Mitch Moreland News

Texas Rangers' Yu Darvish, of Japan, delivers to the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning of a baseball game Sunday, May 27, 2012, in Arlington, Texas.

Jeff Wilson's game story talks about Josh Hamilton saving the Rangers after the offense missed out on opportunity after opportunity.

Mitch Moreland celebrated the Texas Rangers' walk-off victory like everybody else.

Josh Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 13th inning, lifting the Texas Rangers to an 8-7 victory over the Toronto Blue jays.

The Rangers lineup will remain the same as it was Friday, but Michael Young will DH and Mitch Moreland will play first base.

Ian Kennedy lost his fifth straight on Friday night. That's one more defeat that he had all last season.

He posted a 4.50 ERA on standard rest, but saw it drop to 3.83 on five days' rest.

Nelson Cruz finished 4-for-5 with a grand slam and matched a career-high with eight RBI to pace an explosive offensive night for the Texas Rangers as they pounded the Toronto Blue Jays, 14-3, in the opener of a three-game set.

Texas Rangers Yorvit Torrealba hits a solo home run during the third inning against the Toronto Blue Jays Friday.

It was one of those nights for the Rangers' offense, which produced a double-digit run total for the ninth time this season.

While the past week probably won't make the Rangers 2012 highlight DVD, there was one bright spot for the team.A But even we admit, we're having to stretch the determination of 'week' to get there.

I've been mostly quiet throughout these last few weeks. Quiet, and observant. Curious to see what Rangers' fans and local Texas media think about the tepid play of the club over the current 10-12 patch since the team's outrageous 16-5 beginning.

In Ron Washington's view, Texas pitcher Scott Feldman did an adequate job making a fill-in start after Neftali Feliz ended up on the disabled list and the Rangers were left with limited options.

For the second straight game, the Rangers will face a starting pitcher who tossed a shutout in his previous outing.

The Adrian Beltre-Felix Hernandez friendly feud seemed to reach a higher, more unfriendly level Monday night as the Rangers third baseman and Mariners staff ace went back and forth throughout Seattle's 6-1 win.

SEATTLE, Wash. The Mariners scored an early run, but were unable to produce any more falling to the Rangers Tuesday night 3-1 and ending their four-game winning streak.

Sic 'Em, Bears! Baseball teams are like your children. You don't love them because they're good.

The Rangers are OK. But many of us expected the Rangers to be better than OK. They're going through a lull here.

One day, the small espresso shop near the site of the London Games was the "Olympic" cafe.

The Mariners matched their season-best win streak of four games with a win Monday over the Rangers, whom they are looking up to in the American League West.