Sun, 06/06/2010 - 11:40 by Rakhi
Arlington, Texas -- Tommy Hunter tossed a five-hitter in his first start of the year Saturday, boosting the Texas Rangers to a 6-1 decision over Tampa Bay.
Hunter (1-0) didn't show any signs of rust while returning from an oblique muscle strain that had sidelined him for the season's first two months. He came through with a 117-pitch complete game, stopping the Rays on one run while walking none and striking out four.
Josh Hamilton knocked a two-run homer in the first inning to give Texas a 3-0 lead. Elvis Andrus also doubled, tripled and drove in a pair to post the American League West-leading Rangers to their fourth win in five games.
James Shields (5-4) was rocked for six runs on 10 hits over seven innings for Tampa Bay.
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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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Mon, 09/14/2009 - 10:43 by harsheeb
Arlington, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Tommy Hunter's complete-game six-hitter Sunday led Texas to a 7-2 win over Seattle in the opener of a doubleheader.
Hunter (8-3) gave up two runs in his 102 pitches with 11 ground ball outs and 13 on fly balls.
In his first complete game, he won for the fifth time in his last six decisions.
Chris Davis, David Murphy and Nelson Cruz hit solo homers and had two hits apiece.
Esteban German had two hits and one RBI.
Three others had one RBI for the Rangers, who have won five of six.
Adrian Beltre led Seattle with two hits of its six hits and one RBI.
Ichiro Suzuki knocked in a run with his 199th hit this season for the Mariners, who have lost six of seven.
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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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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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Thu, 08/13/2009 - 10:53 by preet_20
Cleveland, Aug. 12: Tommy Hunter took a shutout into the eighth inning Wednesday, and Josh Hamilton had three hits and two RBI to lead Texas past Cleveland 5-0.
It was the second shutout in three games for the Texas pitching staff.
Hunter (5-2) allowed six hits, struck out five and did not walk a batter in 7 2/3 innings. After giving up a two-out single to Grady Sizemore in the eighth, Hunter was replaced by C.J. Wilson.
Wilson finished the game by retiring all four men he faced, striking out three of them.
Texas remained five games behind the division-leading Los Angeles Angels in the American League West after the Angels completed a sweep of Tampa Bay earlier in the day.
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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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Fri, 07/10/2009 - 12:09 by preet_20
Seattle, July 10: Frank Gutierrez hit a three-run, two-out homer in the eighth inning Thursday that vaulted the Seattle Mariners to a 3-1 win over Texas.
The Rangers scored a run in the sixth on a bases-loaded wild pitch thrown by Felix Hernandez and it appeared for a while that one miscue would cost the Mariners the game.
Texas starter Tommy Hunter threw six shutout innings, allowing four hits, and reliever Darren O'Day worked a perfect seventh.
C.J. Wilson, however, coughed up the one-run lead in the eighth. After Ichiro Suzuki doubled to open the eighth, Wilson (4-4) retired the next two batters. Ken Griffey kept the inning going by drawing a walk and Gutierrez drove a 1-0 pitch out to left-center.
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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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