Rangers Drop First Bet On Series 8-4

For any franchise record-tying 4th game consecutively, the Texas Rangers performed before a sellout crowd in Arlington Friday evening. However the Rangers were not able to impress the 47,000-plus fans and lost the very first bet on their series from the Polk Bay Sun rays.

The Sun rays got off and away to a fast start, scoring four runs in the top first. Ian Kinsler kicked a would-be double play that converted into an Evan Longoria three-run homer. A stroll and 2 singles later, the Rangers found themselves lower 4-. It had been down came from here.

The Rangers started chipping away towards the bottom from the first, but saw little reward for his or her effort. With four hits within the inning, they might only manage one elope a Josh Hamilton RBI fielder's choice that obtained Kinsler.

The Sun rays would score another run within the third off a Chris Gimenez single. BJ Upton was tossed out while at bat around the play, ending the inning and saving the Rangers a run.

The Sun rays would add another two operates on four hits within the 4th.

Hamilton breathed some existence in to the Rangers having a fifth inning two-run homer, diminishing the deficit to 7-3.

Solo shots by Luke Scott and David Murphy within the bottom and top from the sixth inning introduced the score to eight-4

Using the bases loaded towards the bottom from the eighth inning, Elvis Andrus nearly wrapped a ball round the right area foul pole that will have tied the overall game. However the ball just curved foul and Andrus would fly to focus on the following pitch, ending the Rangers' last viable threat.