SB Nation Dallas - Hamilton Homers As Rangers Win 90thhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48887/dallas-fave.png2010-10-02T22:46:36-05:00http://dallas.sbnation.com/rss/stream/14905172010-10-02T22:46:36-05:002010-10-02T22:46:36-05:00Josh Hamilton Homers As Rangers Beat Angels 6-2, Win 90th
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<p>(Sports Network) – <span>Josh Hamilton</span> belted a two-run homer and added a sacrifice fly, as AL West-champion Texas defeated the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.halosheaven.com/">Los Angeles Angels</a> of Anaheim, 6-2, in the continuation of a four-game series to close out the regular season.</p>
<p><span>Michael Young</span> collected three hits and knocked in a run for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.lonestarball.com/">Rangers</a>. <span>C.J. Wilson</span> (15-8), who went 0-3 with a 6.26 <span class="caps">ERA</span> in five September starts, gave up two runs on four hits over five innings to grab the win.</p>
<p><span>Torii Hunter</span> and <span>Howie Kendrick</span> each hit <span class="caps">RBI</span> singles in the first inning for the Angels (79-82), who will finish below .500 for the first time since 2003.</p>
<p><span>Ervin Santana</span> (17-10) allowed five runs on nine hits and three walks in 6 1/3 innings to take the loss.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/texas-rangers/2010/10/2/1727210/josh-hamilton-homers-as-rangers-beat-angels-6-2-win-90thJP Starkey2010-10-02T14:26:22-05:002010-10-02T14:26:22-05:00C.J. Wilson Makes Final Regular Season Start Against Angels
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<p>(Sports Network) - <span>Ervin Santana</span> takes another crack at a career-best 18th win of the season this evening when the <a href="https://www.halosheaven.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Los Angeles Angels</a> of Anaheim resume their four-game series against the <a href="https://www.lonestarball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Texas Rangers</a>.</p>
<p>Santana did not get a decision the last time he toed the rubber on Monday against Oakland, as he allowed four runs and 10 hits in six innings of his team's 6-5 win. However, he has won seven of his last eight decisions and is 17-9 on the year to go along with a 3.83 earned run average.</p>
<p>Santana, who had won 16 games on two previous occasions, tossed a five-hit shutout to beat the Rangers two starts ago and is 11-6 lifetime against them with a 5.36 ERA in 19 starts.</p>
<p>Texas, meanwhile, will counter with lefty <span>C.J. Wilson</span>, who makes his final start before taking the ball for the Rangers in Game Two of next weeks ALDS. Wilson was a pleasant surprise for Texas this season transitioning from reliever to starter and going 14-8 with a 3.35 ERA.</p>
<p>Fatigue, though, could be setting in, as he is 0-3 in his last five starts and surrendered six runs in five innings in taking the loss on Monday to Seattle.</p>
<p>"You give up runs, it sucks. You lose, it sucks," Wilson said.</p>
<p>Wilson is 2-3 in 32 appearances against the Angels with a 4.13 ERA.</p>
<p>The Angels pulled out a dramatic win on Friday when Juan Rivera hit a solo home run in each of his last two at-bats, including the go-ahead blast in the 11th inning, as Los Angeles beat the AL West-champions, 5-4.</p>
<p>Rivera's first home run gave the Angels a 4-2 lead in the ninth, but the Rangers scored two runs off <span>Fernando Rodney</span> in the bottom of the frame to force extras.</p>
<p><span>Jered Weaver</span>, making his final start of the season for the Angels, gave up a pair of solo home runs to <span>Mitch Moreland</span>. The right-hander scattered six hits through seven innings, walked one and struck out four to raise his total to an MLB-best 233 -- one more than Seattle's <span>Felix Hernandez</span> and two more than San Francisco's <span>Tim Lincecum</span>.</p>
<p><span>Tommy Hunter</span>, who will start Game 4, if necessary for the Rangers in the ALDS, allowed a solo home run to <span>Torii Hunter</span> among three hits over five full frames.</p>
<p>Texas outfielder <span>Josh Hamilton</span> went 0-for-3 in his return to the lineup. Hamilton had missed 24 straight games after breaking two ribs while crashing into the wall to make a catch on September 4 in Minnesota.</p>
<p>The Rangers have won 10 of 17 matchups with Anaheim this season, including a 7-1 ledger in the Lone Star State.</p>
https://dallas.sbnation.com/2010/10/2/2321941/c-j-wilson-makes-final-regular-season-start-against-angelsJP Starkey