Rookie Derek Holland replaced Feldman and, while he had a few hiccups out there, still went three inings, allowing only one run. Holland will hit a tough stretch at some point (young pitchers always do) but if he continues to pitch anywhere close to how he has thus far, he'll be in the regular rotation before the All-Star break.
Ian Kinsler hit two more homeruns and continues to pace this team. When he hits, this offense just rolls. Kinsler is now 30-for-59 (.508) against the Baltimore Orioles since the beginning of 2008.
Josh Hamilton went 2 for 3, but aggravated a rib injury in his final at-bat and was obviously laboring on the basepaths. In the dugout, cameras caught Hamilton trying to catch his breath, telling manager Ron Washington, "I can't breathe." One has to worry that this might become a season-long issue. Surely Texas will be very cautious with this injury.
Texas hit four more homeruns (Kinsler w/ 2, Chris Davis and Andruw Jones with solo homeruns) and are leading the league in this category.
However, Texas is also the worst in the league in bullpen ERA and C.J. Wilson did nothing to help that stat last night, allowing 3 more runs in only 1/3 of an inning before being bailed out by Frank Francisco. After allowing a 2-run double, Frankie reached down for a little something extra and throwing 96 mph heat past Nick Markakis, saving the game and picking up his 4th save of the year.
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