BERLIN -- Bayer Leverkusen reclaimed fourth place in the Bundesliga with a 4-1 with at relegation-threatened Nuremberg and Stuttgart eased its relegation fears with a 3-1 win over Schalke on Sunday. In Nuremberg, Emir Spahic opened the scoring with Leverkusens first shot on target in the 16th, only for Marvin Plattenhardt to equalize eight minutes later with a direct free kick from 25 metres (yards). Omer Toprak set up Sebastian Boenisch for Leverkusens second goal in the 48th and Heung-min Son ran the length of the pitch after a Nuremberg corner for Spahic to seal the win with 10 minutes remaining. "He never scored a goal in top-flight football before so congratulations to him," Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Voeller said. There was still time for Roberto Hilbert to add another in the 87th, as Leverkusen reclaimed the last Champions League qualification spot from Wolfsburg, which had provisionally gone ahead on Saturday. "Borussia Dortmund next week will be another calibre," Voeller said after the sides second consecutive win under interim coach Sascha Lewandowski. "Then well see if weve really turned the corner." The result left Nuremberg second from bottom, one point above Eintracht Braunschweig, with three games to play. The bottom two are automatically relegated. "We simply dont have the quality at the moment to win matches like this," Nuremberg goalkeeper Raphael Schaefer said after his sides eighth defeat from nine games. "In the end we didnt even believe in ourselves anymore." Martin Harnik scored twice for Stuttgart to move four points clear of Hamburger SV in the relegation play-off place. "We took a step today but there are still steps to be taken," said Stuttgart coach Huub Stevens, who previously had two stints in charge at Schalke. Harnik opened the scoring with a header from Daniel Didavis well-delivered free kick in the 23rd. 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Thats amazing, Texas interim manager Tim Bogar said.Bonillas wins all have come during a stretch when the Rangers have won 11 of 12 games, including their last four.Their sweep of Houston was the Astros third loss in a row and seventh in nine games.Bonilla (3-0), promoted Sept. 2 from Triple-A Round Rock, allowed four hits and struck out seven in six scoreless innings.He was one of seven rookies in Texas starting lineup. They didnt play like rookies.Bogar said, He doesnt have a heartbeat out on the mound. I dont think he ever gets excited.Rookie Phil Klein struck out the side in the ninth inning. Rougned Odor and Ryan Rua, hit home runs against veteran Jose Veras to break the game open with four runs in the seventh inning.You look at Ruas at-bats leading up to that, and the last thing you think is hes going to hit a three-run homer, Bogar said.Odor also doubled to end a nine-pitch at bat in the first inning and walked on seven pitches in the fourth.Im working on my strike zone, he said. Before I swing at everything, but now Im more looking for my pitch.Houston starter Scott Feldman (8-12) allowed only one hit through 4 1-3 innings. With one out in the fifth, Leonys Martin bunted for a single and scored on Andrus double down the left field line.Andrus has driven in six runs in his last nine games after a stretch of 11 games without an RBI.The Astros run came on Jonathan Villars homer against Klein in the eighth.Martin threw out Robbie Grossman at home plate to end the top of the third inning. 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OF George Springer (quadriceps) is with the team but wont play again this season.UP NEXTRangers RHP Colby Lewis (10-14, 5.34) will make his team-leading 29th start Thursday in the opener of a four-game series against visiting Oakland. He won his only start against the Athletics this season.The Astros are off Thursday before beginning their season-ending three-game series Friday in New York against the Mets. RHP Brad Peacock (4-9, 4.82) is scheduled to pitch.PLAYING A CONTENDERBogar said the Rangers would do whats right the last 4 days of the playoff race in the series against Oakland, in a four-team battle for the American Leagues last four post-season berths. Weve got to do every other team fair.SILVERY BOOTThe winner of the Astros-Rangers series wins the Silver Boot, which is returning to Houston for the first time since 2006. But after this series sweep, Bogar found a miniature aluminum-foil boot waiting for him in the post-game interview room. ' ' '
