SB Nation Dallas - Rangers Can't Complete Sweep, Fall 6-4 To Twinshttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2010-08-27T00:43:58-05:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14166532010-08-27T00:43:58-05:002010-08-27T00:43:58-05:00Rangers Sending Ian Kinsler To AA Frisco For Rehab
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<p>Per <a href="http://twitter.com/aandro/status/22235444166" target="new">Anthony Andro</a>, injured second baseman Ian Kinsler will begin a rehab assignment with AA Frisco this weekend.</p>
<p>Kinsler has been out since July 27th with a groin injury. He underwent an <span class="caps">MRI</span> earlier this week and doctors cleared him to resume baseball activities.</p>
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<p>(Sports Network) – Francisco Liriano pitched seven innings to win his sixth consecutive decision as the Twins pounded Cliff Lee early and held off Texas, 6-4, to avoid a four-game sweep in a battle of division leaders.
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<p>Liriano (12-7) surrendered five hits and two runs while fanning six batters. The left-hander is unbeaten over his last eight starts. Matt Capps pitched the final inning for his sixth save.</p>
<p>Delmon Young belted a three-run homer in the second inning off Lee and Jim Thome went deep in the sixth against Alexi Ogando as the Twins maintained their 3 1/2 game lead on Chicago in the AL Central. The White Sox blew out Baltimore, 8-0, Thursday night.</p>
<p>Lee (10-8) was charged with seven hits and five runs over five frames and suffered his third straight defeat. During that time, the southpaw has been shelled for 26 hits and 19 runs over 18 1/3 innings for an <span class="caps">ERA</span> of 9.33.</p>
<p>Vladimir Guerrero hit a two-run homer for the Rangers, who had won their previous four games. They remained 8 1/2 games ahead of Oakland in the AL West, as the A’s lost at Cleveland Thursday night.</p>
<p>Jason Kubel and Michael Cuddyer singled to start the second inning, and, after Thome struck out, Young blasted his 16th homer of the year, a shot to left- center field. It was the fifth homer allowed in the last two games for Lee.</p>
<p>Cuddyer’s double to left plated Orlando Hudson and Kubel the next inning for a 5-0 difference, and Thome went deep to center in the sixth for a six-run cushion.</p>
<p>Consecutive singles by Guerrero, Bengie Molina and David Murphy to begin the Texas seventh made it 6-1, and Andres Blanco lifted a sacrifice fly later in the frame.</p>
<p>Matt Guerrier walked Josh Hamilton with two down in the eighth, and Guerrero then blasted his 24th homer of the year. Jesse Crain entered and fanned Molina to end the inning. Capps had a 1-2-3 ninth.</p>
<p>Game Notes</p>
<p>It was the 582nd career homer for Thome, one shy of matching Mark McGwire for ninth place on the all-time list…Lee fell to 8-4 lifetime against the Twins…Guerrero homered for a second straight night and has three in his last five games…Lee fell to 2-5 for Texas since he was acquired from Seattle on July 9…Liriano matched his career-high for victories, set in 2006.</p>
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<p>To follow tonight’s game live and converse with fellow Rangers fans, head over to <a href="http://www.lonestarball.com/2010/8/26/1652198/game-127-game-day-thread" target="new">Lone Star Ball.</a></p>
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<p>(Sports Network) - The <a href="https://www.twinkietown.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Minnesota Twins</a> swept a three-game series from the <a href="https://www.lonestarball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Texas Rangers</a> back in May. The Rangers have a chance to do even better this evening, when they attempt to take all four games from the Twins in finale of this set between division leaders at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, <span>Vladimir Guerrero</span>'s 430th career home run leading off the sixth inning proved to be the difference as Texas eked out a 4-3 win. Guerrero finished with three hits and two RBI for the Rangers, winners of four straight. <span>Josh Hamilton</span> also homered and drove in two runs, while <span>Andres Blanco</span> finished 2-for-3 in the victory.</p>
<p>Texas continues to pace the American League West by 8 1/2 games over the <a href="https://www.athleticsnation.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Oakland Athletics</a>.</p>
<p>Rangers starter <span>C.J. Wilson</span> (13-5) continued his excellent season with six strong innings, allowing just three runs -- two earned -- on seven hits and two walks while fanning six. <span>Matt Harrison</span> notched his second save.</p>
<p>"C.J. gave us six good innings," Washington said. "The fourth and fifth innings they worked him pretty good, but he battled."</p>
<p><span>Danny Valencia</span> went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Twins, who have lost four of five but still lead Chicago by 3 1/2 games after the <a href="https://www.southsidesox.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">White Sox</a> lost to Baltimore last night. <span>Jason Kubel</span> and <span>Denard Span</span> each had two hits in defeat.</p>
<p>Minnesota's <span>Brian Duensing</span> (7-2) suffered his first loss since the All-Star break after yielding four runs, six hits and a walk in six frames.</p>
<p>With Texas trying to complete its first four-game sweep of the Twins in Arlington since 1987, it will send left-hander <span>Cliff Lee</span> to the hill. Lee has lost his last two starts, though, and is just 2-4 while pitching to a 4.18 ERA since being acquired by the Rangers, who are just 3-6 in games he's started since the trade.</p>
<p>Lee was pounded in taking the loss last Saturday in Baltimore, as he allowed eight runs and 10 hits in 5 2/3 innings, which ballooned his overall ERA on the year to 3.09.</p>
<p>"I'm not really frustrated, I'm disappointed in the result," Lee said. "Things like that happen. I know why it happened. I'm not frustrated, no."</p>
<p>Lee is 8-3 lifetime against the Twins with a 3.40 ERA.</p>
<p>Minnesota, meanwhile, will pin its hopes on lefty <span>Francisco Liriano</span>, who has won his last five decisions and is 11-7 with a 3.45 ERA. Liriano hasn't pitched since last August 18, when he did not get a decision against the White Sox after being reached for five runs and six hits in five innings of a 7-6 win.</p>
<p>Liriano is 1-1 with a 4.74 ERA in five games (three starts) against the Rangers.</p>
<p>Despite their poor results in this series, Minnesota has still won seven of its last 12 matchups with Texas.</p>
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