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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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 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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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 hit five home runs as they beat up the Cleveland Indians on Tuesday night with a 12-7 victory.  It was a good win for the Rangers as the offense really came out and swung the bats well.  With the win, the Rangers are now 30-30 and sitting at .500.

Milton Bradley hit two home runs while Josh Hamilton, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and David Murphy all hit one long ball in the game.  Bradley, Hamilton, Murphy, and Saltalamacchia all had two rbi’s in the game.  Ian Kinsler, Michael Young, and Brandon Boggs all finished the game with one rbi each.

Frank Francisco picked up the win and is now 1-1 on the season.  Francisco came into the game and pitched 1 2/3 innings after starting pitcher A.J. Murray left with a left rotator cuff strain.  Murray had given up six hits and one runs in 2 1/3 innings.

Josh Rupe gave up two runs while Jamey Wright, Eddie Guardado, and C.J. Wilson all gave up one run.

The Rangers and Indians will play another night game on Wednesday night which will be the third game of their four game series.  Rangers Blog

The Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians had a old fashioned slugfest on Monday night as the two teams combined for 31 hits and six home runs.  The bad news for the Rangers however was that they lose the game by the score of 13-9.

Eddie Guardado took the loss for the Rangers as he gave up a run in the seventh inning.  He wasn’t the only pitcher to throw the ball bad though.  Joaquin Benoit came in after Guardado left and quickly gave up four more runs in the game.

Starting pitcher Doug Mathis was rocked and only pitched 3 2/3 innings.  Mathis gave up eight runs on 12 hits including two home runs.  Mathis put the Rangers in a big hole early, and that is what you never want to see your starting pitcher do.

Josh Hamilton and Marlon Byrd both had home runs in the game for the Rangers.  Hamilton’s was a two run shot while Byrd connected on a grand slam in the fifth inning.  Michael Young, Chris Shelton, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia all had one rbi in the game as well.  Some good production by the Rangers, it was just too bad the pitchers threw the ball so badly.

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The Texas Rangers were absolutely crushed by the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday night as the Rangers defeated the Twins 11-4.  The Rangers had 11 hits compared to the Twins 13 hits, but the had more rbi chances and took advantage of them all game long.

Doug Mathis was rocked for eight hits and nine runs in only 2 1/3 innings of action.  Six of those nine runs were earned as Mathis’s era sky rocketed to 10.12.  Mathis is now 1-1 on the season.

Franklyn German pitched the next 3 2/3 innings and did a wonderful job as he did not allow a run to cross the plate.  The Rangers then called on Josh Rupe to throw the final two innings of the game and he gave up three hits and two runs.

Ian Kinsler, Josh Hamilton, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and German Duran all had one rbi in the game for the Rangers.

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The Texas Rangers and Jason Jennings continue to play bad baseball.  However, we might not be seeing Jennings on the mound for quite a while as he left last nights game against the Kansas City Royals in the third inning with an irritated ulnar nerve in his right arm.

Jennings had already given up eight hits and five runs in the first two innings of the game.  Jennings dropped his record to 0-5 on the season.  I really doubt we will see Jennings in the starting rotation once he does come back from this nasty injury.

Scott Feldman and Joaquin Benoit both gave up two more runs each as they pitched in relief for the Rangers.  Jamey Wright and Frank Francisco both pitched an inning each as well and did not allow a run to cross the plate.

At the plate for the Rangers it was five guys all recording one RBI each.  Michael Young, Josh Hamilton, David Murphy, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, and Ramon Vazquez all had one RBI each.

Ian Kinsler was ejected from the game in the first inning when he argued a called third strike.

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The Texas Rangers have sent down two players that had hoped to make the major league team out of spring training.  Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Kameron Loe have been optioned down to Triple-A Oklahoma City.

Saltalamacchia won’t get any playtime with the big league club unless Gerald Laird struggles or gets hit.  The Rangers want Saltalamacchia to get some regular work so that is why he is on his way to Oklahoma City.