Well the Texas Rangers didn’t get the first win of the series against the Houston Astros as they lost 4-1 on Tuesday evening.  In the in-state rivalry series it was the Astros getting off to the 1-0 start in the three game series.  The Rangers attempted a comeback in the late innings but were not able to pull it off.

Eric Hurley pitched the first six innings of the game and gave up six hits and two runs.  Hurley walked three batters while only stricking out one batter.  Frank Francisco pitched a scoreless seventh inning but then Joaquin Benoit gave up two runs and two walks as two runs scored on a Lance Berkman two run homer in the eighth inning.  Josh Rupe was finally able to get the Rangers out of the eighth inning as he got the final two outs.

Michael Young had the only rbi until the ninth inning for the Rnagers which came in the first inning on a single that scored Ian Kinsler.  In the ninth inning the Rangers got within one run when Ramon Vazquez hit a two run home run.  Other then that, the Rangers struggled at the plate.

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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 trying to sweep the Kansas City Royals in a three game series but they lost on Thursday by the score of 6-5.  Frank Francisco gave up two runs in the eighth inning to give the Royals the lead.  Francisco ended up taking the loss and is now

The Rangers got two home runs in the second inning from German Duran (three run shot), and Ian Kinsler ( solo home run).  Besides the four runs in the second inning the only other run for the Rangers came in the eight inning when David Murphy hit a sac fly to score Brandon Boggs.

Rangers starting pitcher Eric Hurley gave up six hits and four runs over six innings of action to get a no decision.  Jamey Wright pitched a scoreless seventh inning before Francisco imploded in the eight inning.

The Rangers willnow take on the New York Mets in an interleage matchup over the weekend.

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