The Texas Rangers Win Streak at 10 Games

RANGERS DEMOLISH PITTSBURGH 13-3 with Josh Hamilton(notes) getting a requested night off, and putting his career-best 17-game hitting streak on hold after appearing in 31 consecutive games, the AL West-leading Rangers matched their season high with 13 runs and had 17 hits. And third baseman Michael Young only needed to play 4 innings of this game going 3 for 4  with a home run, 3Runs, and 4RBIs. (Watch Young's Homerun)

After 5 straight singles and a sacrifice fly the Texas Rangers scored 5 Runs in the bottom of the 2^nd inning and were leading the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1.  In the fourth-inning Rangers scored 6 runs on 6 hits expanding their lead to 13-2. The game was on cruise control after that with the Pirates scoring only one more run in the top of the seventh-inning on a sacrifice fly by Pirates 2^nd  baseman N. Walker for a final score of 13-3.

Rangers Key Performers:

E. Andrus – 3 for 5 w/ 3Runs, 1RBI
M. Young – 3 for 4 w/ 3Runs, 4RBIs
N. Cruz – 3 for 4 w/ 3RBIs,
J.Borbon – 2 for 4 w/ 2 Runs
V. Guerrero - 1 for 2 w/ 1Run, 1RBI, 2BBs

Game Recap:– TEX vs PIT

Batting Totals 

Texas Rangers

2B - M Young (23, D Eveland); I Kinsler (11, D Eveland).

HR - M Young (10, 1st inning off P Maholm 1 on, 0 Out).

SF - M Treanor.

RBI - E Andrus (21), M Young 4 (49), I Kinsler 2 (19), V Guerrero (58), D Murphy (22), N Cruz 3 (38), M Treanor (21).

2-out RBI - E Andrus, M Young 2, I Kinsler, N Cruz 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Andrus 1, D Murphy 1, J Smoak 1, M Treanor 2, J Borbon 1.

Team LOB - 13.

Pittsburgh Pirates

2B - D Young (8, D Nippert); B Crosby (6, M Harrison).

SF - N Walker.

RBI - N Walker (10), P Alvarez (3), D Young (15).

2-out RBI - P Alvarez, D Young.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Tabata 2, D Young 2.

Team LOB - 7.