Wed, 09/15/2010 - 09:50 by Prince damin
Arlington, Texas -- Michael Young drove in three runs and David Murphy homered Tuesday, powering the Texas Rangers to their sixth straight win, 11-4 over Detroit.
Young finished with three hits and three runs scored and Elvis Andrus contributed two hits and two runs scored for the AL West-leading Rangers, who pounded out 14 hits.
Dustin Nippert (4-4) got the win after pitching 4 1/3 scoreless innings in relief of Derek Holland, who was pulled after just four frames.
Tigers starter Jeremy Bonderman yielded four runs in five innings but Robbie Weinhardt (1-2) absorbed the loss, surrendering three runs (only one earned) on four hits.
Casper Wells led Detroit at the plate, going 4-for-4 with an RBI.
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Wed, 08/25/2010 - 09:34 by Prince damin
Arlington, Texas -- Michael Young drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning single Tuesday and the Texas Rangers hung on to down Minnesota 4-3.
The Twins pulled into a 3-3 tie in the top of the frame on Alexi Casilla's RBI double, but the Rangers came right back in the next half-inning to go back in front for good.
Andres Blanco collected a one-out double off Carl Pavano (15-9), went to third on an out and scampered home on Young's solid line drive to left.
Darren Oliver, Darren O'Day and Neftali Feliz combined to hold Minnesota scoreless the rest of the way, lifting the American League West-leading Rangers to their second straight triumph over the AL Central-leading Twins.
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Tue, 09/29/2009 - 10:35 by shalini.bahadur
Anaheim, Calif., Sept. 29: Ervin Santana pitched a shutout and Kendry Morales had a home run and three RBI Monday when the Los Angeles Angels beat Texas 11-0 to clinch the AL West title.
Santana (8-8) went the distance, scattering seven hits, walking one and striking out three for the Angels, who won their third straight division title.
Morales drove in two runs with his 33rd home run of the season in the first inning, when the Angels scored three runs. Vladimir Guerrero, Maicer Izturis and Erick Aybar each drove in two runs and Bobby Abreu and Torii Hunter each drove in one for the Angels, who came into the four-game series with the Rangers needing one victory to clinch the division crown.
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Wed, 09/16/2009 - 07:38 by harsheeb
Arlington, Sept. 15 (UPI) -- Michael Young was in the Texas Rangers lineup Tuesday against Oakland after being out two weeks with a strained left hamstring.
Young was injured when he grounded out to end the third inning in the second portion of a doubleheader on Sept. 1.
Normally playing third base, Young was the designated hitter Tuesday. He admitted prior to the game that he is not yet at full strength and is taking a risk by coming back to the lineup so soon.
An All-Star this season, Young is batting .322 with 22 homers and 67 RBI in 129 games.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Wed, 08/26/2009 - 10:52 by preet_20
New York, Aug. 25: Josh Hamilton highlighted a five-run fourth that gave Texas the lead Friday and the Rangers held on for a wild 10-9 win over the New York Yankees.
Texas took a five-run advantage into the bottom of the ninth, but the Yankees scored four times and had runners on first and second with nobody out.
Closer Frank Francisco, however, got Nick Swisher to pop out on a bunt attempt and Melky Cabrera then lined into a double play to end New York's rally.
Texas stayed within 1 ½ games of Boston for the lead in the American League wild-card race.
New York took a 4-0 lead in the first, with Jorge Posada hitting a two-run homer.
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Tue, 08/18/2009 - 10:54 by Jaspreet Virk
Arlington, Texas Aug. 18: Marlon Byrd had two hits and three RBI Monday in the Texas Rangers' 8-5 victory over Minnesota.
Michael Young, Kevin Richardson and Josh Hamilton had two hits each for the Rangers, who have won three straight games and five of their last six.
Richardson was making his MLB debut.
Texas starter Tommy Hunter (6-2) went 5 2/3 innings, allowing four runs on four hits with three walks and five strikeouts to get the win.
Francisco Liriano (5-12) got the loss for Minnesota, after giving up seven runs on seven hits with two walks and one strikeout in just two 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, 08/07/2009 - 05:34 by Shruti Sharma
Oakland, Calif. -- Michael Young had two hits -- one a solo homer -- Thursday, leading the Texas Rangers to a 6-4 win over Oakland.
His 18th homer came in the third inning, and his second RBI of the game came on a
fifth-inning single.
Hank Blalock hit a solo homer.
David Murphy and Andruw Jones had two hits and one RBI apiece, while Marlon
Byrd added one RBI for the Rangers, who avoided a three-game sweep.
Winner Tommy Hunter (4-2) yielded three runs and three hits in seven innings.
Closer C.J. Wilson earned his 14th save.
Oakland's Nomar Garciaparra, Rajai Davis and Scott Hairston each had one hit
and one RBI.
A run scored on Jarrod Saltalamacchia's first-inning error for the Athletics.
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Mon, 08/03/2009 - 10:17 by preet_20
Arlington, Texas Aug. 2: Jarrod Saltalamacchia's two-run homer in the seventh inning Sunday snapped a tie and delivered the Texas Rangers a 4-2 win over Seattle.
The Rangers got solo homers from David Murphy in the first and Michael Young in the sixth.
Seattle scored two runs in the sixth -- one on a bases-loaded ground out by Russell Branyan and the second on a single by Jose Lopez.
Starter Scott Feldman (10-4) went seven innings, giving up two runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts for the Rangers, who took three out of four from the Mariners in the weekend series and have won nine of 13 against Seattle this season.
C.J. Wilson allowed one hit in one inning of relief to get his 13th save.
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Sat, 08/01/2009 - 10:58 by preet_20
Arlington, Texas Aug. 1: Marlon Byrd put Texas in front with a three-run homer in the fifth Friday, and the Rangers waited out a long rain delay to defeat Seattle 5-4.
Texas won for the 10th time in 12 outings and remained three games behind the Los Angeles Angels in the American League West.
Seattle took a 2-1 lead into the fifth, but Taylor Teagarden hit his second homer of the year to tie it.
Omar Vizquel and Michael Young then came through with two-out singles, and Byrd hit the first pitch he saw from Jason Vargas (3-5) for his 11th homer of the season.
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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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Mon, 07/27/2009 - 03:51 by surajdogra
Kansas City, Mo. -- Michael Young drove in two runs and Andruw Jones hit a solo homer for the Texas Rangers Sunday in a 7-2 win over the Kansas City Royals.
Young had three hits and Jones added a double in the Rangers' sixth win in seven games.
Dustin Nippert (3-0) got the win, allowing a run in 4 2/3 innings.
Alex Gordon and John Buck singled in the Kansas City runs.
Ron Mahay (1-1) took the loss. Mahay and fellow relievers Jamey Wright and Juan
Cruz combined to give up all seven Texas runs after starter Sidney Ponson had thrown six scoreless innings.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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