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I want to tell you that tonight's 9-5 win over the California Angels -- a series win -- won the Texas Rangers the American League West.



I wish I could tell you this three-game lead will hold up and we'll see another flag go up at the Ballpark and we'd face the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox in the American League Divisional Series.



I can't. Too much baseball to go. But as one dude Tweeted to Jamey Newber tonight: "This Game>1/162."



It was one of those nights. It was a night we've seen -- as Rangers fans -- a billion times the last decade. Except we were always on the other side of things.



Go up early, opponent comes back, opponent pounces on your mistakes they force upon you and opponent wins.



The Angels made it an annual ass-whipping on the Rangers by running the bases, taking another 90 feet and forcing the Rangers to make mistakes.



Tonight, the Angels were caught twice stealing and committed three errors in the loss. This being the game that the Angels moved Jered Weaver up to pitch so we wouldn't get to feast on Tyler Chatwood or Jerome Williams or whoever the Angels would have thrown out there.



And it failed. It was as good of a game as we've seen at the Ballpark in a long time. A semi-good crowd. Some fantastic pitching considering the strike zone and the intensity of the game. Some plays at the play. Some defense, a lot of offense and a sweet, sweet victory.



I agree, Twitter guy: This game>1/162.



Notes:

1. Yorvit Torrealba with his fifth homer of the season. Somewhat surprising he hasn't hit more consider his 26 doubles and the times he's seem to have driven the ball hard into the gaps.



2. Three straight games and Dave Murphy has big hits in all three. With Nellie Cruz probably out, the Rangers need Murph to get hot. Tonight's knock was a lead-off double. He'd score on an Ian Kinsler single.



3. Ron Washington may be a crazy son of a bitch. But he's our crazy son of a bitch. Pinch hitting Endy Chavez for Craig Gentry to the tune of a two-RBI single is so genius, it hurts.



4. I don't care what you think or say, Colby Lewis has pitched his ass off in two straight starts. He shows me more when he gets roughed up a little than when he's cooking. The dude battles.



5. With that said, the Rangers haven't had an easy inning in two weeks. They were due for that eighth and ninth.



6. Ian Kinsler with 92 runs on the season.

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