Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - Ben Francisco went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run as Cleveland posted a 5-2 win over Texas in the middle contest of three.

Jhonny Peralta also went deep for the Indians, who ended a season-worst seven- game losing skid.

Starter Cliff Lee (7-1) notched the win for Cleveland, scattering seven hits and two runs over 6 2/3 innings, fanning eight and walking four.

David Murphy and Ian Kinsler knocked in a run each while Josh Hamilton and Michael Young added two hits each for the Rangers, whose three-game win streak ended.

Scott Feldman (1-2) took the loss, tagged for six hits and five runs over six full frames.

Francisco unloaded a three-run shot in the third to put the Tribe ahead 4-2. Grady Sizemore began the frame with a walk and stole second. Travis Hafner was hit by a pitch with one down to set the stage for the go-ahead longball.

Peralta's sixth-inning solo shot boosted Cleveland to a three-run edge, then Rafael Perez hurled 1 1/3 scoreless innings after Lee's exit. Joe Borowski made his first appearance since coming off the disabled list, holding Texas off the board to record his third save.

Texas picked up where it left off in last night's offensive barrage, getting a run in the first inning on Murphy's RBI single. A Kinsler base hit in the second made it a 2-0 game for the visitors.

Cleveland got a run back in the bottom of the frame. Francisco led off with a double, then Michael Aubrey hit a grounder to third. Kinsler's misplay moved Francisco to third, and Marlon Byrd's throwing error allowed him to score.