D-tails
• Boxscore, Standings
• Grant: Rangers should make everyday “Veterans’ Day” for the next month
And now for a little Three Up and Three Down from Rangers Ballpark in Arlington Saturday where the Rangers won their fourth straight game to keep pressure on Los Angeles atop the AL West. As always, you are invited to add subtract, tweak this list. Derek Holland didn’t make it, but was considered for his sixth-inning rebound.
Three Up
• Since Jason Grilli appeared in a Rangers uniform for the first time on June 9, bullpen roles seem to have been settled and stabilized. The relievers contributed three scoreless innings Saturday and have a 2.66 ERA since Grilli first appeared on the scene. Grilli has a 1.93 ERA.
• Big-time players play big at big times. On this homestand, Michael Young is 10-for-29 (.344) with five RBIs and four runs scored. His three-run double in the second opened up a 6-1 lead and all but forced Tampa Bay starter David Price out of the game.
• 1B Hank Blalock had an RBI single in the eighth inning. He has driven in runs in all three games he’s started this week for a total of six RBIs.
Three Down
• OF Josh Hamilton did not get to play at Triple-A Oklahoma City on Saturday due to rain, so his return to the lineup will be postponed until at least Monday when the Rangers go to Anaheim.
• 2B Ian Kinsler may very well be named to the AL All-Star team, but his batting average is going to lack star quality. Kinsler, who is 5-for-33 on this homestand with only two walks, saw his batting average fall to .256 after an 0-for-4 performance.
• I did not get to attend a cookout. Somebody save me a hot dog. Like mine a little blackened.
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