Thu, 09/24/2009 - 11:06 by shalini.bahadur
Oakland, Calif., Sept. 24: Hank Blalock drove in four runs Wednesday, two of them with a fourth-inning homer, and Texas overcame the loss of a four-run lead to defeat Oakland 9-8.
The Rangers won for only the third time in 10 games and inched within 6 1/2 games of the division-leading Los Angeles Angels in the American League West. Texas trails Boston by seven games in the AL wild-chard chase.
Texas took a 4-0 lead, only to have the Athletics score five times in the fourth inning. The Rangers came back with four runs in the fifth, one of them scoring on a double by Blalock. He also had an RBI double in the first.
Just four of the Texas runs were earned courtesy of three Oakland errors.
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Tue, 09/22/2009 - 11:28 by shalini.bahadur
Oakland, Calif., Sept. 22: Julio Borbon, David Murphy and Hank Blalock had three hits and two RBI apiece Monday in the Texas Rangers' 10-3 win over Oakland.
Chris Davis hit a two-run triple for Texas, which has won two of its last three games and remained seven games behind the Boston Red Sox in the AL Wild-card chase. The Rangers trail the first-place Los Angeles Angels in the AL West by 7 1/2 games.
Kevin(11-10) went seven innings, allowing one unearned run on three hits for Texas.
Edgar Gonzalez (0-3) went 3 1/3 innings, allowing six runs on nine hits for the A's, who lost for the first time in their last nine games.
Matt Carson had a two-run home run for Oakland.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 09/03/2009 - 10:11 by preet_20
Arlington, Texas Sept. 2: Elvis Andrus hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the fifth Wednesday and the Texas Rangers improved their position in the playoff race with a 6-4 win over Toronto.
The Rangers overcame an early 2-0 deficit, and then held on thanks to the relief work of C.J. Wilson and Frank Francisco.
In the space of two days, Texas has reduced its deficit from six games to 3 ½ in the American League West. Division-leading Los Angeles has lost two in a row and the Rangers have won three straight, including a double header sweep of the Blue Jays Tuesday.
Texas also climbed within 2 ½ games of Boston in the chase for the AL wild-card berth.
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Sat, 08/29/2009 - 10:55 by preet_20
Minneapolis, Aug. 29: Minnesota scored all its runs in the first inning Friday, and Joe Nathan survived a shaky ninth to preserve a 3-2 win for the Twins over Texas.
The Twins moved past the Chicago White Sox into second place in the American League Central, 4 1/2 games behind division-leading Detroit.
Joe Mauer, Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer had run-scoring hits in the first inning, and Minnesota starting pitcher Brian Duensing easily protected the lead.
Duensing (2-1), making only his second start since being called up from Class AAA Rochester, allowed a run on three hits and struck out eight over seven innings.
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Sat, 08/08/2009 - 12:17 by preet_20
Anaheim, Calif. Aug. 8: Josh Hamilton's three-run blast in the first, one of five Texas homers, started an onslaught Friday that carried the Rangers past the Los Angeles Angels 11-6.
Texas won for the eighth time in 10 meetings with the Angels this year and moved within 3 1/2 games of division-leading Los Angeles in the American League West.
The Rangers are also just one game behind Boston in the race for the top spot in the AL wild-card race.
After Hamilton's home run in the first, Hank Blalock hit a solo shot in the same inning.
Texas then got three solo homers in the fifth from Taylor Teagarden, Omar Vizquel and Michael Young -- all off reliever Justin Speier.
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Fri, 07/31/2009 - 10:44 by preet_20
Arlington, Texas July 30: Rookie Derek Holland retired the first 14 Seattle batters Thursday and took a one-hitter into the ninth inning, carrying Texas to a 7-1 win over the Mariners.
Holland (4-6), making his 10th career start, came within one out of recording his first shutout and first complete game.
He allowed a lead-off walk in the ninth and gave up a two-out single to Franklin Gutierrez before being replaced by Warner Madrigal.
Jose Lopez singled in a run before Madrigal could get Chris Shelton on a fly ball to right to end the game.
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Tue, 07/28/2009 - 10:55 by surajdogra
Arlington, Texas July 27: Michael Young was 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored Monday to help the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 5-2.
Hank Blalock hit a two-run double for the Rangers, who beat the Tigers for the first time since last September. Nelson Cruz had a solo homer and Elvis Andrus two doubles for Texas, which has won seven of its last eight games.
Winning pitcher Tommy Hunter (3-1) allowed one run on five hits in seven innings.
Hunter has allowed just three runs over his last four starts.
Curtis Granderson hit a solo homer for Detroit.
Armando Galarraga (5-9) gave up four runs on six hits in a seven-inning start.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:11 by surajdogra
Arlington, Texas July 21: Hank Blalock hit a two-run single for the winning scores Tuesday in the Texas Rangers' 4-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
David Murphy and Josh Hamilton also drove in runs for the Rangers, who have won three consecutive games.
Winning pitcher Tommy Hunter (2-1) scattered four hits and a run over six innings.
C.J. Wilson gave up a run but got the final three outs for a save.
Kevin Youkilis and Mike Lowell each drove in a run for the Red Sox, who have lost four straight games and have fallen into second place in the American League East behind the New York Yankees.
Josh Beckett (11-4) gave up four runs and seven hits in eight innings for the loss.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Tue, 07/21/2009 - 10:11 by surajdogra
Arlington, Texas July 20: Michael Young, David Murphy and Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered off John Smoltz in the sixth Monday to lead the Texas Rangers to a 6-3 win over Boston.
Hank Blalock drove in two runs for the Rangers.
Kevin Millwood (9-7) gave up six hits and two runs over six innings to win for the first time in his last four starts.
Kevin Youkilis had two hits and an RBI for the Red Sox, who lost their third in a row and fell into a tie with the New York Yankees for first place in the AL East.
Smoltz (1-3) was charged six runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings. The veteran right-hander hadn't allowed a home run any of his first four starts since joining the Red Sox last month.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sat, 07/11/2009 - 16:23 by harsheeb
Seatttle -- Hank Blalock, Michael Young and Nelson Cruz delivered all the Texas runs with homers Friday, and the Rangers held off Seattle 6-4.
Blalock hit a solo homer in the second to bring the Rangers within one, Young hit a three-run blast in the third to put Texas in front for good and Cruz added a two-run shot in the eighth that turned out to be the game-winning blow.
Scott Feldman (8-2) won his third straight decision by surrendering two runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings.
After Seattle scored twice in the eighth to cut its deficit to two runs, Frank Francisco worked around a two-out walk to earn his 15th save.
Brandon Morrow (0-4) remained winless, giving up the homers to Blalock and Young in a five-inning stint.
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Sat, 07/04/2009 - 09:46 by preet_20
Arlington, Texas July 3: Hank Blalock hit a two-run homer and Tommy Hunter celebrated his 23rd birthday with his first major league victory Friday in a 3-1 Texas win over Tampa Bay.
Hunter (1-1) made his sixth start in the majors and gave up a run on three hits with five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings.
Three Texas relievers tossed 3 2/3 hitless innings, with Frank Francisco claiming his ninth save.
Hunter has moved into the rotation to replace Matt Harrison, who was put on the disabled list last week with biceps inflammation.
The Rangers, who had just five hits, won their third straight after losing three in a row.
Blalock put Texas in front with his homer in the fourth off Scott Kazmir (4-5). Marlon Byrd doubled home the other Texas run in the fifth.
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Thu, 07/02/2009 - 10:28 by preet_20
Arlington, Texas July 1: Hank Blalock's second homer of the game Wednesday, a two-out, two-run shot in the ninth, lifted Texas to a wild 9-7 win over the Los Angeles Angels.
The bizarre contest saw the Angels overcome a six-run deficit, even though they made two key base running mistakes in the late innings.
What began as a pitcher's duel between Kevin Millwood of Texas and Jered Weaver of the Angels deteriorated when the Rangers scored five times in the sixth without the benefit of a home run.
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