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 were blow out by the Chicago White Sox on Tuesay night by the score of 10-2.  The Rangers pitching staff gave up four runs in two different innings and really put the rest of the team in a big hole.  The series is now evened up at one game each with the rubber game to be played on Wednesday.

Luis Mendoza took the loss and is now 2-4 on the year.  Mendoza gave up nine hits and six runs in the contest as he just didn’t have it going tonight.  Dustin Nippert pitched four runs in relief of Mendoza and sucked as well as he gave up four more runs on only three hits.  Three walks and a home run really hurt Nippert.

The only runs for the Rangers came in the 8th inning when Chris Davis hit a solo home run and then Marlon Byrd walked with the bases loaded to score Ian Kinsler.  That was all there was for the Rangers at the plate however as they couldn’t match the White Sox 10 runs.

The Rangers will turn right around and hopefully win the rubber match on Wednesday afternoon.  Rangers Baseball Blog

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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Michael Young single in the top of the ninth inning and Ian Kinsler scored the game winning run for the Texas Rangers as the Rangers defeated the New York Yankees by the score of 3-2.  Great win for the Rangers all the way around as the pitching staff pitched good and the offense did just enough to get the victory to go up 2-0 in the three game series.

Besides Young’s rbi in the ninth inning, the Rangers got one rbi each from Chris Davis and Jarrod Saltalamacchia.  Davis and Saltalamacchia both had rbi singles in the second inning off of Joba Chamberlain.

Frank Francisco even his recorded at 2-2 as he picked up the win in relief for the Ranges. C.J. Wilson was able to pick up his 19th save of the season in the ninth inning.  Rangers starting pitcher Kevin Millwood lasted five innings to get the no decision.  Millwood gave up five hits and one while striking out six Yankees.

The Ranges will now go for the three game sweep against the Yankees on Wedneday.  Rangers Blog 

The Texas Rangers were unable to beat the Houston Astros on Thursday night as they lost by the score of 7-2.  With the loss, the Rangers lost the series to the Astros as they only won one game and lost two.  The Rangers now have a 40-40 record on the season.

Kevin Millwood pitched five innings and gave up 12 hits and seven runs.  Millwood was hit hard the entire game and took the loss and and is now 5-4 on the season,  Josh Rupe, Joaquin Benoit, and Jamey Wright all pitched one inning of relief and did not allow a run to score.

The first Rangers run came in the eighth inning when Ian Kinsler singled to center and David Murphy scored.  In the ninth inning, Marlon Byrd had a rbi triple that scored the Rangers second run of the game.  Those were the only two runs for the Rangers on the night as they had all sorts of problems against Astros starting pitcher Wandy Rodriguez.

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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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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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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 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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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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