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For Garlits, one of drag racing’s biggest legends, it was his sixth U.S.' Nationals title and his 22nd NHRA career victory. Garlits won his fist Nationals title in 1964 and added victories in 1967, ’68, ’75, ’78. Garlits is the oldest driver ever to win an NHRA event. “This is my greatest victory be cause of my age,” Garlits said. “I’m not supposed to be able to do this.” Bonnell singled in the game-winning run during a four-run fourth inning Monday night as the Seattle Mari ners ended the Texas Rangers’ three-game winning streak with a 7- 3 victory. Mark Langston, 14-9, and Ed Nu nez combined on a nine-hitter to give the Mariners their sixth straight victory at Arlington Stadium dating back to last September. Langston recorded his eighth vic tory in his last IQ decisions, allowing nine hits and five walks and striking out seven in 7 1/3 innings. Nunez blanked the Rangers over the final 1 2/3 innings for his sixth save. Seattle took a 5-2 lead with four runs in the fourth inning off loser Frank Tanana, 14-13. nell singled in Cowens to give Sea- tatle a 3-2 lead and Jim Presley sin gled in Henderson to make it 4-2. Bonnell scored all the way from first on the play when shortstop Jeff Kunkel matte two errors after Pres ley successfully advanced to second. Yost’s first of two doubles, in the sixth inning, cut Seattle’s lead to 5-3. I he Mariners added single runs in the eighth and ninth innings on RBI doubles by Cowens and Spike Owen to pad their lead 7-3. With Texas leading 2-1, Ken Phelps and A1 Cowens walked with two out and Steve Henderson’s base hit scored Phelps to tie the game as catcher Ned Yost dropped right fielder George Wright’s throw. Bon- Seattle took a 1-0 lead in the first on an RBI groundnut by Alvin Da vis. Texas took a 2-1 lead in its half of the first on Gary Ward’s RBI dou ble and a run-scoring single by Buddy Bell, who had three hits. At Yankee Stadium, Joe Cowley and Dave Righetti combined on a four-hitter and Bobby Meacham knocked in the game’s first run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly to give New York a 2-0 triumph over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Yankees pulled within five games of second- place Toronto in the AL East. 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