Thursday, June 14, 2007
Texas Rangers 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 0
Rangers avoid humiliation by shutting out the Pirates.
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The Texas Rangers avoided the ignominious sweep Thursday evening in style, shutting out the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-0. Rangers starter Kameron Loe pitched eight scoreless innings, giving up just five hits and striking out seven in the longest outing of his career. Loe also went 1-for-2 with a run scored and a walk to complete the dominance.
The Rangers got three home runs from unlikely sources, including a leadoff homerun by light-hitting outfielder Jerry Hairston Jr., a three-run shot from Gerald Laird as well as a solo shot from third baseman Travis Metcalf, whose home run in the sixth was the first hit of his major league career.
Posted by Todd M.
