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World Series Results...RANGERS (3-3).
..........Date Opponent Result.Record..Winning Pitcher..Losing Pitcher.
Wed,10/19 at Cardinals..L 2-3..(0-1)....Carpenter(1-0).......Wilson (0-1).
Thu,,10/20 at Cardinals.W 2-1..(1-1)......Adams (1-0)........Motte (0-1).
Sat,,,10/22 at Rangers.L 7-16..(1-2).......Lynn (1-0)............Harrison (0-1)..
Sun,,,10/23 at Rangers..W 4-0..(2-2)......Holland (16-5).........Jackson (12-9).
Mon,,10/24 at Rangers..W 4-2..(3-2).........Oliver (1-0)..............Dotel (0-1).
Wed, 10/26 at Cardinals Postponed (3-2).
Thu,,10/27 at Cardinals..L 9-10..(3-3)....Westbrook (1-0)..........Lowe (0-1).

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......Date Opponent...Time Broadcast..RANGER'S Pitcher..Opposing Pitcher.
Fri, 10/28 at Cardinals 7:05p..FOX.......Harrison (14-9)..Carpenter (11-9).


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"After it was over, La Russa wasn't willing to announce his starter for Game 7 — many believe it will be ace Chris Carpenter on three days' rest. Matt Harrison is set to start for Texas."

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Went to a better game Friday Night and missed the Ranger's playoff game!
Soooooooooooo 2 recap and put this Season's topic away FOREVER!!!
Here I go!!
2011 Texas Rangers.
.........Date Opponent Result..Record....Winning Pitcher..Losing Pitcher.
Fri, 10/28 at Cardinals..L 2-6....3-4......Carpenter (2-0)..Harrison (0-2).

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Redbirds finish magic Carp-et ride to 11th title.
Cardinals 6-2 Rangers.
Cardinals win 2011 World Series.
......1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9=R H E.
TEX-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 =2 6 0.
STL-2 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 x=6 7 1.

W:Carpenter (2-0)
L:Harrison (0-2)

"A postseason run for the ages concluded with the Cards crowned as World Series champs for the 11th time in franchise history. Chris Carpenter pitched on short rest to help dispatch Texas in Game 7, and David Freese earned Fall Classic MVP honors."



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So close to title, Rangers turned away.
First-inning lead vanishes as Cardinals capture championship.
By T.R. Sullivan/MLB.com|.

ST. LOUIS--"The Rangers and their pitching faded at the finish line, and their glorious season has come to a disappointing and frustrating end, one victory short of the ultimate prize.


After twice being one strike away from winning it all on Thursday night, the Rangers couldn't throw enough strikes and it cost them in Friday's Game 7 of the World Series, a 6-2 loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Instead of winning the first World Series title in club history, the Rangers had to endure the pain of watching St. Louis celebrate for the 11th time since 1926.

"I can't describe how I'm feeling, but it's not a good feeling," third baseman Adrian Beltre said in the visitors' clubhouse afterward.

"It's disappointing, but at the same point, I'm proud to be a member of the 2011 Rangers," first baseman Michael Young said. "The last two nights stink, but we'll regroup, we'll heal and we'll get back after it."

The Rangers met for an extended period of time after the game as a group to try to absorb another painful World Series loss. A number of people spoke, including manager Ron Washington.

"I felt like they are champions, although we didn't get the World Series trophy," Washington told his players. "Those guys committed themselves to getting here this year and win this, and they did it. A lot of times it's nothing but talk, but it wasn't talk in that Texas Rangers clubhouse. We just didn't get it done. We got beat by a good club."

The Rangers had gone 46 straight games without losing back-to-back games, then lost their last two of the season. They remain one of eight franchises to have never won a World Series. The Rangers and the Padres are the only two of those eight to have appeared in two World Series.


The Rangers, who lost last year's World Series to the Giants in five games, are also the first team to lose back-to-back Fall Classics since the Braves did so in 1991 and '92. That was at the beginning of the Braves' long run of success, but that's probably of little consolation to the Rangers, who blew two-run leads in the ninth and 10th innings of Game 6, then went quietly into the night in Game 7.

"We all know we lost the Series yesterday," Beltre said. "We shouldn't have let it slip away. We came back today to try to win it, but the momentum just took them and they won it. It's not a nice feeling.

"We had in our mind that we were going to win the World Series. We were one strike away, but it didn't happen. It would be easier if you lose four games in a row than having the thought that you were one strike away. It's not easy. That game [on Thursday] will be hard to forget."

Game 7 ended up being an anti-climatic clunker after the 11-inning epic on Thursday night that really kept the Rangers from achieving their dream.

"Just in the same way it never gets old to pop champagne and celebrate, this will never be a good feeling," outfielder David Murphy said. "It hurts. It's hard to go through a full season and play so well, and not get it done. There were so many positives, but right now it hurts."

Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter, pitching on three days' rest in the first World Series Game 7 to be played since 2002, survived a rough first inning to work six-plus frames and earn the victory. The Rangers used six pitchers, combining to walk six and hit two batters, and four of those free passes ended up scoring. Texas set a World Series record by issuing 41 walks and tied a record by walking nine intentionally.

"Maybe we were just trying too hard," Adams said. "Maybe we were worn down or trying to be too fine. You really can't pinpoint one reason why we walked so many people."

Rangers starter Matt Harrison, well rested since his Game 3 start last Saturday, lasted just four innings, allowing three runs on five hits and two killer walks. He threw 77 pitches and struck out just one while taking his second loss of the World Series.

The Rangers did seem to recover quickly from the heart-breaking loss in Game 6. Texas gave Harrison a 2-0 lead in the first against Carpenter, even though Ian Kinsler got picked off after leading off the game with a single.

Elvis Andrus drew a walk and scored on a double by Josh Hamilton. Young's double scored Hamilton, but Carpenter shut off the rally by striking out Beltre and getting Nelson Cruz on a grounder. Young's hit was also the Rangers' last with runners in scoring position, and they were 1-for-9 in those situations.

"I think we showed what we were made of when we came right out and scored two runs," Young said. "But after that, their pitchers settled down and started making pitches."

It might have been different if the Rangers had been able to hold the lead. But Harrison gave the runs right back in the bottom of the first. After retiring the first two hitters, he walked Albert Pujols on four pitches and Lance Berkman on five. David Freese, who would earn the World Series Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet, worked his way to a full count, then doubled into the left-center-field gap to score both runners.

"We're up, 2-0, I get the first two outs and then I had two really bad walks," Harrison said. "There was some pitches that were close that didn't go our way, but I'm not going to make excuses. I was just barely missing some pitches and falling behind."

Allen Craig, in the lineup because Matt Holliday was sidelined with a sprained right wrist, gave the Cardinals the lead with a one-out home run in the third. It was his third home run of the World Series. Scott Feldman took over in the fifth and couldn't keep it a one-run game.

Instead, the Cardinals scored two without benefit of a hit, as three walks and two hit batsmen -- the last by C.J. Wilson -- forced home two runs. Molina hit an RBI single in the seventh off Adams to make it 6-2.

The Rangers bullpen had a 7.43 ERA and an opponents' batting average of .311 for the World Series. Texas relievers had a 2.34 ERA while holding opponents to a .193 batting average in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

"I don't have the answer, because I wish they would have continued to be dominant," Washington said. "I wish I did have the answer. I don't. You know, those are the guys that got us here, and those guys were in a position to take us further, and it didn't get done."

The Rangers as a team, for the second time in as many years, didn't get it done when it mattered most, and it hurts just as much the second time around.

"It was a great Series," Murphy said. "We'll all remember it as a great Series. It's just tough that we were one pitch away. It's hard."

T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com.

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So close to title, Rangers turned away.
First-inning lead vanishes as Cardinals capture championship.
By T.R. Sullivan/MLB.com|.

ST. LOUIS--"The Rangers and their pitching faded at the finish line, and their glorious season has come to a disappointing and frustrating end, one victory short of the ultimate prize.


After twice being one strike away from winning it all on Thursday night, the Rangers couldn't throw enough strikes and it cost them in Friday's Game 7 of the World Series, a 6-2 loss to the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Instead of winning the first World Series title in club history, the Rangers had to endure the pain of watching St. Louis celebrate for the 11th time since 1926.

"I can't describe how I'm feeling, but it's not a good feeling," third baseman Adrian Beltre said in the visitors' clubhouse afterward.

"It's disappointing, but at the same point, I'm proud to be a member of the 2011 Rangers," first baseman Michael Young said. "The last two nights stink, but we'll regroup, we'll heal and we'll get back after it."

The Rangers met for an extended period of time after the game as a group to try to absorb another painful World Series loss. A number of people spoke, including manager Ron Washington.

"I felt like they are champions, although we didn't get the World Series trophy," Washington told his players. "Those guys committed themselves to getting here this year and win this, and they did it. A lot of times it's nothing but talk, but it wasn't talk in that Texas Rangers clubhouse. We just didn't get it done. We got beat by a good club."

The Rangers had gone 46 straight games without losing back-to-back games, then lost their last two of the season. They remain one of eight franchises to have never won a World Series. The Rangers and the Padres are the only two of those eight to have appeared in two World Series.


The Rangers, who lost last year's World Series to the Giants in five games, are also the first team to lose back-to-back Fall Classics since the Braves did so in 1991 and '92. That was at the beginning of the Braves' long run of success, but that's probably of little consolation to the Rangers, who blew two-run leads in the ninth and 10th innings of Game 6, then went quietly into the night in Game 7.

"We all know we lost the Series yesterday," Beltre said. "We shouldn't have let it slip away. We came back today to try to win it, but the momentum just took them and they won it. It's not a nice feeling.

"We had in our mind that we were going to win the World Series. We were one strike away, but it didn't happen. It would be easier if you lose four games in a row than having the thought that you were one strike away. It's not easy. That game [on Thursday] will be hard to forget."

Game 7 ended up being an anti-climatic clunker after the 11-inning epic on Thursday night that really kept the Rangers from achieving their dream.

"Just in the same way it never gets old to pop champagne and celebrate, this will never be a good feeling," outfielder David Murphy said. "It hurts. It's hard to go through a full season and play so well, and not get it done. There were so many positives, but right now it hurts."

Cardinals ace Chris Carpenter, pitching on three days' rest in the first World Series Game 7 to be played since 2002, survived a rough first inning to work six-plus frames and earn the victory. The Rangers used six pitchers, combining to walk six and hit two batters, and four of those free passes ended up scoring. Texas set a World Series record by issuing 41 walks and tied a record by walking nine intentionally.

"Maybe we were just trying too hard," Adams said. "Maybe we were worn down or trying to be too fine. You really can't pinpoint one reason why we walked so many people."

Rangers starter Matt Harrison, well rested since his Game 3 start last Saturday, lasted just four innings, allowing three runs on five hits and two killer walks. He threw 77 pitches and struck out just one while taking his second loss of the World Series.

The Rangers did seem to recover quickly from the heart-breaking loss in Game 6. Texas gave Harrison a 2-0 lead in the first against Carpenter, even though Ian Kinsler got picked off after leading off the game with a single.

Elvis Andrus drew a walk and scored on a double by Josh Hamilton. Young's double scored Hamilton, but Carpenter shut off the rally by striking out Beltre and getting Nelson Cruz on a grounder. Young's hit was also the Rangers' last with runners in scoring position, and they were 1-for-9 in those situations.

"I think we showed what we were made of when we came right out and scored two runs," Young said. "But after that, their pitchers settled down and started making pitches."

It might have been different if the Rangers had been able to hold the lead. But Harrison gave the runs right back in the bottom of the first. After retiring the first two hitters, he walked Albert Pujols on four pitches and Lance Berkman on five. David Freese, who would earn the World Series Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet, worked his way to a full count, then doubled into the left-center-field gap to score both runners.

"We're up, 2-0, I get the first two outs and then I had two really bad walks," Harrison said. "There was some pitches that were close that didn't go our way, but I'm not going to make excuses. I was just barely missing some pitches and falling behind."

Allen Craig, in the lineup because Matt Holliday was sidelined with a sprained right wrist, gave the Cardinals the lead with a one-out home run in the third. It was his third home run of the World Series. Scott Feldman took over in the fifth and couldn't keep it a one-run game.

Instead, the Cardinals scored two without benefit of a hit, as three walks and two hit batsmen -- the last by C.J. Wilson -- forced home two runs. Molina hit an RBI single in the seventh off Adams to make it 6-2.

The Rangers bullpen had a 7.43 ERA and an opponents' batting average of .311 for the World Series. Texas relievers had a 2.34 ERA while holding opponents to a .193 batting average in the first two rounds of the playoffs.

"I don't have the answer, because I wish they would have continued to be dominant," Washington said. "I wish I did have the answer. I don't. You know, those are the guys that got us here, and those guys were in a position to take us further, and it didn't get done."

The Rangers as a team, for the second time in as many years, didn't get it done when it mattered most, and it hurts just as much the second time around.

"It was a great Series," Murphy said. "We'll all remember it as a great Series. It's just tough that we were one pitch away. It's hard."

T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com.

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Cruz's bid for home run record robbed at wall.
By Anthony Castrovince and Chris Haft/MLB.com|.
St. LOUIS--"Plays at the wall have not been kind to Nelson Cruz lately.
With the Rangers trailing by three in the top of the sixth inning of their 6-2 loss to the Cardinals in Game 7 of the World Series on Friday night at Busch Stadium, Cruz lifted a high, deep fly off Chris Carpenter. The ball sailed to left, seemingly destined to clear the wall and not only pull the Rangers closer, but give Cruz the record for home runs in a single postseason.

Left fielder Allen Craig had other ideas.

Molina's RBI single"I had a bead on it the whole way," Craig said. "I just didn't know if it was ever going to come down, since it was so high. I was just trying to find the spot where it was going to land. And it just happened to be right over the wall, and I'm glad I could catch it."

Craig tracked the ball to the wall and made a leaping grab to rob Cruz and the Rangers. And it was a big out, under the circumstances.

"I missed it," Cruz said of the 1-1 pitch he drove. "I wasn't sure that the ball was going to go out."

Cruz tied the record of eight homers, set by Barry Bonds in 2002 and matched by Carlos Beltran in 2004, in Game 6. But later in that game, he was unable to make a play at the wall on David Freese's two-run triple in the ninth, on which the Cardinals tied the game with the Rangers just one strike away from a World Series title.

Rangers manager Ron Washington refused to dwell on Cruz's inability to come up with the ball.

"We've always been a group of guys that win and lose together," Washington said. "The play wasn't made, and Nelson is not the one guy that should be singled out. Every single guy in that clubhouse feels the loss for that."

Cruz's 14 career postseason home runs are tied for the ninth-most in Major League history and mark the all-time postseason record over two calendar years, according to the Elias Sports Bureau."

Anthony Castrovince is a reporter for MLB.com.

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Classic requires drama, not biggest, best teams.
By Peter Gammons|MLB.com Columnist|.

"In the end, the compelling World Series exit memories were thousands upon thousands of red shirts -- what fall baseball is supposed to be. Like the millions of flaming October trees along the Blue Ridge Parkway or the Tetons or, as Chris Carpenter knows so well, the Kancamangus Highway on the drive from St. Johnsbury, Vt., to Bethel, Maine. They are what fall is all about.

In the end, Carpenter and David Freese became national faces, and local schlock jocks on sports radio in Boston, New York and Philadelphia who sneered that no one cared about this Series learned that whatever TV ratings actually mean bore out what we all knew -- that the 2011 World Series mattered, and therefore baseball mattered.

In an illogical month in which the final day of the season saw the Cardinals and Rays get in as the Braves and Red Sox were eliminated, 38 of a possible 41 postseason games were played, including loser-go-home finales in four of the seven series. What mattered wasn't having the Yankees, Mets, Red Sox, Cubs, Dodgers or Phillies in prime time. It was the game.


Cards talk about title win.
La Russa: This one is different.
Freese on postseason performanceTo again quote the poet Vin Scully, in the year of the improbable, the impossible seemingly kept repeating itself, from Evan Longoria's final day walk-off to Nelson Cruz's home runs against Detroit to the incredible Carpenter 1-0 elimination victory over Roy Halladay to the Texas Rangers twice being one pitch away from their first championship ... to the improbable heroics of a David Freese character who was cast off by the San Diego Padres.

Jason Motte finished a month of sudden deaths, which is what baseball theatre is all about. We all appreciate the science and reliability of ZiPS projections and the predictability of teams winning when they have a two-run lead in the ninth inning, but the compelling memories of the World Series are about Don Larsen, 81-91 in his career, and Ron Swoboda, Brian Doyle and Dane Iorg.

Major League Baseball isn't the National Football League. It isn't scheduled for set times. This year, those who run MLB did some very smart things, ending the season in mid-week and beginning and ending the World Series during the week, instead of going head-to-head with the set weekend sports comforts of NCAA Saturdays and NFL Sundays. That was an experiment that worked, right from the Cardinals slipping in on Carpenter's shutout of the Astros while the Braves exhausted bullpen's season ended outs from the playoffs.

Baseball also was reminded that it needs the October drama of elimination games. Of course, that isn't always fair, but there is theatre in improbable unfairness, be it Kirk Gibson's home run or Don Denkinger's call or the Marlins beating the Yankees. As the playoffs expand, the play-in, play-out games must be seriously considered.

And, once again, baseball was reminded of the drama of the seven-game World Series. This was the first since 2002 -- the last great Fall Classic. Remember that, when in Game 6 in Anaheim, the Giants seemingly had it won when Barry Bonds homered off Francisco Rodriguez in the top of the seventh for a 5-0 lead, only to have the Angels rally for six runs in the seventh and eighth for the 6-5 win that took them to a seventh game and John Lackey win?

Think back to 1991, when the Twins came home trailing 3-2 to the Braves, Kirby Puckett had his three-hit, game-robbing-catch, walk-off-homer Saturday night that brought the world to the classic Jack Morris/John Smoltz game won in the 10th inning on Gene Larkin's fly ball.

But, understand, 1991, 2001 and 2002 became aberrations. In 1985, 1986 and 1987, the World Series had seventh games, and all the drama that went with them. But in the 22 years following -- which does not include 1994, when the Fall Classic was cancelled -- there were only four Series that went to a loser-go-home seventh game. In the 1950, 1960s and 1970s, over half the World Series (16 of 30) were decided by seventh games, making heroes of Billy Martin, Sandy Amoros, Johnny Podres, Lew Burdette, Sandy Koufax, Bob Gibson, Mickey Lolich, Steve Blass, Dick Green ...

In the end, much was compelling about the World Series champion Cardinals. Carpenter finished the Series just as he threw the shutout against Houston to make the playoffs and beat Halladay to make the NLCS, did the expected because, as Tony LaRussa said, "he is the ultimate warrior."

Freese's amazing power display against the Brewers and Rangers underscored another wonderful storyline -- the teaching of Mark McGwire and the joy he has found in teaching and being back in the game he so loves. The historic figures of LaRussa, the third-winningest manager after Connie Mack and John McGraw, and Albert Pujols, one of the greatest players of any generation.

The World Series has never been about the best team in baseball winning; it wasn't in 1960 or 1988, 1985 or 1987. The Rangers were probably the best team in the regular season of 2011, yet when they got to the World Series, Neftali Feliz and Alexi Ogando were fried and could only get them to within one pitch of what they will always believed they earned.

Baseball once again proved that it is far more than the Red Sox and the Yankees, that what David Freese is mattered more than what Alex Rodriguez was. Hey, Allen Craig now has more World Series homers, RBIs, run-preventing catches and rings than Ted Williams.

Which is what makes an October classic."

Peter Gammons is a columnist for MLB.com.

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Though derailed, Texas set up to return.
With exception of Wilson, club's core locked in for 2012.
By T.R. Sullivan/MLB.com|.

ST. LOUIS--"The World Series is over, and at 11:01 p.m. CT on Saturday, Rangers left-hander C.J. Wilson is going to be a free agent. Standing in the middle of the visitors' clubhouse on Friday after the Rangers' 6-2 loss to the Cardinals in Game 7 of the World Series, Wilson wasn't ready to talk about what's next for him.

"The only thing I'm thinking about is getting out of these clothes and taking a shower," Wilson said. "Other than that, I'm driving to California and going to a wedding. One of my friends is getting married. That's the only thing that's going on with me. I don't know what will happen next."

What happens next is that the offseason will start for the Rangers, who will begin the process of putting together another championship-caliber team. Wilson's situation is a big question mark, but the Rangers walked out of Busch Stadium on Friday night determined to make it three trips to the Fall Classic in a row next year.

Daniels on Rangers' foundation:
Rangers general manager Jon Daniels talks about the ability for the team to excel with the players they currently have.

Washington on Ryan molding team.
"Obviously, this will stink for a while," first baseman Michael Young said. "But this will wear off in time, and we'll get back at it. We're not going to sit here and use this Series as motivation. We just know this is a championship-caliber team. That's good enough. This is a great group of guys. We don't need to make changes. We just need to keep going.

At first glance, the Rangers appear to be in good shape as far as being able to repeat as American League champions. Regardless of what happens with Wilson, they still expect to bring back four other starters in Colby Lewis, Matt Harrison, Derek Holland and Alexi Ogando. They'll retain Neftali Feliz as their closer, unless he's moved into the rotation. The bullpen will have to be reworked, but that's an annual event.

Some of the Rangers' position players need to get healthy. Josh Hamilton could end up undergoing surgery to repair a sports hernia that has been bothering him for two months.

"I'm going to take at least week off and go see a doctor in Philadelphia," Hamilton said. "I'll let him check me out, do some scans. If there's something he needs to fix, he'll fix it."

Others are nursing nagging injuries, but the Rangers should have their entire lineup intact when Spring Training opens in February.

"Most of the club is going to be back," general manager Jon Daniels said. "We have a lot of guys in their primes, and the pipeline's full. We talked all postseason about the work of our organization -- big league staff, Minor League staff, scouts. We've got a running start, so to speak. But there's always a lot of work to be done, and we have to start looking at that."

Starting pitching will take up much of the front office's time, whether it's trying to re-sign Wilson, potentially moving Feliz to the rotation or hoping that Japanese ace Yu Darvish wants to pitch in the United States.

The Rangers have to exercise a $3.25 million option on Lewis, but that should be the ultimate no-brainer. The other three are just finishing their first full seasons as starters and could form the core of the Rangers' rotation for the next three to four years. Harrison is entering his first year of salary arbitration, while Holland and Ogando both have fewer than three years of service time.


"It's a great group of core players," Lewis said. "We're looking forward to next year and getting back here again. That's all there is to it."

Moving Feliz to the rotation remains a strong possibility. The Rangers considered that this past spring before leaving him as closer. They still place a higher premium on using their best talent in the rotation than in the bullpen, and Feliz may be more receptive to the move after all that has transpired, including his struggles in Game 6, when he surrendered a game-tying two-run triple with the Rangers one strike from a championship. Getting over that blown save is going to be tough.

"I'll remember the pitch that I gave up -- the triple," Feliz said. "I've made that pitch a lot of times this season. I just have to forget about it."

The Rangers still have Scott Feldman, a 17-game winner in 2009 who re-established himself as an effective reliever during this postseason. He is signed next season for $6.25 million.

Then there is Darvish, the 25-year-old right-hander from Japan who remains undecided if he will jump to the United States next season. If he does, the Rangers will likely be interested, although it could take more than $100 million to get it done.

"Our mindset, as soon as this season is over, is going to be, 'How do we get back? How do we figure out a way to do it and keep it going?'" Daniels said. "I'm really proud of everything we've accomplished to this point, and hopefully we can add something to it. I think we have a chance to do it if we keep making good decisions and our players keep playing at this level."

The Rangers know they have enough offense, and they are content to let Mitch Moreland grow at first base rather than chase after free-agent first basemen Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder. The Rangers would rather use that money on pitching, and they are already dealing with a growing payroll.

The Rangers spent approximately $92 million this season and will likely exceed that next year. Once they have exercised the option on Lewis, they will have almost $70 million allocated to eight players: Young, Hamilton, Adrian Beltre, Ian Kinsler, Yorvit Torrealba, Koji Uehara, Feldman and Lewis. They could also have as many as 10 players eligible for arbitration.

If Feliz is shifted to the rotation, the Rangers will have to replace him at the back end of the bullpen. Mike Adams and Mark Lowe could be the in-house candidates, but Texas could also look hard at a free-agent list that includes Heath Bell, Joe Nathan, Jonathan Papelbon and Francisco Rodriguez.

The Rangers will also have to review their left-handed relief, as Darren Oliver and Michael Gonzalez are both free agents. Oliver would likely be easy to re-sign if he decides to play one more year, while Gonzalez is likely to sign elsewhere.

The Rangers also have to get over the disappointment of a second World Series defeat in as many seasons. But Daniels sees this team having no troubles doing that. He sees a team that will be ready to make another run when Spring Training rolls around.

"This club is unbelievably resilient, unbelievably mentally strong top to bottom, No. 1 through 25, and [manager Ron Washington], obviously that's where it comes from," Daniels said. "So no. People asked us this year in Spring Training, 'Is there going to be a World Series hangover?' Obviously, there wasn't."

T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com..

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Back-to-back heartbreak.
For the fifth time in recent Fall Classic history, a club has lost consecutive World Series.
..Team Years..
Rangers 2010-11
Braves 1991-92
Dodgers 1977-78
Yankees 1963-64
Dodgers 1954-55

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Game 7 highest-rated MLB game since 2004.
By Tom Singer/MLB.com|.

"Baseball's largest television audience in seven years watched the St. Louis Cardinals capture the 2011 World Series with Friday night's Game 7 victory over the Texas Rangers.

The game attracted 25.4 million viewers across the country, making it the most-watched telecast since the 2004 World Series, in which the Boston Red Sox ended their 86-year drought by completing a four-game sweep -- over the Cardinals.

Thanks to the peak interest in Game 7 -- following the Cardinals' 10-9, 11-inning victory in the historic Game 6 -- FOX experienced the best Friday night in the network's history. The World Series gave FOX six primetime viewership wins in a seven-night span.

The Friday night rating of 14.7 raised the overall Nielsen's rating for the 2011 Fall Classic to 10.0, representing an increase of 19 percent over the ratings for the '10 World Series between Texas and San Francisco, closed out in five games by the Giants.

Attracting fans around the nation, Game 7 was arresting in St. Louis: The market ratings were 52.7 -- but that jumped to a near-unanimous 89.0 as the Cardinals were wrapping up their clinching 6-2 victory.

Having the Rangers in a second consecutive World Series made an impact on the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The 2011 World Series had a rating of 38.0 in the area -- a jump of 22 percent from last fall's 31.1 average."

Tom Singer is a national reporter for MLB.com.

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Harrison over Holland could prompt questions.
Washington stays with gut, sends former to mound in Game 7.
By Chris Haft/MLB.com|.

ST. LOUIS--"Matt Harrison or Derek Holland?

That's the question Rangers fans might contemplate as they endure a winter of wondering how this year's World Series might have ended more successfully for their team.

Manager Ron Washington stuck to his decision to start Harrison in Friday night's decisive Game 7 over Holland, who pitched 8 1/3 shutout innings in Game 4. Harrison absorbed the decision in the 6-2 defeat, allowing the Cardinals three runs on five hits in four innings. But Washington publicly entertained no alternatives, displaying his penchant for remaining loyal to his players and the roles they occupy -- and for sticking to his own convictions.

Washington: No regrets:
Ron Washington feels he made the right decision starting Matt Harrison instead of Derek Holland in Game 7.

Asked directly whether anything about the Harrison-versus-Holland issue will linger in the back of his mind, Washington said, "There's not going to be anything in the back of my mind. I did what I thought was best for us. A lot of people have opinions about things, but as I said the first time I sat down here when we came down to St. Louis, I know my team better than anybody in this room."

Texas trailed only 3-2 when Harrison departed. But the left-hander lost command after retiring the first two hitters he faced. He yielded World Series Most Valuable Player David Freese's two-run double following walks to Albert Pujols and Lance Berkman in the opening frame. Of the first 17 pitches Harrison threw, only five were strikes.

"I was trying to stay aggressive, but I was missing early in the count," Harrison said. "I made a mistake on that 3-2 pitch to Freese. I think it just gave them confidence."

Harrison finished 0-2 with a 7.04 ERA in his two Fall Classic starts, which paled alongside Holland's 1-0, 0.87 showing that included a two-inning relief stint in Game 6. But Harrison was the more consistent performer in the first two postseason rounds, recording a 4.22 ERA in three appearances. Holland had a 5.27 ERA in four games, including an 8.59 mark in two American League Championship Series starts against Detroit.

Holland refused to get dragged into the debate over whether he should have started the decisive game.

"I'm a team guy," he said. "I may be happy with how I may have done some things, but at the same time, I didn't do my job to help our team win the World Series. I just feel like there was more that we could do."

Chris Haft is a reporter for MLB.com.

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Disappointed Holland puts year in perspective.
Texas left-hander balances individual growth, team falling short.
By Louie Horvath/MLB.com|.


ARLINGTON--"The Rangers' clubhouse looked like an elementary school classroom two days after the last day of class -- boxes everywhere, walls stripped down to the essentials and no one but the clubhouse attendants milling about.

It was in this environment that 2011 Rangers breakout pitcher Derek Holland tried to put his season into perspective.

As late as July 2, it looked like Holland was headed toward his third consecutive largely forgettable season with the Rangers, giving up five runs in two-thirds of an inning against the Marlins. Though he had pitched one shutout, his ERA still sat at 5.10 after that start.

Holland's impersonations"I definitely matured, that's the big thing," Holland said. "That's what it all comes down to. I feel like I grew stronger as a pitcher and did a good job for the most part, except here and there with some of my starts."

From that point on, Holland won more games than every other American League pitcher other than Cy Young favorite Justin Verlander of the Tigers, going 10-1 in his final 15 starts. His 2.77 ERA was the second best among Rangers starters, just a hair behind the 2.73 posted by staff ace C.J. Wilson.

"We all have ups and downs, but I had a rollercoaster season, I feel, and I'm not going to let that affect anything," Holland said. "I worked really hard, continued to battle through the hard times and the good times. I think this was a good season for me. Got to get ready for next season."

Gone were the two-innings-or-less starts of earlier in the season, and they were replaced by quality starts. For the last 15 starts of Holland's season, only once did he go less than two innings, and three times he pitched shutouts.

In his biggest start of the season, with the Rangers down 2-1 to the Cardinals in the World Series, Holland pulled out one of the more dominating performances in Fall Classic history, going 8 1/3 scoreless innings, the longest by an AL pitcher in the World Series since Andy Pettitte in 1996.

What appeared to be a series-turning point will now be little more than a footnote, due to the Cardinals' comeback.

"It obviously meant a lot -- I pitched a huge game and made a statement when I was out there, but at the same time, it's more about the team," Holland said. "It's not about myself. I have nothing I care more about than winning the World Series."

Even though he turned in a much better World Series than in 2010 -- in which he gave up three earned runs on four walks in one inning -- Holland could hardly sleep knowing that the Rangers left something on the table this season.

"I am probably going to feel the pain for a couple days. It's the World Series, I just lost the biggest game of the year for us," Holland said. "That's huge for us. Once it's a couple days, we'll let it settle, and move on from there and get ready for next year."

Depending on what happens with the Rangers in the offseason, Holland may have a shot to take the mantle of staff ace from Wilson and be counted on to start Opening Day.

Just one day after the World Series, Holland is not ready to look at next year or the Rangers' attempt to reach a third consecutive Fall Classic, something no team has done since the Yankees made it from 1998-2001.

"That's true, but this just ended," Holland said of a possible return to the Fall Classic. "We're not going to go too far yet. We didn't get what we wanted. We just have to use that for next year again and push ourselves again."

Around that same time as his turnaround that began on July 7, Holland began growing a mustache that was the butt of many Twitter jokes throughout the playoffs. Going into next season, Holland has not decided what direction he wants to go with the "Dutchstache."

"I don't know. Obviously I'm going to let it grow out through November," Holland said. I'm doing the November thing [no-shave November]. It's going to help out, but we'll see. I'm not really going to say too much, because I don't know what I'm going to do yet."

Holland will go back to Ohio for a week, and then return to Texas to prepare for another season with the disappointment from this season still lingering, mixed with the success Holland experienced at the same time.

"We appreciate what we've done, and we're happy and blessed with the things that happened, but at the same time, it's a letdown for us," Holland said. "We made it for the second year in a row, and we didn't get the job down. I feel like we let ourselves down, our fans down and Texas down. We had the team to do it."

Louie Horvath is an associate reporter for MLB.com.

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Eight items of interest as club enters offseason
Will Rangers re-sign Wilson? Will Feliz become a starter?
By T.R. Sullivan/MLB.com|.

ARLINGTON--"Eight things to ponder from the Rangers' loss to the Cardinals in the 2011 World Series as the offseason commences. More later as the winter progresses ...


C.J. Wilson:
He is 31-15 with a 3.14 ERA as a starter over the past two years. Among American League pitchers, he is tied for fourth in wins and 10th both in ERA and innings. He is 1-5 with a 4.82 ERA in nine starts and one relief appearance in the playoffs. The Rangers get to the playoffs because Wilson is in their rotation. Now they have to decide if they are going to pay him like a potential No. 1 starter to keep him in the rotation.

"Everybody's negotiations go differently, and I don't know," Wilson said. "I mean I feel like I pitched pretty well in the World Series, and I hope that that rinses out the bad taste people have in their mouth from the bad inning I had in Detroit and the bad game I had against Tampa."



Rangers look ahead to 2012.
Former general manager Jim Duquette looks at the strong nucleus returning for the Rangers as they look to return to the World Series in 2012.

Ron Washington:
He has taken his team to the World Series two straight years. It's unlikely that he will receive a Manager of the Year Award for his efforts. It would be an upset if he beat out Detroit's Jim Leyland or Tampa Bay's Joe Maddon for that honor this season. Voters have an affinity for managers who take a team to the playoffs when they didn't go the year before. The voting was also done before Washington's team beat the Rays and the Tigers in the first two rounds.

Here is an idea. The Rangers could present Washington with a more tangible reward for his efforts. He has one year left on a two-year contract. Perhaps a two-year contract extension is in order before the Rangers get too far into the offseason.



Starting pitchers:
Texas starters were 74-40 with a 3.65 ERA that was the third-best in the American League during the season. During the playoffs, they were 4-6 with a 4.47 ERA. But they averaged 5.21 innings per start during the playoffs as opposed to 6.14 during the season.

Their pitches per inning went up from 16.2 during the season to 18.0 during the playoffs. They walked 2.77 batters per nine innings during the season to 4.47 during the playoffs. They had 2.61 strikeouts per walks during the season and 1.68 during the playoffs. The bottom line is they weren't as aggressive in the postseason as they were during the season.

The starters were a big reason why the Rangers won the American League West. The next step for Alexi Ogando, Derek Holland and Matt Harrison is to take what they did in the season and carry it over into the playoffs. Lineups like what the Mariners and Athletics fielded this year are not what they'll see in the playoffs.

By the way, the extra inning of work did not obviously help the bullpen. They went from 48.7 pitches per game during the season to 66.4 during the playoffs.



Neftali Feliz:
This is the biggest question that faces the Rangers in the offseason. Moving Feliz to the rotation would be the most cost-efficient way to replace Wilson. Would it be the most effective?

If they are going to do it, the time is now. He will need a transition year, just like Wilson had in 2010 and Ogando this season. Feliz is unlikely to step into the rotation and become a No. 1 starter overnight. But the sooner he makes the transition to starter, the better chance he has of achieving those high expectations.

Feliz has four years to go before free agency. Remember, service time is just as or more important than age in these matters. The Rangers have gotten just two years as a starter out of Wilson. The clock is ticking on Feliz.



Elvis Andrus:
The Rangers played 17 postseason games. They had one extra-base hit and one RBI out of the No. 2 spot in the order. Only eight other teams in postseason history with at least 10 games played had one or fewer extra-base hits out of the No. 2 spot. Only four others had one or fewer RBI.

Andrus remains a gifted defensive shortstop with a superb ability to do all the little things offensively that Washington requires. He plays the game with flair and unsurpassed joy. He has been the starting shortstop on two World Series teams. Still, it is worth wondering if he has hit his plateau as an offensive player or if there is more in him.



Catchers:
No new car for Mike Napoli. David Freese is driving it. But instead of being the World Series MVP, Napoli clearly is the Rangers' No. 1 catcher going into next season. Is he ready to be the full-time catcher or does he share it with Yorvit Torrealba? If Napoli is full-time, will Torrealba be content as a backup or do the Rangers need to trade him? Or is the club better off going with the same arrangement as it did this season and can the club make it work so well again next year?



Josh Hamilton:
If you have followed the Rangers for 20 years, you remember this story well. Ruben Sierra, Rafael Palmeiro, Juan Gonzalez, Ivan Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira ... they were all once there as well. Hamilton, 30, one of the most gifted players to ever wear a Rangers uniform, is going into his "walk" year. He is signed for 2012, but can be a free agent afterward. He is also likely to have surgery this offseason to repair a sports hernia.

There are going to be hard choices for multiple people when the Rangers start trying to figure out what to do with the latest franchise icon. Will he ultimately be the latest in a historic line to move on, or can they find a way to keep him long-term while knowing the associated health risks?


Craig Gentry:
If Nelson Cruz wasn't able to start Game 7, then Gentry would have been in center field even with a right-hander on the mound, because Washington wanted his defense in there. Offensively? During the season, Gentry hit .265 against left-handers and .277 against right-handers. He was 18-for-18 in stolen bases.

Is anybody wondering if Gentry could be the everyday center fielder if given a chance? Might it be time to find out?"

T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com.

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World Series Results...RANGERS (3-4).
..........Date Opponent Result.Record..Winning Pitcher...Losing Pitcher.
Wed,10/19 at Cardinals..L 2-3..(0-1)....Carpenter(1-0).....Wilson (0-1).
Thu,,10/20 at Cardinals.W 2-1..(1-1)........Adams (1-0).......Motte (0-1).
Sat,,,10/22 at Rangers.L 7-16...(1-2)...........Lynn (1-0)..Harrison (0-1)..
Sun,,,10/23 at Rangers..W 4-0..(2-2).....Holland (16-5).Jackson (12-9).
Mon,,10/24 at Rangers..W 4-2..(3-2)..........Oliver (1-0).......Dotel (0-1).
Wed, 10/26 at Cardinals Postponed (3-2).
Thu,,10/27 at Cardinals.L 9-10.(3-3).....Westbrook (1-0).......Lowe (0-1).
Fri, 10/28 at Cardinals...L 2- 6..(3-4)......Carpenter (2-0)..Harrison (0-2).

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Neftali Feliz will try to forget blown save.
By Jeff Caplan.

"The last image of Texas Rangers closer Neftali Feliz in 2011 is of the thick-chested right-hander walking off the mound, head down, on a slow and painful journey to the dugout, understanding that he had failed to nail down the most important save of his young career and of his club's season.

David Freese's two-out, two-strike, two-run triple in the bottom of the ninth tied Game 6 at 7-7, a mind-spinning marathon that the St. Louis Cardinals eventually won in 11 innings to tie the World Series.

"I put it where I wanted it," Feliz said said through a translator. "He made good contact and that's what happened."

The Cardinals captured the championship in Friday's Game 7. Feliz never got a chance to make amends.

"Of course, I feel bad what happened [in Game 6]. We were so close and I didn't get it done," Feliz said. "For me, it's my second year in the majors so I know I will have a chance later and will try to prepare for next time. I know there will be another chance for me to get the job done."

Feliz lived on the edge throughout the postseason (eight walks and a hit batter to just five hits) and was typically wild upon entering the game. Through six save opportunities he settled down enough to secure all six saves until fateful Game 6. After Feliz blew the ninth-inning lead, manager Ron Washington didn't allow Feliz to return for the 10th for a second shot at a save after Josh Hamilton provided a 9-7 lead with a two-run homer in the top of the inning.

"That's not my decision, it is not up to me," Feliz said. "It is the manager's decision."

Feliz had a rocky season, getting off to a slow start when it seemed he had little trust in his offspeed pitches, a key reason he didn't last long as a starter during spring training. In August, he returned the form that earned him 40 saves as a rookie, showing an ability to mix his blazing fastball with changeups to keep hitters off-balance.

He finished the regular season with 32 saves in 38 tries. But it's the one save out of the three in the World Series that will stick with him.

"During a long season you learn a lot of things," Feliz said. "I know that I'm better and I'll be better all the time that I am here."

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Oliver will take time to decide about 2012.
Comments By Richard Durrett.

ST. LOUIS--"Rangers reliever Darren Oliver didn't want to make any decisions regarding the 2012 season shortly after the Rangers lost Game 7 of the World Series. Who can blame him?

He was asked after the 6-2 loss to the Cardinals whether that was his final game.

"I don't know," Oliver said. "I'm not going to say that right now. I can't answer a question like that now. To be continued, how about that?"

Oliver, who turned 41 years old earlier this month, didn't want to make a choice about that as he still felt the emotions of not winning. The fact that he's come so close with the Rangers the last two seasons might impact whether he wants to see if the club is interested in having him back for one more season and see what happens. But he didn't give any indication that he was leaning either way.

Oliver has been one of the club's most reliable relievers the last two seasons. He posted a 2.48 ERA in 61 2/3 innings in 2010, vesting his option for 2011 (the club would have certainly picked it up anyway). He had a 2.29 ERA in 51 innings in 2011."

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Mike Napoli is Rangers' World Series MVP.
Comments By Richard Durrett.

ST. LOUIS--"Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon called 2011 "The Year of the Napoli," and the Texas Rangers catcher sure capped it off with an impressive World Series. Had the Rangers won Game 7 (or Game 6, for that matter), Napoli certainly would have won MVP honors.

Mike Napoli's remarkable 2011 season, specifically his impressive second half, carried over to the World Series, where he became just the second player to have four multi-RBI games in the same World Series. The other was New York Yankees great Mickey Mantle in 1960, who did it in a seven-game loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Napoli's fingerprints were all over the 2011 World Series. Not only did he hit .350 with two homers and 10 RBIs as he produced in clutch situations, but he guided the Rangers' pitchers through games and made key throws to limit the Cardinals' baserunning ability.

Only two players had more RBIs in a World Series than Napoli, Yankees teammates Bobby Richardson (12) and Mantle (11) in 1960.

The Cardinals were careful with Napoli in Game 6, walking him three times. When they did pitch to him, he singled home a run in the fourth inning, giving the Rangers a 3-2 lead. He then rolled his ankle advancing to second base and looked hurt, but he stayed in the game after walking it off.

He contributed on defense in the bottom of the sixth. After the Cardinals tied it 4-4 and loaded the bases with one out, Napoli caught Matt Holliday wandering too far off third base and fired to Adrian Beltre to pick him off.

Amidst bullpen phone confusion in Game 5, Napoli came up with the bases loaded in the eighth inning with the score tied. The 50,000-plus at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington chanted "NAP-O-LI, NAP-O-LI" as he stepped in to face left-handed reliever Marc Rzepczynski. Napoli hit a two-run double the opposite way to give the Rangers the lead.

Napoli hit .319 against left-handed pitching this season, and St. Louis manager Tony La Russa said later that Jason Motte was supposed to pitch to Napoli. But the bullpen couldn't hear that La Russa wanted Motte up and eventually got Lance Lynn warming instead. The bottom line: No right-hander was ready to face Napoli, and he delivered yet another big hit.

One inning later, Napoli threw out Allen Craig trying to steal second as Albert Pujols struck out, making sure the Cardinals weren't able to make a late rally.

"I want to be a complete player," Napoli said after Game 5. "I'm not just here trying to be an offensive player. My job is to get pitchers through innings, give them a quality start, try to get us a win. I'm trying hard on the defensive side. That's my main goal. And then when I come up to hit, I go to hit."

Napoli was critical in the club's Game 4 win, too, after the Rangers fell behind 2-1 in the series. Napoli helped keep pitcher Derek Holland in rhythm and kept him focused on his gameplan. Napoli called off-speed and breaking pitches early in the game, and Holland quickly fell into a comfort zone, mesmerizing the Cardinals hitters in 8 1/3 scoreless innings.

It was a 1-0 game until the bottom of the sixth, when Napoli blasted a three-run homer. Cardinals starter Edwin Jackson had walked the previous two batters and reliever Mitchell Boggs' first pitch was a high fastball. There are few players in the league that hit high fastballs better than Napoli, and he crushed it to left field to give the Rangers a cushion. He came out for a curtain call as fans kept chanting his name after the homer.

Napoli had a two-run homer in Game 1 to erase a 2-0 Rangers deficit, though the Cardinals won that game 3-2 thanks to a sixth-inning RBI single by Craig.

Napoli's World Series performance ends an incredible season. During the offseason, he was traded from the Los Angeles Angels to the Toronto Blue Jays, who flipped him to Texas for reliever Frank Francisco.

Napoli arrived in spring training as the third catcher and part-time first baseman. But Napoli quickly showed he could handle pitchers, play defense and hit. He was the backup catcher before spring training ended.

After returning from the disabled list from a strained oblique on July 4, Napoli blistered the ball. He hit .383 with 18 homers and 42 RBIs as manager Ron Washington couldn't keep him out of the Rangers lineup, playing him mainly at catcher and first base.

Napoli batted .429 with eight homers and 16 RBIs in September and just carried that hot streak over to the postseason."

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2011 Texas Rangers Schedule/Results.

Date Opponent Result Record Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Fri, 4/1 Red Sox W 9-5 1-0 Oliver (1-0) Bard (0-1)
Sat, 4/2 Red Sox W 12-5 2-0 Lewis (1-0) Lackey (0-1)
Sun, 4/3 Red Sox W 5-1 3-0 Harrison (1-0) Buchholz (0-1)
Mon, 4/4 Mariners W 6-4 4-0 Holland (1-0) Bedard (0-1)
Tue, 4/5 Mariners W 3-2 5-0 Ogando (1-0) Pineda (0-1)
Wed, 4/6 Mariners W 7-3 6-0 Wilson (1-0) Hernandez (1-1)
Fri, 4/8 at Orioles Postponed 6-0
Sat, 4/9 at Orioles L 0-5 6-1 Britton (2-0) Lewis (1-1)
Sat, 4/9 at Orioles W 13-1 7-1 Harrison (2-0) Arrieta (1-1)
Sun, 4/10 at Orioles W 3-0 8-1 Holland (2-0) Guthrie (1-1)
Mon, 4/11 at Tigers W 2-0 9-1 Ogando (2-0) Verlander (1-1)
Tue, 4/12 at Tigers L 4-5 9-2 Valverde (1-0) O'Day (0-1)
Wed, 4/13 at Tigers L 2-3 9-3 Valverde (2-0) Oliver (1-1)
Fri, 4/15 at Yankees W 5-3 10-3 Harrison (3-0) Nova (1-1)
Sat, 4/16 at Yankees L 2-5 10-4 Garcia (1-0) Holland (2-1)
Sun, 4/17 at Yankees L 5-6 10-5 Soriano (1-0) Rhodes (0-1)
Mon, 4/18 Angels W 7-1 11-5 Wilson (2-0) Santana (0-2)
Tue, 4/19 Angels L 4-15 11-6 Palmer (1-0) Lewis (1-2)
Wed, 4/20 Angels L 1-4 11-7 Weaver (5-0) Harrison (3-1)
Fri, 4/22 Royals W 11-6 12-7 Holland (3-1) Francis (0-2)
Sat, 4/23 Royals W 3-1 13-7 Ogando (3-0) Davies (1-2)
Sun, 4/24 Royals W 8-7 14-7 Wilson (3-0) Chen (3-1)
Mon, 4/25 Blue Jays L 4-6 14-8 Drabek (2-0) Lewis (1-3)
Tue, 4/26 Blue Jays L 3-10 14-9 Litsch (2-1) Harrison (3-2)
Wed, 4/27 Blue Jays W 7-6 15-9 Eppley (1-0) Dotel (1-1)
Thu, 4/28 Blue Jays L 2-5 15-10 Francisco (1-0) Oliver (1-2)
Fri, 4/29 at Athletics L 1-3 15-11 Cahill (4-0) Wilson (3-1)
Sat, 4/30 at Athletics W 11-2 16-11 Lewis (2-3) Anderson (2-2)
Sun, 5/1 at Athletics L 2-7 16-12 Gonzalez (3-2) Harrison (3-3)
Mon, 5/2 at Athletics L 4-5 16-13 Balfour (2-1) Oliver (1-3)
Tue, 5/3 at Mariners L 3-4 16-14 Pauley (1-0) Strop (0-1)
Wed, 5/4 at Mariners W 5-2 17-14 Wilson (4-1) Pineda (4-2)
Thu, 5/5 at Mariners L 1-3 17-15 Vargas (2-2) Lewis (2-4)
Fri, 5/6 Yankees L 1-4 17-16 Nova (3-2) Harrison (3-4)
Sat, 5/7 Yankees W 7-5 18-16 Rhodes (1-1) Logan (1-2)
Sun, 5/8 Yankees L 5-12 18-17 Sabathia (3-2) Rhodes (1-2)
Mon, 5/9 Athletics L 2-7 18-18 Cahill (6-0) Wilson (4-2)
Tue, 5/10 Athletics W 7-2 19-18 Lewis (3-4) Anderson (2-3)
Wed, 5/11 Athletics Postponed 19-18
Fri, 5/13 Angels W 4-1 20-18 Ogando (4-0) Weaver (6-3)
Sat, 5/14 Angels L 2-3 20-19 Downs (1-0) Oliver (1-4)
Sun, 5/15 Angels W 5-4 21-19 Lowe (1-0) Thompson (1-2)
Mon, 5/16 at White Sox W 4-0 22-19 Lewis (4-4) Jackson (3-5)
Tue, 5/17 at White Sox L 3-4 22-20 Crain (1-1) Eppley (1-1)
Wed, 5/18 at Royals W 5-4 23-20 Rhodes (2-2) Jeffress (1-1)
Thu, 5/19 at Royals L 1-2 23-21 Holland (1-0) Oliver (1-5)
Fri, 5/20 at Phillies L 2-3 23-22 Halladay (6-3) Wilson (4-3)
Sat, 5/21 at Phillies L 0-2 23-23 Lee (3-4) Lewis (4-5)
Sun, 5/22 at Phillies W 2-0 24-23 Harrison (4-4) Oswalt (3-2)
Mon, 5/23 White Sox W 4-0 25-23 Ogando (5-0) Danks (0-7)
Tue, 5/24 White Sox L 6-8 25-24 Pena (1-1) Tomko (0-1)
Wed, 5/25 White Sox W 2-1 26-24 Wilson (5-3) Floyd (5-4)
Fri, 5/27 Royals L 7-12 26-25 Wood (2-0) Bush (0-1)
Sat, 5/28 Royals W 10-1 27-25 Harrison (5-4) O'Sullivan (2-4)
Sun, 5/29 Royals W 7-6 28-25 Rhodes (3-2) Soria (3-2)
Mon, 5/30 at Rays W 11-5 29-25 Holland (4-1) Davis (4-5)
Tue, 5/31 at Rays L 4-5 29-26 Peralta (2-3) Rhodes (3-3)
Wed, 6/1 at Rays W 3-0 30-26 Lewis (5-5) Price (6-5)
Thu, 6/2 at Indians W 7-4 31-26 Kirkman (1-0) Carrasco (4-3)
Fri, 6/3 at Indians W 11-2 32-26 Ogando (6-0) Masterson (5-4)
Sat, 6/4 at Indians W 4-0 33-26 Holland (5-1) Carmona (3-7)
Sun, 6/5 at Indians W 2-0 34-26 Wilson (6-3) Talbot (2-2)
Mon, 6/6 Tigers L 7-13 34-27 Scherzer (7-2) Lewis (5-6)
Tue, 6/7 Tigers L 1-8 34-28 Porcello (6-3) Harrison (5-5)
Wed, 6/8 Tigers W 7-3 35-28 Ogando (7-0) Coke (1-6)
Thu, 6/9 at Twins L 4-5 35-29 Hoey (1-2) Lowe (1-1)
Fri, 6/10 at Twins W 9-3 36-29 Wilson (7-3) Duensing (3-6)
Sat, 6/11 at Twins L 1-8 36-30 Baker (4-4) Lewis (5-7)
Sun, 6/12 at Twins L 1-6 36-31 Liriano (4-6) Harrison (5-6)
Tue, 6/14 at Yankees L 4-12 36-32 Sabathia (8-4) Ogando (7-1)
Wed, 6/15 at Yankees L 4-12 36-33 Nova (6-4) Holland (5-2)
Thu, 6/16 at Yankees L 2-3 36-34 Wade (1-0) Kirkman (1-1)
Fri, 6/17 at Braves W 6-2 37-34 Lewis (6-7) Delgado (0-1)
Sat, 6/18 at Braves W 5-4 38-34 Lowe (2-1) Proctor (1-1)
Sun, 6/19 at Braves L 2-4 38-35 Jurrjens (9-3) Ogando (7-2)
Mon, 6/20 Astros W 8-3 39-35 Holland (6-2) Happ (3-9)
Tue, 6/21 Astros W 5-4 40-35 Tateyama (1-0) Del Rosario (0-2)
Wed, 6/22 Astros L 3-5 40-36 Melancon (5-1) Feliz (0-1)
Fri, 6/24 Mets W 8-1 41-36 Harrison (6-6) Pelfrey (4-6)
Sat, 6/25 Mets L 5-14 41-37 Niese (7-6) Ogando (7-3)
Sun, 6/26 Mets L 5-8 41-38 Gee (8-1) Holland (6-3)
Tue, 6/28 at Astros W 7-3 42-38 Wilson (8-3) Lyles (0-3)
Wed, 6/29 at Astros W 3-2 43-38 Lewis (7-7) Myers (3-7)
Thu, 6/30 at Astros L 0-7 43-39 Rodriguez (6-4) Harrison (6-7)
Fri, 7/1 Marlins W 15-5 44-39 Ogando (8-3) Sanchez (6-2)
Sat, 7/2 Marlins L 5-9 44-40 Cishek (1-1) Holland (6-4)
Sun, 7/3 Marlins L 4-6 44-41 Dunn (5-5) Lowe (2-2)
Mon, 7/4 Orioles W 13-4 45-41 Lewis (8-7) Jakubauskas (2-2)
Tue, 7/5 Orioles W 4-2 46-41 Hunter (1-0) Johnson (5-2)
Wed, 7/6 Orioles W 13-5 47-41 Ogando (9-3) Guthrie (3-11)
Thu, 7/7 Athletics W 6-0 48-41 Holland (7-4) Harden (1-1)
Fri, 7/8 Athletics W 8-5 49-41 Wilson (9-3) Gonzalez (8-6)
Sat, 7/9 Athletics W 7-6 50-41 Oliver (2-5) Bailey (0-2)
Sun, 7/10 Athletics W 2-0 51-41 Harrison (7-7) Cahill (8-7)
Thu, 7/14 at Mariners W 5-0 52-41 Holland (8-4) Vargas (6-7)
Fri, 7/15 at Mariners W 4-0 53-41 Lewis (9-7) Fister (3-11)
Sat, 7/16 at Mariners W 5-1 54-41 Wilson (10-3) Hernandez (8-8)
Sun, 7/17 at Mariners W 3-1 55-41 Harrison (8-7) Beavan (1-1)
Tue, 7/19 at Angels W 7-0 56-41 Ogando (10-3) Chatwood (5-6)
Wed, 7/20 at Angels L 8-9 56-42 Takahashi (3-2) Hunter (1-1)
Thu, 7/21 at Angels L 0-1 56-43 Weaver (13-4) Wilson (10-4)
Fri, 7/22 Blue Jays W 12-2 57-43 Lewis (10-7) Reyes (5-8)
Sat, 7/23 Blue Jays W 5-4 58-43 Oliver (3-5) Rzepczynski (2-3)
Sun, 7/24 Blue Jays L 0-3 58-44 Cecil (3-4) Ogando (10-4)
Mon, 7/25 Twins W 20-6 59-44 Holland (9-4) Blackburn (7-7)
Tue, 7/26 Twins L 8-9 59-45 Perkins (3-1) Feliz (0-2)
Wed, 7/27 Twins L 2-7 59-46 Duensing (8-8) Lewis (10-8)
Thu, 7/28 Twins W 4-1 60-46 Harrison (9-7) Baker (8-6)
Fri, 7/29 at Blue Jays L 2-3 60-47 Cecil (4-4) Ogando (10-5)
Sat, 7/30 at Blue Jays W 3-0 61-47 Holland (10-4) Mills (0-1)
Sun, 7/31 at Blue Jays L 3-7 61-48 Morrow (8-5) Wilson (10-5)
Tue, 8/2 at Tigers L 5-6 61-49 Benoit (3-3) Adams (3-2)
Wed, 8/3 at Tigers L 4-5 61-50 Fister (4-12) Harrison (9-8)
Thu, 8/4 at Tigers W 5-2 62-50 Ogando (11-5) Penny (7-9)
Fri, 8/5 Indians W 8-7 63-50 Feliz (1-2) Perez (4-2)
Sat, 8/6 Indians L 5-7 63-51 Herrmann (2-0) Feliz (1-3)
Sun, 8/7 Indians W 5-3 64-51 Oliver (4-5) Smith (2-3)
Mon, 8/8 Mariners W 9-2 65-51 Harrison (10-8) Furbush (2-4)
Tue, 8/9 Mariners W 7-6 66-51 Feliz (2-3) Gray (0-1)
Wed, 8/10 Mariners L 3-4 66-52 Vargas (7-10) Uehara (1-2)
Fri, 8/12 at Athletics W 9-1 67-52 Wilson (11-5) McCarthy (5-6)
Sat, 8/13 at Athletics W 7-1 68-52 Lewis (11-8) Cahill (9-11)
Sun, 8/14 at Athletics W 7-6 69-52 Adams (4-2) Bailey (0-3)
Mon, 8/15 at Angels W 8-4 70-52 Ogando (12-5) Cassevah (1-1)
Tue, 8/16 at Angels W 7-3 71-52 Holland (11-4) Chatwood (6-9)
Wed, 8/17 at Angels W 4-3 72-52 Wilson (12-5) Santana (9-9)
Thu, 8/18 at Angels L 1-2 72-53 Ramirez (1-0) Adams (4-3)
Fri, 8/19 at White Sox W 7-4 73-53 Tateyama (2-0) Peavy (5-6)
Sat, 8/20 at White Sox L 2-3 73-54 Crain (8-3) Uehara (1-3)
Sun, 8/21 at White Sox L 0-10 73-55 Floyd (11-10) Holland (11-5)
Mon, 8/22 Red Sox W 4-0 74-55 Wilson (13-5) Bedard (4-9)
Tue, 8/23 Red Sox L 5-11 74-56 Lackey (12-9) Lewis (11-9)
Wed, 8/24 Red Sox L 2-13 74-57 Beckett (11-5) Harrison (10-9)
Thu, 8/25 Red Sox L 0-6 74-58 Miller (6-1) Ogando (12-6)
Fri, 8/26 Angels W 11-7 75-58 Holland (12-5) Haren (13-7)
Sat, 8/27 Angels L 4-8 75-59 Santana (10-9) Wilson (13-6)
Sun, 8/28 Angels W 9-5 76-59 Oliver (5-5) Weaver (15-7)
Tue, 8/30 Rays W 2-0 77-59 Feldman (1-0) Hellickson (11-10)
Wed, 8/31 Rays L 1-4 77-60 Shields (13-10) Ogando (12-7)
Thu, 9/1 Rays W 7-2 78-60 Wilson (14-6) Niemann (9-6)
Fri, 9/2 at Red Sox W 10-0 79-60 Holland (13-5) Miller (6-2)
Sat, 9/3 at Red Sox L 7-12 79-61 Bedard (5-9) Lewis (11-10)
Sun, 9/4 at Red Sox W 11-4 80-61 Harrison (11-9) Lackey (12-11)
Mon, 9/5 at Rays L 1-5 80-62 Shields (14-10) Feldman (1-1)
Tue, 9/6 at Rays W 8-0 81-62 Wilson (15-6) Niemann (9-7)
Wed, 9/7 at Rays L 4-5 81-63 McGee (2-1) Lowe (2-3)
Fri, 9/9 Athletics W 13-4 82-63 Lewis (12-10) McCarthy (8-8)
Sat, 9/10 Athletics L 7-8 82-64 Cahill (11-13) Ogando (12-8)
Sun, 9/11 Athletics W 8-1 83-64 Wilson (16-6) Outman (3-5)
Tue, 9/13 Indians W 10-4 84-64 Harrison (12-9) Masterson (11-10)
Wed, 9/14 Indians W 9-1 85-64 Holland (14-5) Huff (2-5)
Thu, 9/15 Indians W 7-4 86-64 Ogando (13-8) Carmona (6-15)
Fri, 9/16 at Mariners L 0-4 86-65 Beavan (5-5) Wilson (16-7)
Sat, 9/17 at Mariners W 7-6 87-65 Lewis (13-10) Vasquez (1-4)
Sun, 9/18 at Mariners W 3-0 88-65 Harrison (13-9) Hernandez (14-13)
Tue, 9/20 at Athletics W 7-2 89-65 Holland (15-5) Harden (4-4)
Wed, 9/21 at Athletics W 3-2 90-65 Uehara (2-3) Balfour (4-2)
Thu, 9/22 at Athletics L 3-4 90-66 Balfour (5-2) Adams (4-4)
Fri, 9/23 Mariners W 5-3 91-66 Harrison (14-9) Vasquez (1-5)
Sat, 9/24 Mariners W 7-3 92-66 Feldman (2-1) Hernandez (14-14)
Sun, 9/25 Mariners W 12-5 93-66 Holland (16-5) Furbush (4-10)
Mon, 9/26 at Angels W 4-3 94-66 Hamburger (1-0) Haren (16-10)
Tue, 9/27 at Angels W 10-3 95-66 Lewis (14-10) Chatwood (6-11)
Wed, 9/28 at Angels W 3-1 96-66 Adams (5-4) Walden (5-5)
-----2011 Texas Rangers (96-66)------

Fri, 9/30 Rays L 0-9 0-1 Moore (1-0) Wilson (0-1)
Sat, 10/1 Rays W 8-6 1-1 Holland (1-0) Shields (0-1)
Mon, 10/3 at Rays W 4-3 2-1 Lewis (1-0) Price (0-1)
Tue, 10/4 at Rays W 4-3 3-1 Harrison (1-0) Hellickson (0-1)
Sat, 10/8 Tigers W 3-2 1-0 Ogando (1-0) Verlander (0-1)
Sun, 10/9 Tigers Postponed 1-0
Mon, 10/10 Tigers W 7-3 2-0 Adams (1-0) Perry (0-1)
Tue, 10/11 at Tigers L 2-5 2-1 Fister (1-0) Lewis (0-1)
Wed, 10/12 at Tigers W 7-3 3-1 Feldman (1-0) Valverde (0-1)
Thu, 10/13 at Tigers L 5-7 3-2 Verlander (1-1) Wilson (0-1)
Sat, 10/15 Tigers W 15-5 4-2 Ogando (2-0) Scherzer (0-1)
Wed, 10/19 at Cardinals L 2-3 0-1 Carpenter (1-0) Wilson (0-1)
Thu, 10/20 at Cardinals W 2-1 1-1 Adams (1-0) Motte (0-1)
Sat, 10/22 Cardinals L 7-16 1-2 Lynn (1-0) Harrison (0-1)
Sun, 10/23 Cardinals W 4-0 2-2 Holland (1-0) Jackson (0-1)
Mon, 10/24 Cardinals W 4-2 3-2 Oliver (1-0) Dotel (0-1)
Wed, 10/26 at Cardinals Postponed 3-2
Thu, 10/27 at Cardinals L 9-10 3-3 Westbrook (1-0) Lowe (0-1)
Fri, 10/28 at Cardinals L 2-6 3-4 Carpenter (2-0) Harrison (0-2)
---2011 Texas Rangers Post Season (10-7) 17 Games.

-----2011 Texas Rangers (106-73)------

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Pos G▼ AB▼ R▼ H▼ 2B▼ 3B▼ HR▼ RBI▼ BB▼ SO▼ SB▼ CS▼ AVG▼ OBP▼ SLG▼ OPS▼ IBB▼ HBP▼ SAC▼ SF▼ TB▼ XBH▼ GIDP▼ GO▼ AO▼ GO_AO▼ NP▼ PA▼
1 Torrealba, Y TEX 150275
C 7 17 1 6 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 .353 .389 .412 .801 0 0 0 0 7 1 0 3 3 1.00 79 18
2 Gentry, C TEX 502226
CF 13 15 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 4 2 1 .333 .412 .333 .745 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 5 2 2.50 59 18
3 Napoli, M TEX 435063
C 17 58 11 19 1 0 3 15 10 13 1 0 .328 .414 .500 .914 2 0 0 2 29 4 1 14 15 0.93 326 70
4 Murphy, D TEX 461815
RF 15 41 5 13 3 1 0 3 8 6 1 0 .317 .429 .439 .868 1 0 0 0 18 4 0 11 11 1.00 187 49
5 Kinsler, I TEX 435079
2B 17 65 10 20 5 0 1 11 14 9 3 4 .308 .438 .431 .868 1 1 0 0 28 6 1 14 23 0.61 326 80
6 Hamilton, J TEX 285078
LF 17 70 9 19 7 0 1 13 3 8 0 0 .271 .289 .414 .704 2 0 0 3 29 8 1 24 23 1.04 231 76
7 Beltre, A TEX 134181
3B 17 72 14 19 5 0 5 9 2 19 0 0 .264 .303 .542 .844 1 2 0 0 39 10 1 22 13 1.69 265 76
8 Andrus, E TEX 462101
SS 17 68 10 16 1 0 0 1 7 12 1 2 .235 .316 .250 .566 0 1 3 0 17 1 2 25 20 1.25 279 79
9 Young, M TEX 276545
DH 17 70 7 16 7 0 2 12 3 15 0 0 .229 .257 .414 .671 0 0 0 1 29 9 1 23 18 1.28 261 74
10 Cruz, N TEX 443558
RF 17 62 13 14 2 0 8 16 7 14 0 1 .226 .314 .645 .959 1 1 0 0 40 10 2 15 21 0.71 272 70
11 Moreland, M TEX 519048
1B 9 29 2 3 0 0 2 3 2 8 0 0 .103 .188 .310 .498 0 1 0 0 9 2 2 12 8 1.50 121 32
12 Chavez, E TEX 346795
OF 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1.50 15 5
12 German, E TEX 407397
2B 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.00 6 3
12 Harrison, M TEX 457448
P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.00 8 2
12 Holland, D TEX 502706
P 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.00 1 1
12 Lewis, C TEX 407890
P 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 4.00 12 5
12 Wilson, C TEX 450351
P 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1.00 8 2
18 Adams, M TEX 430606
P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
18 Feldman, S TEX 444857
P 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
18 Feliz, N TEX 491703
P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
18 Gonzalez, M TEX 283166
P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
18 Lowe, M TEX 450275
P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
18 Ogando, A TEX 468396
P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0
18 Oliver, D TEX 119984
P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - - -