Texas Rangers Week Fourteen Review: Road Trip Out West

  Fresh off a sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays to finish off a successful homestand, the Texas Rangers took to the road to close out a memorable first half. Tied with the Angels and looking at Seattle closing in on them, the Rangers needed to have a good road trip.     Monday: Loss, 9-4 (45-36)   A day after his All-Star snub, Kevin Millwood took to the mound in Anaheim with a 2-0 lead and pitched a quick first. It would be the last easy inning of the night for the Rangers ace. The Angels got a two-out, three-run home run from Jeff Mathis on a hanging sinker and never looked back.   Taking advantage of three walks from Millwood, the Angels handed the Rangers ace his worst loss of the season.     Tuesday: Win, 8-5 (46-36)   The Rangers pushed Vicente Padilla back to Wednesday. This opened up an opportunity for Dustin Nippert to break into the rotation.   Despite lasting only 4.2 innings, Nippert kept the Rangers in the game allowing only three ...