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Coke his own worst critic after allowing three-run HR

Even after Phil Coke talked to reporters about the three-run homer he allowed in the seventh inning of yesterday's 7-2 loss to Texas, he sat silently in front of his locker for several minutes, stewing over his mistake and brimming with frustration.

Coke entered the game with the Rangers leading 3-2, and five pitches later, it was 6-2.

After replacing A.J. Burnett to begin the seventh,...

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