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The Dutch Oven, cooking The Rangers reciprocated by knocking 27 hits (16 singles, eight doubles, two homers and a triple) and scoring 20 runs. It was a win, 20-6, of course.
I surely hope the Rangers are realizing what fans are doing for this franchise. I haven't attended a game that didn't top 30,000. I doubt attendance has ever dropped below 25K on any given night. All of this in, probably, the second hottest summer in modern north Texas history.
Yes, it's easy to enjoy a winning team. It is not always easy to drag the family out to the Ballpark to sit through three hours of baseball with it still being 100 degrees in the ninth inning.
It's no knock on the Rangers and moreso a compliment to the fandom. Hope management is taking note.
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Tonight was another start for Derek Holland coming off a very disappointing start in that collapse against California.
Holland went six allowing an unearned run and walking none. Holland got lucky. Five or six Twin outs were hit really hard right at outfielders. Josh Hamilton and Nellie Cruz both made great plays to take away extra-bases. The Rangers were also eaten up with errors. Chris Davis had two at third base. Another came on a sure-fire double play ball with Elvis Andrus and Michael Young getting mixed up covering second (Young playing second base).
Overall, Holland was still pretty sharp. Each start will be a must-see from now on.
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You can't convince me that the Minnesota Twins haven't quit. They're professionals, but that team is a mess. Any talk of them fighting back in the AL Central is ridiculous. They are incredibly sloppy and that doesn't take into account that they have zero offense and suspect pitching.
That was an awful performance outside of the Rangers smacking every pitch around the park.
Notes:
1. OK. I'm convinced. Arthur Rhodes can't get outs.
2. Mike Young was bound to get his 2,000th hit by the sixth inning. He settled for three, 18 off the milestone. Has 10 hits in last four games. The guy's also sitting at 70 RBI. His career high is 103 in that magical 52-double season.
3. In 10 games, Mike Napoli's raised his average to .223 to .267. He's played in five straight games.
4. With 27 hits, there were many "big" ones. I felt Mitch Moreland's two-run double in the fourth was the biggest. Seemed like a load of weight was lifted off his shoulders. He got on base four times.
5. Something about Omar Quintanilla's look that I like. Showed a little pop with that RBI triple. You might be able to do a lot worse for an utility infielder.
6. Rangers starters all have eight or more wins. Holland won his ninth tonight. With 130 innings, Holland is second on the team behind C.J. Wilson.
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