Rangers Road Trip To Anaheim

I also said Mia loves baseball. I've taught her well. (Trip photos are below.)

Nelson Cruz playing catch with the batboy.

Rangers All-Star Game Performances: National League: 5 American League 1

• Josh Hamilton (LF Starter): 1 for 2 with a broken bat single and a nice running basket catch
• Adrian Beltre: (3B Starter): 1 for 2 with what could have been an RBI single, but Hunter Pence (Astros) threw out the runner at home.
• Michael Young (3B Player Vote): 0 for 1 with a strikeout
• C.J. Wilson (Pitcher, Manager's Selection): Pitched the 4th inning for the American League and gave up two singles before the eventual game-winning hit, a three-run blast by Price Fielder. It was not his best day as Wilson took the loss for the American League.
• Alexi Ogando (Pitcher, Player Vote): Pitched to two batters for two outs in the eighth inning.

The National League has now won two consecutive All-Star games and will have home-field advantage for this year's World Series.

Memorable Stats From A 10-Run Victory: Rangers 15 Marlins 5

• 15 runs is the most runs the Rangers have scored this season.
• Nelson Cruz had six RBI's (3 on a homer in the 3rd and 3 on a bases-clearing triple in the 8th)
• Adrian Beltre knocked in four runs on 3 hits. (I guess that makes up for his lack of the sac fly lately.)
• Catcher Taylor Teagarden, making just his sixth start of the season, recorded three hits (2 doubles) and two RBI's.
• Josh Hamilton went 2-for-2 with two walks (1 intentional),
• Andres Blanco homered for the second time this season and third in his career during the six-run eighth inning.
• Possibly most notable, Alexi Ogando threw 102 pitches (75 strikes) over 6 2/3 innings. Striking out a career-high eight batters and taking a shutout into the seventh, it's a sign of the form that got Ogando to 7-0.