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The Texas Rangers will look to begin an eighth consecutive series win with a victory at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (pictured above) on Monday evening. - Adam Gurno/Flickr.com

Rangers Gameday: 5/19 Vs. MIN

Monday, May 19th Game Preview
Texas Rangers (22-23) vs. Minnesota Twins (21-22)
Scott Feldman (1-1, 3.45 ERA) vs. Boof Bonser (2-5, 5.37 ERA)
7:10 PM CST in Minneapolis, Minnesota (The Metrodome)
TV: FSN-HD | Radio: KRLD 1080 AM, XM 178

Rangers
Twins
Pos. Player Pos. Player
2B Ian Kinsler 2B Alexi Casilla
SS Mike Young DH Brendan Harris
CF Josh Hamilton C Joe Mauer
DH Milton Bradley 1B Justin Morneau
RF David Murphy CF Michael Cuddyer
LF Brandon Boggs RF Jason Kubel
1B Frank Catalanotto LF Delmon Young
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia 3B Mike Lamb
3B Ramon Vazquez SS Adam Everett

22 Responses to “Rangers Gameday: 5/19 Vs. MIN”

  1. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    Josh Hamilton’s first-inning laser to the left-center field bleachers has the Rangers up 1-0…Feldman’s getting a visit from catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia with two outs and two on in the bottom of the inning…

  2. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 5:28 pm

    Feldman’s out of the inning after a line-out to right by Cuddyer…

  3. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 5:45 pm

    Grieve just mentioned that Hamilton hit a ball during batting practice above the left-most championship banner in right field, which can be seen in today’s Gameday picture…wow…

  4. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 5:46 pm

    Kinsler just smashed one into the left field seats…2-0 Texas…

  5. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 6:04 pm

    Bad two-out error by Hamilton leads to a run scoring in the third…2-1 Rangers…

  6. Jon says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 6:08 pm

    The umpire tonight really seems to be favoring the Twins - or at the very least squeezing Scott Feldman. Tough to take BS like that.

  7. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 6:16 pm

    And there’s a three run homer from Alexi Casilla, of all people…

    Sigh…

  8. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 7:04 pm

    Well, Jon Lester gets his no-hitter, and the Rangers get back into the game, but a golden opportunity is squandered in the seventh…

    Tim Tschida’s strike zone is garbage…

  9. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    MY on first and one out in the top of the eighth…Twins lead 5-4…

  10. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 7:17 pm

    MB III connects again! 5-5 game on an RBI double to left-center…

  11. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 7:19 pm

    Comeback complete!! Murphy smashes one back through the middle, 6-5 Rangers as Bradley trots home…

  12. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 7:26 pm

    Benoit is in to face Morneau to lead off the eighth…TAG is theorizing that Guardado’s short talk with trainer Jamie Reed between innings could mean he’s being bothered by something…

  13. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 7:43 pm

    Benoit locks down the eighth after a few scary moments, and the Rangers have two on and no outs in the ninth, looking to pad CJ’s lead…

  14. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 7:59 pm

    And the Rangers lose in the bottom of the ninth…

    Maybe CJ needs a new titanium necklace…

  15. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 8:06 pm

    OK, so I’m an idiot and thought the tying run was actually the winning run…it’s 6-6 in the 10th, and I’m feeling really stupid…

  16. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 8:24 pm

    Two on, one out for Texas in the 11th…

  17. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 8:47 pm

    And it’s the bottom of the eleventh…Francisco trying to retire Mauer with two on and one out in a 6-6 game…

  18. Craig Barnes says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 9:01 pm

    What on earth is wrong with this umpire? That ball to end the 12th was wider than the earth is round.

  19. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 9:12 pm

    Franklyn German sucks.

    That is all.

  20. Craig Barnes says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 9:13 pm

    No excuse for losing this game. The team played terrible until they came back in the 7th and 8th, and then just let it slip away as if they didn’t even care.

  21. JDolla$ says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    I can’t believe I stayed up for that. Pretty sucky to watch the Stars go down and then witness this poop-fest.

    Am I crazy for asking this question? - Who is going to close when it becomes clear that CJ can’t do it?

  22. Joey Matschulat says:

    May 19th, 2008 at 9:20 pm

    Yeah, and I was also rooting for the Hornets to knock off the Spurs…I went 0-for-3 tonight…

    CJ hasn’t lost the closer’s job yet. But Washington has shown a past affinity for Eddie Guardado, and I have to think that his grip on the role is beginning to loosen…

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