Rangers Lose Two in a Row: Triple and Triple Play From Andrus Not Enough

I knew I shouldn't have said anything after such a great weekend.  Every time I say something, the Rangers immediately start losing.  Tonight makes it two in a row.

Don't get me wrong, I am not giving up on the season or anything, but I should have knocked on some wood or something.

It is really frustrating when we lose because of one bad inning, but that is the way the game ends up sometimes.  The fifth inning killed us tonight.

It is hard to know what happened to Harrison tonight, because he has pitched so well recently.  Even when he has gotten into a little trouble, he has battled back and closed out the inning.

That is the frustration that is baseball though.  Sometimes no matter what you do, the other team does just enough to win.  All it takes is one bad inning and you lose, or win as the case may be.

At least our offense finally popped its head back out.  While the eighth inning could have been much bigger for us, at this point I will settle for three runs after not getting any hits the first few innings.

It was another great game for Andrus too, which is always nice.  Rookies have a tendency to drift into slumps, but he has remained very steady to this point.  

It was fun to see him get the triple play that he didn't seem to realize had really happened.  It was even more fun to see him get that stand-up triple.  Can you say rookie of the year?

If you want a little silver lining from this game, it was Joel Zumaya's second game in a row pitching so we may not have to deal with him tomorrow.  I can't imagine they would want to put extra strain on his arm coming off of an injury.