Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 2
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The Texas Rangers' first series sweep of the season could not have come at a better time, as the reeling Rangers defeated the Royals 3-2 in Kansas City on Wednesday night. The three-game sweep stopped a 3-14 slide, and put the Rangers up to 66-68 on the season.
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It hasn't been this hard to be a Royals fan since the 1780s
Rangers rookie starter Matt Harrison pitched one of his better games this season, giving up just two runs --one of them earned-- over six-plus innings. Harrison walked two and struck out four, and is now 6-3 with a getting-near-respectable 5.67 ERA.
Harrison looked like he was going to be the unlucky loser in a 2-1 game until the top of the seventh, when Jerrod Saltalamacchia doubled in Chris Davis for the tying run, then scored on a Royals throwing error to make it 3-2. Saltalamacchia finished the game 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, and upped his average to .254.
Most of Texas' other offensive output came from two rookies: Brandon Boggs went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in the top of the fourth, while Chris Davis went 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
The real test of the Rangers' mettle will come next, as they head to California to face the American League-best LA Angels in a four-game series.
Posted by Todd M.
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