Our team's season began with 10 wins and 1 loss. The Rangers would pack up their things and head to Detroit for a 3 game series. Looking to extend their record to 13 and 1, the Rangers began the series with one win. The following day Josh Hamilton hit a triple to bring in two runs. The score was 1 to 0 in the bottom of the first inning and left fielder, Nelson Cruz, hit a foul pop fly around third base. The catcher and third baseman sprinted towards the ball leaving home plate with no one in sight. A split second after the ball had been caught, Josh tagged up and headed for home. The catcher bolted back to Home plate with the ball in hand and dove for Josh and landed on Josh's arm. Josh missed the rest of the ball game and the Rangers ended up losing the game by 5 to 4.
Josh Hamilton broke his arm while sliding into home plate. This injury will sideline Josh for 2 months, around 50 games, and will have an immediate effect on the Rangers overall season. This injury has created an awkward batting line up, and a winning stunt as of the last few games.
This is an obvious heart-breaker and is sad to see, but the Rangers have been through this before. Will they complete the race to October?
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