The Team from the West - Texas Rangers Franchise

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Blalock leads Rangers past Jays

Toronto Blue Jays (3-8) At. Texas Rangers (6-5)


Hank Blalock throws out Lyle Overbay to end the game

Blue Jays- 3 l 2 l 0
Rangers- 4 l 11 l 0
W- Kevin Millwood (2-0) L- Roy Halladay (0-2) S- C.J. Wilson (4)

Hank Blalock back to his slugger form
ARRLINGTON- Veterans Hank Blalock & Kevin Millwood lead Rangers past Blue Jays. Millwood pitched 8 strong innings without giving up a run & only allowing one hit and K'd 4. Joaquin Benoit gave up two walks & 3 runs. Wilson came in with no outs & immediatley got 2 outs & then gave up a base hit, which shrinked the lead for the host 3-4. The next batter, Lyle Overbay then grounded out to 3B Hank Blalock to end the game.

The offense did pretty good today. 4 runs on 11 base hits. Blalock went 2-4 with a HR, his team leading 3. Back up catcher Laird got his first RBI & went 3-3. Frank Catalanotto also had RBIs. Mike Sweeney only went 1-3 after his great day.

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Toronto Blue Jays (4-8) At. Texas Rangers (6-6)

McDonalds' homerun gives the Blue Jays a win & avoid the sweep

Toronto Blue Jays - 6 l 13 l 0
Texas Rangers - 3 l 15 l 0
W- Scott Downs (1-0) L- Eddie Guardado (0-1)

McDonalds' homerun wins it for the Jays
ARRLINGTON- A very close game that the Rangers almost came back and won, but lost. John McDonald delivered in the 12th with a pinch hit 2R HR to give the Jays a 6-3 win. J.A. Happ had a quality start, went 7.1 innings, allowed 3 runs on 8 hits and punched out 6 jays. His opposition A.J. Burnett, had a quality start as well, going 6 innings, 3 runs on 10 base hits and punched out 2 Rangers. The next series will still be in Arrlington as the Rangers will wrap their homestand against the Los Angeles Angels. After the Series the Texas Rangers will begin a 9 game road trip, going to face Detroit for 3, Boston for 4 and go to Canada and face the Jays for two.

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Los Angeles Angels (6-7) At. Texas Rangers (6-6)

Series Preview

Game 1

Joe Saunders (0-0) Vs. Derek Holland (0-1)

Game 2

Paul Murphy (0-1) Vs. Clay Buchholz (1-2)

Series Preview- The Rangers & Angels will meet again, but this time it's for 2 games. Buchholz will make his first start as a Ranger, with the Red Sox he's 1-2. Last year, he threw a no-no in his 2nd career start. Buchholz wil take on lefty Joe Saunders. Game 2 will feature 2 rooks, Holland (0-1) against Paul Murphy who also has the same record. Players to watch is for Saltalamacchia, hitting .436 with 3 Rbis' & Garrett Anderson for the Angels hitting .365 not as good as Saltalamcchia but has 2 Homeruns & 4 rbis

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[Rexis]

nice move

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Quote: Originally Posted by rexis

nice move

Thanks traded Mendoza to them & he's only gonna be with them for like 2 years while Buchholz is gonna be with us for a long time

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Buchholtz scratched from start, Holland to start


ARRLINGTON, TEX - Clay Buchholtz just got scratched from his start. Derek Holland will take over which means Buchholtz maybe start tomorrow or the following day. Derek Holland will now face lefty Joe Saunders in a lefty battle. If Buchholtz cannot make his start, Feldman will start on 4 day rest.