Olt Pushes Rangers Over Tigers 2-1
Rookie Mike Olt's pinch-hit RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Nelson Cruz with the winning run in the Texas Rangers' 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
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Rookie Mike Olt's pinch-hit RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning scored Nelson Cruz with the winning run in the Texas Rangers' 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night.
Austin Jackson hit an inside-the-park home run and a triple and the Detroit Tigers beat the AL West-leading Texas Rangers 6-2 on Friday night.
Reliever Mark Lowe has been activated from the disabled list by the Texas Rangers and infielder Alberto Gonzalez was designated for assignment.
The 2012 Major League Baseball postseason will open on the first Friday of October with a pair of newly created wild card games.
With no common ground found between the Rangers and superstar outfielder Josh Hamilton, the sides are not expected to pick up contract talks until after the year.
Josh Hamilton had three hits, a homer and four RBIs for Texas, which couldn't hold a 9-5 edge before pulling out its sixth win in eight games.
The Rangers have placed catcher Yorvit Torrealba on waivers for the purpose of giving him his unconditional release. If he is not claimed, he will become a free agent on Friday.
Texas manager Ron Washington says he talked with Roy Oswalt about the pitcher's decision not to throw a third inning in a game last weekend and the two have cleared up any differences.
Ryan Dempster rebounded from a rough debut with Texas, and the Rangers snapped a two-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the Red Sox on Tuesday night.
Washington says he's put behind him Roy Oswalt's decision not to pitch a third inning of relief and sees no need to discuss it with the former starter.
Errors by Alberto Gonzalez and Mike Olt in a three-pitch span allowed the tiebreaking run to score in the 10th inning, giving the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the slumping Texas Rangers on Sunday.
Josh Hamilton drove in two runs, Scott Feldman won his sixth straight decision and the Texas Rangers defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-2 on Saturday night.
Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton has tried to clarify his recent cryptic comments about being disobedient.
Josh Hamilton drove in four runs and the Rangers offense bailed out Ryan Dempster in his Texas debut in a 15-9 victory over the Angels on Thursday night.
Steve also touched on superstar Jurickson Profar and gave Ranger fans multiple names that they should be keeping an eye on as possible future big league players.
