MU's Ian Kinsler (03) is hitting just .143 in the ALCS, after leading all hitters for the ALDS (.444; 8-for-18; with three homers and six RBIs). But in Tuesday night's game, the Rangers were hustling and taking advantage of every opportunity, even those offered by a hitter in a slump.
■ Dominant in all areas, Rangers 27 outs from World Series (dallasnews.com)
First came the antlers. Nelson Cruz hustled from first to second to tag up on Ian Kinsler's fly to center. If that doesn't happen, the Yankees don't intentionally walk David Murphy to get to Molina.
Who knows how things unfold in that case, but Molina's three-run blow was his second homer of the postseason. He's here to catch and to call games, but he's hitting .375 with power just for a bonus.
Chamberlain came on after Boone Logan allowed a solo homer to Josh Hamilton with two out in the top of the seventh.
Vladimir Guerrero greeted Chamberlain by driving his first pitch (a hanging, 84-mph slider) to left for a double.
Chamberlain then walked Nelson Cruz on four pitches. And Ian Kinsler followed with a pop-up to short right field that fell out of Nick Swisher’s reach. Swisher was subbing for an injured Mark Teixeira at first. Kinsler’s hit scored Guerrero and put the Rangers up, 7-3.
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