The Texas Rangers finished up a three game sweep of the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night with a 3-2 victory. The Rangers scored two runs in the seventh inning to take the lead and they never looked back as they held off the Royals for the win.

Matt Harrison improved to 6-3 on the season as he tossed 6 2/3 innings. Harrison gave up seven hits and two runs while striking out four hitters. Joaquin Benoit, Jamey Wright, and Frank Francisco all pitched in relief to hold off the Royals. Francisco earned his first save of the season in the game as well.

Jarrod Saltalamacchia tied the game in the seventh inning with an rbi single and then scored on a error later in the inning for the go head and winning run. The first Rangers run came on a Brandon Boggs solo home run in the fourth inning.

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The Texas Rangers held the Detroit Tigers scoreless through six inning but then the Tigers came out and score four runs each in the seventh and eighth innings. The Rangers would score four runs of their own in the bottom of the eighth inning but the they still lose the game by one run. The final score being 8-7.

Scott Feldman pitched six innings and gave up five hits and three runs to get the no decision. Frank Francisco took the loss after allowing a run score in the seventh inning. Jamey Wright pitched terrible as he was charged with all four runs in the eighth inning. Just a terrible performance out of Francisco and Wright in the game as they could not keep the Rangers in the game.

The Rangers offense did try to pick up Francisco and Wright as they scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. Frank Catalanotto doubled to score two runs and then pitch hitter Joaquin Arias added a double of his own to score a run. Michael Young then grounded out to score one more run. However the Rangers would still fall one run short and lose the game.

The Rangers will try to get back at the Tigers on Tuesday night. It should be an interesting game.

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In a very high scoring game, the Texas Rangers defeated the Seattle Mariners by the score of 11-10 on Tuesday night.  The Ranger scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning to pick up the one run victory.

C.J. Wilson ended up getting the victory for the Rangers and is now 1-2 on the year.  In the bottom of the ninth, the Rangers scored two runs on a Ramon Vasquez double to deep center field.  Marlon Byrd had four rbi and now has 22 rbi on the year.  Vasquez also finished the game with four rbi.  Milton Bradley, David Murphy, and Gerald Laird all finished the game with one rbi each.

Luis Mendoza the Rangers started pitched 5 1/3 innings as he gave up nine hits and six runs.  Five of those six runs were earned.  Jamey Wright sucked as he gave up three hits and two runs while only recording two outs.  Wilson who recorded the win also gave up one run.

The four game series is now tied at one game each and the Rangers will try to take the lead with a win on Wednesday.  Rangers Baseball

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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The Texas Rangers came up one run short on Thursday night as they lost to the Los Angeles Angels 11-10.  It was a high scoring game where both offenses combined for 32 hits and 21 runs.  The Rangers had 20 hits compared to the Angels 12.  It’s too bad the offense wasn’t ablt to score more runs with all those hits.

Jamey Wright took the loss after he gave up a rbi single in the 11th inning.  Scott Feldman the Rangers starter for the night was rocked early in the game as he was tagged for six hits and eight runs in only 3 2/3 innings.  After Feldman left the game Wes Littleton pitched the next 3 1/3 innings while giving up two more runs.

Michael Young, Josh Hamilton, and Max Ramirez all had two rbi in the game for the Rangers.  Ramon Vazquez, Marlon Byrd, Chris Davis, and Brandon Boggs all helped out with one rbi each as well.  Hamilton, Byrd, and Ramirez all went deep in the game as well.

The Rangers will now begin a three game weekend series with the Chicago White Sox.  It will be the last series before the all star break so hopefully the team can finish up the first half with a series win.

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The Texas Rangers scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning as they beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-4 on Wednesday night.  The Rangers did the unthinkable as they scored three runs off Angels relief pitcher Francisco Rodriguez.  Wow, what a win it was for the Rangers!

Michael Young had a rbi single to get the scoring starting in the 9th inning and then Josh Hamilton hit a walk off two run home run to win the game for the Rangers.  Hamilton has been a stuf all season long and he stepped up once again for the team.  Before the big ninth inning, Jarrod Saltalamacchia was the only Rangers player to have a rbi in the game as he had a rbi single and a rbi sac fly early in the game.

Jamey Wright pitched the eighth and ninth innings to get the win and is now 5-3 on the season.  Rangers starting pitcher Warner Madrigal pitched the first three innings and allowed four hits and one run.  Josh Rupe then tossed the next three innings in the game and gave up one more run.  The Angels scored two more runs off of Frank Francisco as well.  The bullpen really got bailed of the game by Young and Hamilton.

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The New York Yankees put a pounding on the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night as the Yankees beat the Rangers 18-7.  Yeah the Rangers scored seven runs and still lost the game by 11 runs!  You don’t hear of that very often but that is exactly what happened.

Luis Mendoza gave up four hits and six runs in only 4 2/3 innings.  Warner Madrigal recorded one out in the game but also gave up five hits and six runs!  Jamey Wright pitched only 1 2/3 innings and was charged with seven hits and six runs.  It wasn’t a good night to be a Rangers pitcher!

Milton Bradley and Chris Davis both hit two run home runs in the game for the Rangers.  Jason Hamilton also had two rbi while Michael Young chipped in with one run.

Just a bad game for the Rangers, but they still took two out of three against the Yankees so it was a good series overall.  Rangers Blog

The Texas Rangers picked up a huge win over the New York Yankees on Monday night by the score of 2-1.  The Rangers got a great performance by their pitching straff as they held the powerful Yankees offense to only two runs and four hits.

Scott Feldman pitched 5 2/3 innings to pick up the victory and improve to 2-3 on the season.  Feldman gave up four hits and one run, three walks, three strike outs, and gave up one home run.  Pretty quality start for Feldman.

The hightlight of the night however was the Rangers bullpen.  Three relief pitchers combined to throw 3 1/3 innings and not allow a hit or run.  Frank Francisco, Jamey Wright, and C.J. Wilson all pitched wonderfully.  Wilson notched his 18th save of the season in the game as well.

Josh Hamilton and Chris Davis supplied both rbi’s for the Rangers.  Hamilton had a rbi single in the third inning and Davis had a rbi double in the fourth inning for the Rangers.  Not the best night at the plate, but it was good enough to beat the Yankees.

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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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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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