September 26, 2007
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The Texas Rangers defeated the LAnaheim Angels today 16-2. The Rangers are sort of the opposite of the Arizona Diamondbacks. With the win today, the Rangers are 19 games under .500, but they only been outscored by 20 runs on the season. Arizona has been outscored by 15 runs, but they're 19 games over .500. It's as if someone sucked all the luck out of Arlington and sent it to Phoenix.
Michael Young picked up three hits to reach 200 for the fifth year in a row.
Gary Matthews left the game with an injured knee:
Center fielder Gary Matthews came out with an irritated left knee after a running catch to end the first inning. The team said Matthews, who was playing his fifth game since missing 10 with a sprained right ankle, will be evaluated Friday in Oakland.
The Angels may fall farther behind Boston and Cleveland in the race for best record in the AL. The Red Sox lead 5-4 in the top of the fifth.
Hey David,
Just curious, do you know the record for the most consecutive 200-hit seasons? Young is impressive at 5, but Ichiro is up to 7.