Nelson Cruz's hot hitting continued for Texas as he went 2 for 4 with a solo homerun in the first game of a 3-game set against the New York Yankees. Unfortunately, he was the only member of the offense to bother showing up Monday afternoon.
Yankees starter Phil Hughes dominated Texas to the tune of six strikeouts over eight scoreless innings. He allowed only three hits.
The Yankees offense was also running high, led by Alex Rodriguez, who went 5 for 5 with two douobles and four RBI.
Another former Ranger, Mark Teixeira went 2 for 4 with a double, two RBI, and three runs scored.
"When you get beat like this, you let it go," Rangers outfielder Marlon Byrd said. "They came in here and kicked our tails. Phil Hughes made great pitches. It was one of those games. They played a great game, we didn't and it showed on the scoreboard."
The Rangers have now lost 24 of the last 32 games played against the Yankees going back to 2005. They have also lost 17 of the last 21 games played against New York at home dating back to '04.
Matt Harrison was knocked around from the very beginning, allowing seven earned runs in only five innings pitched.
"It's very disappointing," Harrison said. "I felt good coming into the game, but I wasn't able to get the job done. My stuff was there, but I didn't put it where I wanted it. I left fastballs over the plate, and I couldn't throw my breaking ball for a strike. They make you pay when all you can do is throw fastballs for strikes and they're sitting on it."
Ian Kinsler, Michael Young & Josh Hamilton set the tone for the poor offensive performance, going a combined 1 for 10 with one walk. Michael Young thinks Texas will get right back after it.
"We're not going to sit here and pout about it," Young said. "They swung it well and pitched well. You want to play well in front of a great crowd, but that's not something we're focusing on when we leave here. We're focused on how we can get better."
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