That headline is really unfair to Vicente Padilla, Eddie Guardado, & CJ Wilson, but I think most people will remember Taylor Teagarden most in this game.

Ugh. The only good moment of this game was Chris Davis' home run. I know it's only two games out of the break, but after last night and tonight combined, does anyone else feel like it's April again?

First off, I wanted to make a comment about the MLB Game Recap for this game. For the last few seasons, I've been linking to the recaps on the official mlb site. This year they've gotten a lot better, with video and pictures, and recaps from both sides. They've been a serious improvement. There's technically three recaps for each game. The ones that are slanted for the home and visiting team comprise two, and then there's a third that covers the "general MLB recap", which also includes the other two.

Eric Hurley allowed homers at a 4.4% rate in 75 AAA innings, nearly double the league average. In four MLB starts, his homer rate is 3.2%, better but still sub-par. The book on Hurley is his tendency to work high in the zone (or his inability to work low, if you prefer) results in too many fly balls, hence too many homers and other hard-hit balls.With PitchFX, we can examine the relationship between his pitch location and opponents’ success at the plate.

Brian GordonBrian GordonJason EllisonJared Hyatt, with Chris Shelton in backgroundJason Ellison, Kea Kometani and Taylor Teagarden (top to bottom)

I know if you read my little old site here, you subscribe to Jamey Newberg's newsletter/site/blog/everything else he does... Anyway, I just read his report for today. There was a remark in there that I wanted to draw out into the light in case you missed it.

The Rangers had four guys in this game, and they all played. Granted, two of them started, and one of the other two should have started, so that came as no surprise. What was a bit of a surprise was the fact that for roughly an inning or so, all four of them were in the game at the same time - if not all on the field at the same time, as Bradley was a DH. Here's a short summary of what our guys did:

Was not Josh Hamilton's home runs. It was these guys in the back of the bleachers. :)

33 MLB relievers have received at least 10 save opportunities in 2008. Here's how C.J. Wilson ranks in various categories:

No commentary; no time.

Tommy HunterTommy HunterTommy HunterTommy HunterJoaquin Arias. He left the game after playing the field for one more inning.

I was involved in a church event last night, and will be most of today too, so I have no time to write about last night's game. Nice try in the bottom of the ninth though. Love the resiliency (sp?).

Nelson Cruz (and Edwin Maysonet)Taylor TeagardenTeagardenTeagardenJohn MayberrySteve Rowe

Well, OK, there isn't such a thing. At least not officially. Anyone who watches the Rangers all the time knows this already. But it's nice to see a Ranger get some national love. Of course with the numbers Kinsler has been putting up, it's hard to truly ignore him.ESPN's Jayson Stark has handed out his first half awards, and he names Ian Kinsler the first half AL MVP. Which is a pretty deserving award, I'd say. Here's what Jayson had to say:

After his last start, Luis Mendoza looked pretty bad. This was a complete turnaround. Mendoza looked like the guy he did at the end of last season. Great sinker, really good command. His last game was just bad, this one was just good. His overall line was 6 innings pitched, three hits, one walk, just one earned run, and EIGHT strikeouts. He was quite good. Kept Chicago off the board for the most part. It was quite a night and day vs his last start.