Nelson Cruz (baseball)

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• Davis' slam, 5 RBIs carry Orioles over Twins 9-5

  player in major league history to homer in his first four games of the season, joining Willie Mays, Mark McGwire and Nelson Cruz. He is 9 for 15 (.600) with four homers and 16 RBIs.The Orioles trailed 5-4 before loading the bases with one out in the eighth   Read more »

• Robinson Cano is way off base with his angry reaction to Nick Punto's slide

  homered, Jose Reyes also went deep and the DR rallied from a 4-0 first-inning deficit to take the lead for good on Nelson Cruz 's two-out single in the seventh inning.But when Nick Punto clipped Cano with his slide to end the top of the seventh on a 6-4 forceout,   Read more »

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• Texas 11, Detroit 8: Miguel Cabrera blasts 3 HRs, but Tigers fall

  to allow an earned run this season, continued to struggle, giving up singles to Lance Berkman and Beltre and walking Nelson Cruz to load to bases. But because the Tigers' bullpen was depleted, Ortega (one inning, four earned runs, five hits, two walks) remained   from Detroit Free Press Read more »

• Rangers notes: Ian Kinsler sits for a second straight day

  a lot faster.” Ron Washington spoke highly of Martin’s arm before Saturday’s game, but the biggest compliment came from Nelson Cruz, who has a good arm himself. “Leonys has the best arm in the league, no doubt,” Cruz said. Better than his and Yoenis Cespedes’   from Fort Worth Star-Telegram Read more »

• Detroit 2, Texas 1: Porcello, 'pen hold 'em in Texas

  who made a backhanded flip to shortstop Jhonny Peralta, who caught the ball coming across the bag and threw to first to get Cruz for the lead-saving, inning-ending double play. Porcello kept the game scoreless by getting out of jams in the third and fourth.   from Detroit Free Press Read more »

• Rapid Reaction: Tigers 2, Rangers 1

  Verlander on Thursday, a three-run shot to knock the All-Star right-hander out of the game. Cruz can't come through: Nelson Cruz hit into two double plays, the second one a rally-killer with runners at first and third and one out and the Rangers trailing 2-1   from ESPN Read more »

• Rangers earn series win in Oakland

  CA (Sports Network) - Behind six-plus strong innings from Alexi Ogando and a three-run homer by Nelson Cruz, the Texas Rangers earned their first series win in Oakland in nearly two years following Wednesday's 6-2 decision over the Athletics at the Coliseum.   from The Sports Network Read more »