Regardless of what happens today, the Rangers have guaranteed at least a split in Boston, which falls in the category of "best you can reasonably hope for."
Evan Grant says Eric Gagne is doing the things necessary to show teams he's back, from pitching on back-to-back nights to going more than an inning for a save. Gagne, however, is saying he doesn't want to go anywhere:
I guess that's not surprising that he would say that, on the heels of a big win and in the midst of a good run by the team. I don't know the guy, can't say if this is posturing, this is him just being fired up after the game, or if he really wants to be a Ranger long-term. But as I've said before, I think it would be very nice if he were around for a while.
Ian Kinsler is apparently heading for the disabled list to make room for Brandon McCarthy today. He'd be eligible to return on July 14.
Jan Hubbard talks about Michael Young being named to the All Star team as the Rangers' representative...
And in the "shocking news" category, both Milton Bradley and A.J. Burnett are back on the disabled list...