Everyday Eddie Guardado is coming back to the Texas Rangers it appears. The deal will be a non-roster contract so he will have to earn his way onto the 25 man roster during Spring Traning but I’m sure he can help out the Rangers bullpen and shouldn’t have a problem making the active roster.

The deal could ultimately be worth more than $3 million should Guardado make the big-league club and meet all performance incentives, and it could include some form of no-trade protection.

It was another high scoring game between the Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night but the bad news was that all the scoring was done by the Red Sox. The Rangers were shutout and they allowed ten runs as the Red Sox had no problems Thursday night.

Tommy Hunter gave up seven hits and nine runs in only 1 2/3 innings.  Yeah, that short of an outing as the Red Sox scored nine runs in the second inning of the game. The middle part of the Rangers bullpen limited the Red Sox to those nine runs until Eddie Guardado gave up two hits and one run in the eighth inning.

As for the Rangers offense, they had six hits and left 19 runners on base while striking out seven times. It was that bad of a night for the offense.

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Eddie Guardado and C.J. Wilson both stunk it up on Wednesday afternoon as they blew a lead and the Chicaco White Sox defeated the Texas Rangers 10-8.  Carlos Quentin hit a three run home run off Wilson on the first pitch her threw for the game winning hit for the White Sox.  Guardado was charged with four of the five runs in the bad 8th inning.

Rangers fans shold have known that something bad was going to happen in the game because starting pitcher Kevin Millwood had to leave the came after only 1 2/3 innings because his groing injury came back.  The bullpen pitched badly and the offense just couldn’t come back in the 9th inning to get the Rangers back in it.

Michael Young had two rbi including a solo home run for the Rangers.  Young wasn’t the only player with two rbi however as Jarrod Saltalamacchia also finished with two runs batted in.  Ian Kinsler, Hank Blalock, and David Murphy all had one rbi in the game as well.

Bad loss for the Rangers who will now be off on Thursday before the start a weekend series with the Oakland Athletics.

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The Texas Rangers came out of the gates against the Chicago White Sox and defeated them on Monday night by the score of 6-1.  It was a great way for the Rangers to kick off the three game series.  It was a big win for the Rangers who improved to four games over .500 at 52-48 on the year.

Scott Feldman recorded the win after he threw the first six innings of the game.  Feldman gave up four hits and one run as he improved to 4-3 on the season.  Feldman did a very good job against the potent White Sox offense.  Frank Francisco, Eddie Guardado, and Jamey Wright all threw a inning each out of the bullpen.

All but one of the Rangers six runs came via the long ball.  Josh Hamilton hit a home run in the the 3rd inning that was a three run shot.  Hank Blalock then added a two run home run in the 8th inning.  The Rangers added on a insurance run in the 9th inning when Ian Kinsler had a rbi sac fly.

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Josh Hamilton had two more rbi and Matt Harrison earned his first victory as the Texas Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Angels by the score of 3-2 on Tuesday evening.  The Rangers only had six hits in the game but they made sure those six hits were enough to beat the mighty division leading Angels.

Hamilton had a rbi sac fly to get the Rangers on the scoreboard in the first inning.  He then added a rbi single in the sixth inning that gave the Rangers the lead for good.  Chris Davis also had a solo home run in the fifth inning.

Harrison picked up his first victory after throwin seven innings and allowing five hits and two runs.  Harrison did a very good job against the Angels lineup that is known to really score some runs.  Harrison’s only mistake of the game was in the fifth inning when Garret Anderson had a two run single.

Eddie Guardado threw a scoreless eighth inning before C.J. Wilson closed the door on the Angels in the ninth to pick up his 22th save of the season.

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The Texas Rangers were able to tie up their series with the Houston Astros at one game each with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday night.  Max Ramirez had the game winning hit which was a two run home run in the fourth inning.  There was no more scoring done in the game after the fourth inning which was odd to see for the Rangers and Astros.

Besides the two run home run my Ramirez in the fourth inning, the Rangers got a rbi sac fly in the first inning from Ramon Vazquez.  The Rangers were out hit in the game 9-7 but they made the most of their hits.  Or I should say Ramirez mad the most of his.

Scott Feldman got the start for the Rangers on the mound and only pitched four innings.  Feldman gave up six hits and two runs in the game.  Feldman also had two walks and two strike outs in the game.  Luis Mendoza did a wonderful job as he pitched three innings of relief after Feldman left the game.  Mendoza allowed three hits but did not allow a run to cross the plate.  Eddie Guardado pitched a scoreless eighth inning before C.J. Wilson shut down the Astros for his 16th save of the season.

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Texas Rangers closer C.J. Wilson blew another game as he was charged with two runs in the top of the ninth inning that tyed the game at 4-4.  However, thanks to a Michael Young rbi single that scored Ian Kinsler, the Rangers were able to come back and beat the Braves 5-4.

I’m not sure what is up with Wilson and I really hope that it is just a slump that will last these past two games.  Jamey Wright actually gave up the tying run in the ninth inning on a sacrafice fly but the run was still charged to Wilson.  Wright was charged with the blown save but picked up the win to improve his record to 4-2 on the season.

Scott Feldman actually pitched a pretty game as he pitched the first seven innings of the game and only gave up five hits and two runs.  Feldman left the came and Eddie Guardado came in and pitched a scoreless eighth inning just as he was supposed to.  Feldman and Guardado did their jobs that is for sure, Wilson and Wright however did not.

Brandon Boggs hit his third home run of the season which was a three run home run in the sixth inning to lead the Rangers with three rbi.  Young had the other two runs batted in for the Rangers.

Good series win for the Rangers as they took two out of three games against the Braves.  They will now play the Washington Nationals this weekend.  The Rangers should win two out of three game in that series I think.

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C.J. Wilson had a very dissapointing outing in the ninth inning as he gave up three runs and the Texas Rangers lost to the Atlanta Braves by the score of 5-2.  It just wasn’t Wilson’s night as he had a very bad outing while taking the loss.

Rangers starting pitcher Eric Hurley lasted five innings and gave up five hits and two runs.  One of the hits was a home run in the first inning that Chipper Jones hit off of Hurley.  The middle bullpen for the Rangers pitched pretty good as Frank Francisco, Jamey Wright, and Eddie Guardado all pitched scoreless innings before Wilson messed things up in the ninth inning.

At the plate for the Rangers Gerald Laird had a rbi single in the third inning and Brandon Boggs had a rbi infield single in the sixth inning.  That was all the Rangers could get going against the Braves pitching staff.  Not the kind of outing I was expecting out of the Rangers to be honest.

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The Texas Rangers were able to hold on and beat the Atlanta Braves by a 7-5 score on Tuesday night.  The Braves did attempt a comeback as they scored three runs in the eighth inning but luckily for the Rangers they were able to hold on and improve their record to 36-36.

Josh Hamilton and Marlon Byrd both hit solo home runs in the game.  It was Milton Bradley who led the team with two rbi in the game however.  Bradley had a two run single in the third inning when the Rangers score four runs in the inning.  David Murphy had a sac fly rbi and Michael Young also had a rbi groundout in the third inning.  Ian Kinsler scored on a wild pitch in the fifth inning for the Rangers as well.

Vicente Padilla upped his record to 9-3 as he pitched six innings to pick up the win.  Padilla allowed two hits and two runs in this six innings of action.  Jamey Wright, Eddie Guardado, and C.J. Wilson each pitched one inning of relief.  Guardado gave up the three run home run in the eight inning before Wilson picked up his 14th save of the season in the ninth inning.

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The Texas Rangers scored seven runs in the seventh inning as they went on to beat the Kansas City Royals 11-5 on Wednesday night.  It was a good victory for the Rangers who will go for the three game sweep of the Royals on Thursday afternoon.

David Murphy led the Rangers at the plate as he went 3-5 in the game.  A grand slam by Murphy in the seventh inning blew the game wide open.  Murphy wasn’t down however, he also hit a solo home run in the ninth inning.  Ian Kinsler and Gerald Laird both had two rbi for the Rangers as well.  Josh Hamilton and Ramon Vazquez both finished the game with one rbi each as well.

Vicente Padilla improved to 8-3 on the season as he came away with the win in the game.  Padilla tossed six innings while giving up seven hits and five runs.  He walked three batters while stricking out two and giving up one home run. Jamey Wright, Eddie Guardado, and Frank Francisco all pitched one inning in relief and they all did a great job.

So will the Rangers come away with the three game sweep?  Come back Thursday afternoon/evening and read our game recap to find out!

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