The Rangers finish this four game series against the Orioles very favorable winning three out of the four matches. This second game though was ugly with 5 errors combined with the two teams, the Rangers were able to pull out the victory. In fact all 3 Baltimore runs came in the 2nd inning with errors from the defense which included a bad throw by Elvis Andrus, an error on a ground ball by Ian Kinsler, and a very rare inaccurate throw from center field by Josh Hamilton. Hamilton went 1 for 4 with the one hit being a deep home run to right field that scored him and Elvis Andrus in the 1st inning. Rangers pitching was spot on in this second game. Holland went 6 innings allowing 4 hits, with 2 walks, and striking out 5. The Rangers' pitching gave up no earned runs through all nine innings. Ogando worked in the 7th inning, Adams in the 8th, and Nathan closed the game. After the double header done, it is now time for the Rangers to fly back home to Arlington where they will face the Los Angeles Angels for the first time this year. It will be Yu Darvish versus the former Ranger C.J. Wilson. This will be the first time C.J. has pitched against his former team, and it will be interesting to see what kind of ovation the Rangers fan will give him. It will also be Albert Pujols's first time back in Arlington since being in the World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals. The crowd will be rocking at the ballpark this weekend with the whole series being sold out! Game 1 starts tomorrow night at 7:05 in Arlington, Texas! Me personally, I would like to see Mike Napoli hit at least one home run off his good buddy C.J.
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