Right-hander Brandon McCarthy (stress fracture in right scapula) allowed only two hits and three walks in six scoreless innings for Triple A Oklahoma City on Thursday night in his fifth rehab start. He missed the chance for a victory as Warner Madrigal blew a save in the seventh inning and the RedHawks lost 2-1 to Iowa in the second game of a double header.
McCarthy, who struck out seven and threw only 74 pitches, seems to be a lock to start one of the two Rangers games Tuesday as they face Toronto in a double header. He would have to be activated from the 60-day disabled list, which isn't a problem because the Rangers have an opening on the 40-man roster. Getting him activated by Monday so that he's eligible for the postseason might be a little trickier, but it's doable.
Could/should McCarthy unseat Dustin Nippert in the starting rotation? The Rangers indicated earlier in the week that a McCarthy-or-Nippert conversation hasn't taken place. That was before Nippert ...
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August 27, 2009
I didn't get to follow along with much of the game today. I never fare well with staying up on weekday afternoon games. This thing called 'work' usually gets in the way. I had a meeting today from 1-2 so that killed the 1st hour. I'm in a training class also and that kills my chances to listen to it on the radio. My only option is to follow along online. That...
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August 27, 2009
Ian Kinsler homered twice, the Texas bullpen pitched shutout ball and the Rangers became the first visitors to win a series at Yankee Stadium since mid-June, beating New York 7-2 Thursday.
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August 26, 2009
I really should know better. I really should. You see, last night my wife got something in from Amazon.com she's been waiting years for. One of her all time favorite TV shows was finally released on DVD. This would be thirtysomething. Anyway, she had the big TV after the kids went to bed, so I was going to watch the game when she was done. I had avoided the scoreboard...
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August 28, 2009
NEW YORK — Ian Kinsler and Chris Davis launched the loudest shots of the afternoon. The way Jason Grilli and his bullpen pals kept things quiet, that tilted the game in Texas' favor.
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August 28, 2009
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August 29, 2009
Tommy Hunter settled down after allowing three runs in the first inning. His line: 7 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 3 K, 102 pitches. Ranger Yammer, Matt believes, Benjamin, Blaze, Blay Hanklock and S. Faucault had Hunter going 7 innings. The grand prize winner: Benjamin. His line: 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K, 104 pitches.
Ranger Yammer, Jetske, Curious in Keller, Matt believes, Jeff,...
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August 26, 2009
Congrats to Chris, our grand prize winner from yesterday. He was the only one that had Kevin Millwood going 5.2 innings. And he wasn't far off on the line, either. Millwood's line: 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 107 pitches. Chris' line: 9 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 102 pitches. Not bad.
Ranger Yammer, Bennie, David, Larry, bri_in_atx, Chris and Mark had Neftali Feliz as the...
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August 27, 2009
Vicente Padilla returned to the National League when the Los Angeles Dodgers purchased his contract from Triple-A Albuquerque and sent him to the mound for their series finale against Colorado.
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August 28, 2009
Minnesota scored three times in the first against Tommy Hunter to build a 3-0 lead, and the Rangers have seen an opponent score first for the fourth consecutive game. Joe Mauer had an RBI single, Jason Kubel a two-out run-scoring triple, and Michael Cuddyer bounced one off Hunter for an RBI infield hit.
-- Jeff Wilson
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August 27, 2009
A.J. Burnett was cruising well into the fourth inning Thursday afternoon at Yankee Stadium against the Texas Rangers. In fact, he was perfect through 3 2/3 innings. However, after two two-out walks, Burnett gave up a three-run home run to Ian Kinsler. After that, the Rangers were well on their way to a 7-2 victory. It wasn’t all Burnett’s fault. The Yankees left 12...
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