The Texas Rangers needed their bats to come back to life after back-to-back losses in which they had reverted to their old bad ways. A lack of timely hitting and quality pitching were not the case Tuesday night in Seattle.
The Rangers were able to jump out to a 3-0 first inning lead after the Mariners' starting pitcher walked four. The Rangers added another run in the second, thanks in part to a well-placed sacrifice bunt from second baseman Ian Kinsler.
In the third, the flood gates opened behind home runs from outfielders David Murphy and Josh Hamilton. Hamilton's seventh home run of the season was estimated to have traveled around 450 feet.
The Ranger bats would be silenced after the third inning, but that's all starting pitcher Sidney Ponson would need. Seven innings of one-run ball gave the Aruban another quality outing. It was the second win of the season for the newest pitcher on the Rangers' rotation.
The Rangers and Mariners go at it again tonight at 9:10, central time zone. Vicente Padilla (4-2) and Erik Bedard (2-1) will be on the mound for their respective teams.
5 comments Last one added about 1 year ago — Leave a Comment
Braden Moore about 1 year ago
Wow, the Josh Hamilton/Edinson Valezquez trade has really worked out well for both sides.
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knobly koboj about 1 year ago
Josh Hamilton is a BEAST!
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Matthew Irby about 1 year ago
Braden your right, rarely does this occur in baseball when a trade works out great for both sides. The Reds are loving Volquez and miss Hamilton, the Rangers vice-a-versa.
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Braden Moore about 1 year ago
While Hamilton has worked out great for the Rangers, the truth is they always need pitching. I think that if given a mulligan, the savvy move would be to keep Volquez and take chances on the extra offense elsewhere.
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Matthew Irby about 1 year ago
True, I agree that we need pitching. But the one thing that I have noticed about his starts that aren't visible on most reports about him. Volquez is using a lot of pitches, not going deep into starts on a regular basis, and still walking too many batters. Now I know that he is young and still developing, but those are some red flags for injury possibilty and the further we go in the season.
My other concern is that the Rangers need to sign Josh Hamilton to a long-term contract during or at the end of the season. If not, then its a waste of a trade.
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