MLB Fresh News

July 29, 2009

Kinsler, Andrus power surging Rangers (AP)

Texas Rangers Marlon Byrd(notes) slides into home plate as Detroit Tigers catcher Dusty Ryan(notes) waits for the ball on a Josh Hamilton(notes) single during the bottom of the fifth inning of a baseball game in Arlington, Tuesday, July 28, 2009, in Arlington, Texas.

Ian Kinsler drove in three runs, rookie Elvis Andrus homered and had three hits, and the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 7-3 on Tuesday night. Kinsler, who was in a huge funk at the plate that shrunk his batting average from .272 to .242., highlighted a four-run second with a two-run triple. Kinsler had just 16 hits in his last 103 at-bats.

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