 4-all tie. Grimm was replaced after a walk to No. 9 hitter Jake Elmore, and Cory Burns retired Jose Altuve on a pop out. Burns escaped the inning when Brett Wallace struck out and Elmore was tagged out by shortstop Elvis Andrus on a steal attempt after sliding past the bag at second. Burns was called up from Triple-A Round Rock and made the 2 1/2-hour drive to the Dallas area Sunday morning. Then he found himself in a sticky situation. "But thats what the bullpen is for," said Burns, who had an 0-1 career record with 17 appearances in San Diego and three in an earlier Texas stint. "Thats what we trained for all through the minor leagues is to come into those type of situations." Altuve botched a routine grounder from Kinsler to start the Texas fifth. After Andrus walked, Kinsler scored for a 5-4 Texas lead on a single from Cruz, who was later thrown out trying to go to second on a deep flyout to centre field by Pierzynski. "Im just glad the two mistakes we made didnt cost us anything but a tie game, and we were able to put a run on the board and win it," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. J.D. Martinez had three singles for Houston but never made it to second base. He was picked off by Grimm to end the fourth after driving in Corporan to pull Houston to 4-3. NOTES: The Rangers put DH Lance Berkman (left hip inflammation) and RHP Nick Tepesch (right elbow inflammation) on the disabled list. Soria was reinstated from the 60-day DL, and RHP Cory Burns was called up from Triple-A Round Rock. ... The Astros are moving RHP Lucas Harrell to the bullpen. He is 5-9 with a 5.04 ERA after giving up nine runs (seven earned) in 3 2-3 innings in a 10-5 loss to the Rangers on Friday. A replacement hasnt been announced. ... The Texas-Arizona game that was postponed by rain on May 29 will be made up Aug. 1. It was a scheduled off-day for both teams.Stephon Gilmore Womens Jersey . 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"I cant say anything about that," Cabrera said. Cabrera had an RBI triple among his hits and scored a run. "That kind of game with four hits is special because we won the game," he said. "We have been better the last two weeks, competing a lot and everyone puts something to help the team to win the games. We have to keep doing this." The Yankees are playing for the first time at Petco Park, which opened in 2004. Prior to that, they took two of three against the Padres at Qualcomm Stadium from June 21-23, 2002. The Yankees also wrapped up their 1998 World Series sweep of the Padres at Qualcomm with victories in Games 3 and 4. Andrew Cashner (8-5) held the Yankees to two runs and seven hits in seven innings. He struck out two and walked none. "There were a lot of Yankees fans and Padres fans," Cashner said. "It was electric from the first pitch." Sabathia (9-10) is 0-4 in his last five starts. The left-hander allowed five runs and 11 hits in 5 2-3 innings, struck out four and walked three. Its the second-longest losing streak of his career, behind a five-game skid from July 6-30, 2005, while with Cleveland. The Yankees are fourth in the AL East, 8 1/2 games behind Boston, and are four games back in the wild-card race. "It obviously makes it more difficult," manager Joe Girardi said. "Thats the bottom line. We need him to be CC if were going to make a run." Sabathia agreed. "Im not saying that Im better than anybody else, but I feel like I need to be strong," he said. "Were battling, and Im not helping us. Ive expressed that. Weve been through a lot this year. And me not being able to help is killing us." Forsythes homer to left on a changeup from Sabathia put the Padres ahead 3-2 with one out in the fourth. It was his fourth. With two outs, a brain cramp by Sabathia led to another Padres run. Sabathia didnt cover firstt on Cashners grounder to first baseman Lyle Overbay, allowing him to reach on a single.dddddddddddd Cabrera then tripled to centre field to bring in Cashner and make it 4-2. Chris Denorfia singled with two outs in the sixth to chase Sabathia. The hit scored Nick Hundley, who drew a one-out walk and advanced on Cabreras single to centre. "The key today was our ability to lay off the low pitch," Padres manager Bud Black said. "Going in we wanted CC to get the ball up, especially the slider. And we laid off a lot of borderline low pitches. We had some very good opposite-field swings that resulted in singles. We put the pressure on him." Rookie Jedd Gyorko homered to straightaway centre off Joba Chamberlain with one out in the seventh, his ninth. It was Gyorkos sixth hit in 54 at-bats in 14 games since coming off the disabled list on July 12. Will Venable homered to right off Adam Warren with two outs in the eighth, his 13th. Sabathia was shaky from the start, allowing two singles and walking two in the first inning as San Diego took a 2-0 lead. Sabathia walked Jesus Guzman on four pitches to load the bases with one out and then walked Yonder Alonso on a 3-2 pitch to bring in Cabrera with the first run. Cabrera was aboard on a leadoff single. Gyorkos groundout brought in Chase Headley to make it 2-0. The Yankees tied it in the second. Ichiro Suzuki hit a leadoff single, stole second and scored on Eduardo Nunezs double down the right-field line. Nunez advanced on Chris Stewarts groundout and scored on Sabathias groundout. NOTES: Former Padres closer Trevor Hoffman presented retiring Yankees closer Mariano Rivera with a beach cruiser at home plate. Rivera has been honoured around the big leagues this year. "Im humbled. I definitely appreciate it," Rivera said before the game. The Padres also gave a beach cruiser to each member of Riveras family. ... Rivera and Hoffman are 1-2 on the career saves list. Rivera has 642 saves and Hoffman has 601. ... Rivera had three saves during the Yankees sweep of the Padres in the 1998 World Series, including a four-out save in the clincher at Qualcomm Stadium. ... Graig Nettles and Hall of Famer Dave Winfield, who each played for the Padres and Yankees, threw the ceremonial first pitches. ... Yankees OF Curtis Granderson was activated from his second stint on the DL this season. He started in LF and batted fifth. ... Cabrera has had four hits four times previously, most recently on May 15 at Baltimore. ' ' '