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Hamilton hits 2 of Rangers' 6 homers in 16-8 win : Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with two long homers and five RBIs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 16-8 Friday night in a wild Lone Star Series opener. Ian Kinsler scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on a close play that led...
By EVAN GRANT / The Dallas Morning News Blalock was scratched from the lineup of Double-A Frisco on Thursday at Midland because his left hamstring tightened up while he was cooling down from batting practice. He returned to the Texas Rangers and will continue to work out through the weekend. If...
Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with two long homers and five RBIs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 16-8 Friday night in a wild Lone Star Series opener. Houston Astros manager Cecil Cooper (15) argues a call at home plate with umpire Angel Campos (84) as umpire Marty Foster, right, looks...
By RANDY JENNINGS / The Dallas Morning News rjennings@dallasnews.com ARLINGTON – Astros outfielder Hunter Pence is back in his comfort zone – at the plate and in his hometown. After a slow start this season, Pence has regained the batting stroke that made him a contender for National League...
ARLINGTON -- Rangers catcher Gerald Laird has always been an underrated baserunner. Laird's baserunning in Tuesday's 5-2 victory over Seattle was one of the reasons the Mariners changed how they played their outfield defense in Wednesday's game. The fact that Laird has still been able to keep his...
Josh Hamilton has quickly gone from feel-good story to flat out stud. The Texas Rangers star outfielder might not be the best hitter in baseball but he’s no doubt the hottest hitter in the game. On Friday, Hamilton once again proved how hot he is by going for five hits in five at [...]
PHILADELPHIA -- For most of his baseball career, Kevin Mench was nurtured by the same team, and the team became his family and the city became his home. Then, Mench discovered that even though baseball is fun and a game, it's not all fun and games. After more than seven years with the same...
PHILADELPHIA -- For most of his baseball career, Kevin Mench was nurtured by the same team, and the team became his family and the city became his home. Then, Mench discovered that even though baseball is fun and a game, it's not all fun and games. After more than seven years with the same...
Each week three of our resident Fantasy writers will answer three pertinent questions that all owners should be asking themselves. Let's not forget that Guardado himself has an inflated ERA of 5.40, which is identical to Wilson's. It's more likely that the Rangers go to a closer-by-committee...
RHP, Texas Rangers CALLED UP: Contract purchased from Triple-A Oklahoma May 11 when P Kevin Millwood went on the DL. NOTES: A 13th-round pick out of Missouri in 2005, Mathis joined his college teammate Ian Kinsler on the Rangers squad. In 2007 at Double-A Frisco, his 3.76 ERA ranked sixth in the...
