Rangers Win 10 In A Row
|The Texas Rangers win streak moves to 10 with a 5-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
Ian Kinsler led the way with a lead-off home run against Mariners All-Star Felix Hernandez. It is Kinsler’s 5th lead-off homer of the year. It is the first lead-off homer ever against Hernandez (193 starts).
Kinsler added another home run in the 8th. Elvis Andrus and Endy Chavez each went 3-for-4 at the plate as the Rangers collected 12 hits in the game.
Starting pitcher C.J. Wilson gave up a run in the 5th inning to end the Texas streak of scoreless innings at 33. Wilson went 7 innings, giving up 5 hits and striking out 7 for his 10th win of the season.
The Rangers have a 3 game lead over the Angels in the AL West and will finish their series in Seattle today.