Hamilton up, Davis down

After Sunday night's 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Texas Rangers announced that they activated Josh Hamilton and optioned first baseman Chris Davis to Triple A Oklahoma City. Hamilton is expected to join the team in Los Angeles on Monday. "Chris needs to get down there and get things together," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "Josh has been down there for a few games now, and it's time for him to get back here and helping our team." Hank Blalock will be the regular first baseman and Julio Borbon remains with the club, as a valuable speedster off the bench. Davis seemed OK with the move on Sunday night, saying: "It was only a matter of time. I wasn't making the adjustments I needed to and you can't expect them to stay with me all that time. "I'm not down about it," Davis added. "It's kind of a relief to know that I can go down there and get my head straight." -- Drew Davison