Cruz Slam Helps Rangers Hammer Angels 13-6
Nelson Cruz hit his third career grand slam, Josh Hamilton drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 13-6 on Sunday night to hand Jered Weaver his first loss.
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Nelson Cruz hit his third career grand slam, Josh Hamilton drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 13-6 on Sunday night to hand Jered Weaver his first loss.
The Texas Rangers fell to the Los Angeles Angels after a tie breaking fly ball in the seventh inning by the Angel's Kendrys Morales.
It makes sense that Rangers fans might have some bitter feelings directed at Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson, but a YouTube comedy video puts a witty spin on the situation.
Take one look at a Major League Baseball schedule and it is easy to see why baseball is a marathon and not a sprint. Teams play 162 games over 6 months.
Yu Darvish is scheduled to pitch again. But instead of making his fourth spring start against the rival Anaheim Angels, he'll slink off to a back field in Surprise and throw to a gaggle of minor leaguers.
Rangers catcher Mike Napoli can't quite figure out why Angels pitcher and ex-teammate C.J. Wilson sent his phone number out on Twitter.
You didn't know that Bengie Molina wasn't retired? Hard to blame you, because he didn't play in 2011. He just never announced his retirement.
It looks like the Rangers are going to lose their star left-handed pitcher. According to reports, C.J. Wilson is heading home to California to play for the Angels.
Slugging first baseman Albert Pujols will get a huge contract, there's no doubt. But the team that will sign the three-time NL MVP remains unclear.
Adrian Beltre, Mike Napoli and Nelson Cruz hit consecutive homers, and the Rangers got a 10-3 victory over the Angels on Tuesday night.
The Rangers had already won the AL West, so they had no excitement about knocking their division rivals out of the wild card race.
Beltre hit a three-run homer in the first inning, and the division-leading Rangers beat the Oakland Athletics 7-2 on Tuesday night.
A 24-year-old man is in fair condition at a Dallas hospital four days after he fell 21 feet from a stairwell while leaving a game at Rangers Ballpark.
The division-leading Texas Rangers know that things will be much tighter down the stretch this season as compared to last season.
About a week ago, the Rangers had a seven-game cushion over the Angels. Now, the Angels are back in the rearview mirror.
With just one inning left to avoid a four-game sweep by the Rangers, Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer and the Angels beat the Rangers 2-1.
Ian Kinsler hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the eighth inning, and the Rangers rallied for their third straight victory over the Angels.
After two victories at Angel Stadium, the only competition for another AL West title for the Rangers isn't looking like much competition at all.
Even Texas manager Ron Washington felt sympathy for the Angels when starter Garrett Richards limped off the mound after just 19 pitches.
The Rangers saw their 12-game winning streak go down the drain after the Angels rallied from five runs down to pull out a 9-8 victory.
Alexi Ogando extended the run by Texas, and the streaking Rangers beat the sputtering Angels 7-0 on Tuesday night for their 12 straight victory.
Matt Harrison had another solid start for the Texas Rangers. Except he was going up against Jered Weaver.
C.J. Wilson struck out nine in seven strong innings and the Texas Rangers returned home with a 7-1 victory over the AL West rival Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
Ervin Santana worked three scoreless innings in his second spring start, leading the Angels to a 2-1 victory over the Rangers.
Ian Kinsler and David Murphy homered to help the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 10-6.
