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RBI machine hits two of Texas' six home runs

(NEWSER) - Josh Hamilton went 5-for-5 with two long homers and five RBIs, and the Texas Rangers, with six home runs total, beat the Houston Astros 16-8 Friday night in a wild Lone Star Series opener. Ian Kinsler scored the go-ahead run in the seventh inning on a close play that led to the ejection of Astros manager Cecil Cooper. More»

Detroit enjoys an 11-run sixth inning for third-straight win

(NEWSER) - The bats came alive for the struggling Tigers last night in a 19-6 win over the Texas Rangers. Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer, while Carlos Guillen had three of his five RBIs in an 11-run sixth inning for Detroit. Jacque Jones also homered for the Tigers who started the season 2-10. Detroit is now 9-13 after a three-game winning streak. More»

Former MVP says he had a 'weak night'

(NEWSER) - Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton had to step before the cameras today and admit he had a "weak night" this week when we went to a bar and had "three or four" drinks, reports the Dallas Morning News . A pro athlete tipping back a few wouldn't normally be news, but Hamilton has a long history of drug and alcohol abuse—he missed the entire 2004 and 2005 seasons before making a comeback that earned him MVP honors in 2010. More»

St. Louis beats Texas in Game 7, 6-2

(NEWSER) - It lacked the drama of Game 6 , but Cardinals fans don't care: St. Louis beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in Game 7 tonight to win the World Series. The Cardinals went up for good in the third on a solo home run from Allen Craig that made it 3-2. As for Game 6 hero David Freese, he doubled in the bottom of the first to knock in two runs, tie the game, and set an MLB record with 21 postseason RBI. Freese, who grew up in St. Louis, was named Series MVP. Game blog from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is here . More»

Sportswriters breathless after last night's epic World Series game

(NEWSER) - The words “best ever” are being thrown around a lot this morning, after the Cardinals’ epic 10-9 win over the Texans in Game 6 of the World Series. Here’s what the breathless sportswriters out there are saying:

• “The term ‘baseball game’ doesn’t begin to do justice to this remarkable life experience,” writes Jayson Stark of ESPN . No matter how many postseason games you’ve seen, “you would have a very, very, very difficult time making a case that any of them were better than this one.”
• From the ninth inning on, “you couldn’t breathe,” writes Jonah Keri of Grantland . “We'd crossed the plane of reality to some screenwriter's fantasy.” This could only happen in baseball, the game with no clock, the “game where time stands still, and the impossible becomes possible.”