Guess I got a little behind on the Indians series. Oh well. After taking 2 ouf of 3 in Cleveland to pull to .500 (again), the Rangers moved on to Tampa Bay looking to surpass the .500 mark. Scott Kazmir has other plans. Kazmir absolutely dominated the Ranger offense allowing only 3 hits and 1 run through 7 innings while striking out 10. He improved to 4-1 with an amazing 1.50 ERA on the season as a result.
The Rangers offense was supplied by Ian Kinsler who drove in all three Ranger runs, including a 9th inning 2-run homerun, his 7th homerun of the year.
The loss dropped Texas to 26-27 and marked the third time in the last week and a half they reached the .500 mark and failed to surpass it.