Teagarden's home run gives Texas Rangers 1-0 win

By EVAN GRANT / The Dallas Morning News egrant@dallasnews.com MINNEAPOLIS – With almost a full month in the majors, Chris Davis is, relatively speaking, a grizzled veteran on this youthful Rangers team. So, late Sunday afternoon, when he spied his friend and minor league roommate Taylor Teagarden sitting stonefaced in the dugout, Davis had to offer a little veteran advice. "Dude, the least you can do is smile," Davis said. But who could blame Teagarden for living in a state of disbelief? Who has the kind of week that Teagarden was just putting the finishing touches on by homering to drive in the only run in a 1-0 win over Minnesota? The sixth-inning homer – on a two-out, full-count pitch, no less – broke up a perfect game bid by Minnesota's Scott Baker, but it was only one moment in a week gone wild. The eight-day span began... [read full story]