Wednesday night the Rangers lost to the Blue Jays 8-7. Down 7-4 going into the 9th, Josh Hamilton got an RBI groundout and then Michael Young hit a two out, two run home run off of BJ Ryan.
Rangers end out losing in the 11th after Darren O'Day, wearing a Kason Gabbard jersey, gives up a single to allow CJ Wilson's inherited run to score. Thanks for that CJ.
CJ Wilson needs to be off of this ball club. I hate to be so blunt, but the guy is garbage. He has 9 innings pitched this year, has given up 11 runs and opponents are hitting .316 against him. It's time to cut the cord.
Derek Holland made his debut in this game and looked pretty good. 2.1 innings pitched, gave up three hits, but didn't allow a run or walk and struck out 2. 42 pitches thrown, 29 strikes. Really has some zip on his fastball. He looked very good.
Thursday night was the Mavericks game.
This was a romp. Dallas led in the 4th quarter by as many as 36. The game seemed to be over right out of the gate as Dallas led 8-0 to start. Tim Duncan played only 16 minutes and went 2-9 from the floor with 4 points.
In addition, Parker was held to 12 and played 21 minutes. Pop quickly realized this was not going to be a victory and it was to the bench with his starters to rest them for the quick turnaround of a Saturday afternoon game.
Great defensive performance by the Mavericks as they win 88-67.
Also Thursday night, the Rangers looked to win their series on the road in Toronto. No such luck. Jays win 5-2. Kevin Millwood was hit on a little bit for the first time all season, allowing 4 runs in 7 innings. This was another start though where he went 7 innings. Something he's done in every game this season.
Jason Jennings' scoreless streak ended as he was tagged for a run late.
The only runs came from two solo shots. One from Hambone and the other from Kris Davis.
Moving on to Friday night, the Rangers were in Baltimore against the O's.
Michael Young had more late game heroics with his 3rd game tying or game winning 9th inning home run in 5 games. First player in MLB history to achieve such a feat. After Young's two-run go ahead homer in the 9th, Frank Francisco came in and shut down the Orioles. 5-4 victory at Camden Yards.
Game 4 on Saturday. Mavericks struggled to hit buckets shooting 38 percent, and Tony Parker had 31 at the half, but it once again was not enough. Dallas was able to knock down 10 3 pointers and get to the line 39 times.
Parker cooled in the second half, Duncan missed 7 free throws and outside of Duncan and Parker's combined 68 points, the Spurs put up a laughable 22.
Something became painfully obvious to the Spurs on Saturday. They're too old. They're just too old. Dallas has some older players, but they have youth coming off the bench and appear to be too fresh for the older Spurs.
Kudos to Ryan Hollins for his 8 rebound, 3 block performance. I've started thinking this season that Hollins, if given the chance to start and grow a little bit, has the potential to be a 10 point, 10 rebound, 2 block a game kind of player. The Mavericks could really use that.
DAL 99, SA 90
Rangers also played on Saturday night and had the long balls out early. Ian Kinsler (Twice) Kris Davis and Andruw Jones all homered in the first three innings and Texas zoomed to a 5-0 lead.
The bullpen had a few problems though. Leading the charge was once again CJ Wilson who gave up 3 runs in a third of an inning. Frankie Francisco came in the game and allowed two of Wilson's inherited runs, but no more than that. Rangers hold of the Orioles, 6-5.
Holland once more looked good in this game. He gave up a home run in the sixth, but it was the only hit he allowed in 3 full innings. He walked two, but struck out 2 as well. Holland now has an ERA of 1.69 in 5.1 innings pitched. Not a bad start for the rook.
And then finally, this afternoon, the Rangers looked to take the weekend 4 game series clinching win in Baltimore. Things looked good early as they were up 5-1 going into the bottom of the 5th, but the Rangers gave up 6 runs in the next two innings and Jason Jennins was shelled for the first time all year, giving up 4 runs in just over two innings.
Rangers lose 8-5. All the runs came off of long balls. Davis, Murphy (Who snapped his 0-23 streak) and Blalock all went deep. Kinsler went 0-5.
Quick note since I've been away...Francisco is now more than 8 innings into the season and still has yet to give up a run. Batters are hitting .111 against him.
Rangers sit at 8-10 now, second in the West, 4 games back of the Mariners.
I'll try and address the Cowboys draft later, but I'm a little too frustrated to do that right now. Biggest need going into the draft was Receiver. They're into the 7th round and haven't drafted one yet, but a team that led the league in sacks has now drafted 4 pass rushers. I can't even explain how stupid I feel this is.
Game 5 for Dallas coming up on Tuesday. Rangers close out their series against Baltimore tomorrow, looking to win the series 3-1. They come back home playing their first division series against Oakland starting on Tuesday. I'll be at that game with some friends. Looking forward to it.
*sigh* OK...now you're all caught up. Talk to you tomorrow.
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