3-1 isn't bad, but Rangers fans are probably feeling like we missed a really great opportunity to sweep the A's.
The one loss brought some of the more saddening news of the season...Frankie's scoreless streak is over. He gave up a ninth inning upper deck home run to Adam Kennedy in a 4-4 ball game. So after giving up his first run in 30 innings, he takes the loss. 5-4.
Something quite frustrating happened in the bottom of the 9th in that game. Vizquel on first (Pinch running for Josh Hamilton who was pinch hitting for Andrus) and Kinsler with a 2-0 count, swung at a bad pitch and grounded into a double play. Young would ground out the very next at-bat.
Why did Kinsler swing? Much has been made about Chris Davis' struggles at the plate (Deservedly so) but people need to start holding Ian Kinsler accountable. He has been flat out awful in the last month or so. His batting average has dropped 47 points in the last 17 games, going 11 for 63 in that span. That's a .174 average.
He needs to be watching film and working with Rudy.
Also in that loss to Oakland, Holland struggled once again. Giving up two runs in the 7th, which extended the Oakland lead to 4-0. A deficit that proved too much for the Rangers.
It wasn't all bad in the series. In fact, it was mostly good. The Rangers snatched both games of a double header on Friday and did it using nothing but sound, fundamental baseball.
Saturday's game was just a destruction of the Athletics. 14-1 victory in which every starter had a hit and an RBI except Andruw Jones (Odd considering how well he's played this year)
Sunday was just a really lame way to end the series. Probably wouldn't have dampened things so much had it been on Friday. Just the fact that it ended the series like that was a little disappointing.
Vicente Padilla is back on the hill Tuesday. The Rangers will make their first trip to the new Yankee Stadium where our hitters should feel very comfortable with that short porch in right.
Also, a quick Mavericks note...
There are reports leaking out from international outlets that Japanese point guard Yuta Tabuse will be invited to the Mavericks' summer camp.
LINK
Don't know much about the guy. He's 5'9" though...we already have a short point guard who struggles with bigger players (Barea) and he's 3 inches taller than Tabuse.
Here's some video of him...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nuc1iBqe3Z4
