Tune in at 8:05 PM ET as the Rangers take on the Angels. Maxwell Hubert will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.
Hello everybody and welcome to the liveblog of the Rangers V Angels. My name is Maxwell Hubert(@teedotyankee) and I will be following tonight's matchup with all of you out there. Please feel free to imput your comments and observations and take part in the action! It's going to be a great one, let's do this!
Matt Harrison will be the starting pitcher for the Rangers tonight. Lefthander Harrison is 12-4 this season with a 2.87 ERA.
Dan Haren starts for the Angels in this contest. Righthander Haren is 6-8 with a 4.86 ERA so far this season.
@Andrew Mauro Wow, nice info! Where in the heck did you get that kind of stat? :)
The Rangers were a 9-2 winner in their most recent outing on the road against the Angels last night
Who do like in tonight's game?
The total has gone UNDER in 10 of Texas's last 12 games
Texas is 8-4 SU in their last 12 games when playing LA Angels
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of LA Angels's last 6 games when playing at home against Texas
@Andrew Mauro Nuff said, we are in for another amazing Sunday nighter. :)
Rangers
I. Kinsler 2b .274
E. Andrus ss .292
J. Hamilton cf .298
A. Beltre 3b .319
M. Young 1b .268
N. Cruz rf .263
D. Murphy lf .278
M. Napoli dh .236
Y. Torrealba c .225
Angels
M. Trout lf .354
T. Hunter rf .267
A. Pujols 1b .278
M. Trumbo dh .303
H. Kendrick 2b .273
A. Callaspo 3b .252
M. Izturis ss .229
P. Bourjos cf .232
B. Wilson c .197
Matt Harrison looks to become the AL's second 13-game winner
Haren will face the Rangers for the second time this season after throwing five innings of two-run ball in a 7-3 home loss June 3, his third straight losing start against Texas.
Haren is coming off his first stint on the disabled list
Let's get this thing started. Kinsler, Andrus and Hamilton due up for the Rangers.
Haren posted an 8.67 ERA in his last five starts before going on the DL for the first time in his 10-year career.
Haren tosses a strike right over the heart to start.
Haren misses with a change low and inside, count 1-2
Kinsler is hitting .274 on the year with 11 HR's
Kinsler hits a chopper back up the middle that is handled easily by Kendrick and tossed onto first for the out.
Elvis Andrus is next up for the Rangers. He is batting .292 on the year with just 2 HR's
Haren misses pretty bad in the dirt with a split pitch, count 1-2
Haren misses high and inside to Elvis and tags him on the left elbow. He takes first.
That will bring up Josh Hamilton. He is batting .298 with 28 HR's on the year.
Haren better check on Elvis Andrus at first. He has only been caught 6 times this season.
Hamilton is way in front of a offspeed pitch and fall behind Haren 0-2
@froan8
With a run tonight, Trout would set the Angels record and the AL rookie mark by scoring in 14 consecutive games.
Hamilton hits a ball towards third base, a weakly hit grounder that will move Elvis over BUT Hamilton is tossed out at first.
Beltre is next up for the Rangers with a runner in scoring position and 2 out.