BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) _ Alex Rodriguez went 3-for-3 with a home run and Kenny Rogers pitched 7 2-3 effective innings and singled in a run Saturday to lead the Texas Rangers to a 4-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Rogers (1-1) carried a shutout into the eighth inning before tiring and giving up two unearned runs. He allowed eight hits and no walks while striking out five.

Todd Ritchie (0-1), picked as the Pirates' opening-day starter earlier in the day, allowed three runs on six hits in six innings. He walked two and struck out two.

Rodriguez hit a solo home run, his fourth of the spring, in the first inning. Bill Haselman doubled in a run and scored on Ritchie's wild pitch in the fifth, and Rogers hit his RBI single in the seventh.

Abraham Nunez singled in a run and scored on Ronny Paulino's double in the Pittsburgh eighth. John Wehner hit a run-scoring double with two outs in the ninth, but Chris Haney held on for his second save.

Jason Kendall had two hits for the Pirates.