On Saturday, the Rangers turned the tables by scoring four of the own after two innings against the Rays. No comeback needed.
But this game really was about the pitching of Tommy Hunter. Hunter, called up earlier this week to replace the injured Derek Holland, pitched a complete game in near 100-degree heat as the Rangers won 6-1. The Rays have the top road record in the American League.
The key to Hunter’s day was an economical pitch count, no walks and just five hits in his first start of the year. In a postgame interview with Chris Rose, he took a shaving cream pie in the face.
The Rangers got three runs in the first off Rays starter James Shields, two of the courtesy of a Josh Hamilton long ball. It’s his second in as many days. Life at the plate without the toe tap seems to be going great!
Despite committing one of three errors in the game, Elvis Andrus had a double and a triple and two RBIs in the game.
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