I’m the FSN Pre- and Post-Game analyst tonight on Rangers Live! with the lovey and talented Dana Larson, so be sure to tune in at 5:30 to catch some insights. But keep yourself busy between now and then with the Home Run Pool. Here is your Rangers lineup against Detroit RHP Justin Verlander (yes, it is without Josh Hamilton for the second consecutive day):
2B Ian Kinsler, LF David Murphy, 3B Michael Young, DH Hank Blalock (1 HR vs. Verlander), CF Marlon Byrd, RF Nelson Cruz, 1B Chris Davis, C Taylor Teagarden, SS Elvis Andrus and pitching for the Rangers. … LHP Matt Harrison.
Davis
8th
2 on
2-1
410
Cruz
5th inning
1 on
2-2 count
420 ft.
Michael Young
3rd inning
0-1
1 on
400ft
Byrd
6th
3 on
3-2
422ft
Sonic Slam
What the hay…
Murphy in the First, one on, none out, 411 feet on a 2-1 count.
Kinsler
1st inning
0-0
none on
396 ft
Murphy
1st
None on
1-1
399 ft.
No homers
Rangers score 4 runs
Verlander is a stud, no homers, 2 runs scored. Struggling.
Kinsler
2nd inning
3 on
0-0
5280 feet
No homers.
Rangers score 3
no homers, Rangers score 2
Blalock
1st inning
2 on
1-2 count
401 ft.
Cruz
8th inning (to win the game)
3-1
2 on
410 feet.
Davis
6th inning
1 on
3-1
410 feet
Davis
7th
0 on
1-0
408 ft.
Teagarden
3rd
er 2nd attempt here
Teagarden
3rd
0 on
2-1
385
Chris Davis
7th inning
1 man on
3-1 count
398 ft
Kinsler
1st
0 on
2-2
407 ft.
Teagarden
3rd inning
none on
401 ft
2-2 count
No homers–rangers score 1
Davis
2nd inning
1 on
0-1
402 feet
young
5th inning
1 on
2-1 count
398 ft
and on a side note: the purple tie was ballsy, evan.
Blalock
6th
nobody on
0-1
411 ft
Kinsler
1st
Bases empty
2-1
395 ft
CD
3rd inning
3 on
3-1
422 feet
Blalock
4th inning
1 on
1-0
407 ft.