June 22, 2005
Texas Falls Short
The Texas Rangers could not match the Yankees comeback last night, although they came close. Chan Ho Park staked the Angels to an eight run lead, giving up five in the first and three more in the second without getting an out. But Wasdin and the rest of the Texas bullpen came in to shut down the Angels the rest of the way. The Rangers chipped away and closed to 8-4 going into the ninth vs. Francisco Rodriguez. It wasn't K-Rod's best night, as he allowed 3 hits and 2 runs, but it was good enough to put the Angels in the win column.
Darin Erstand continued his hitting streak, stretching it to 21 games. (It's over 22 games played, but he didn't bat in one of those.) He's getting on base and scoring lots of runs. He's even drawn 10 walks, which given that he drew 15 before the streak started is pretty good. He's still not hitting for power like a first baseman, but he's setting up Vlad, which is all the Angels need.
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