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Thursday a.m. Rangers stuff

By Adam J. Morris
May 2, 2012; Toronto, ON, Canada; Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba (8) looks on with his team trailing 11-5 against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays beat the Rangers 11-5. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE
May 2, 2012; Toronto, ON, Canada; Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba (8) looks on with his team trailing 11-5 against the Toronto Blue Jays at the Rogers Centre. The Blue Jays beat the Rangers 11-5. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-US PRESSWIRE

Off day today, which makes yesterday's ugly loss seem all the worse for us, since there's no game today to make us forget about it.

Drew Davison's game story talks about Matt Harrison having a rough outing.

The Rangers' website game story notes that this was the first consecutive losses by the Rangers this season.

Evan Grant has his observations from yesterday's loss.

Richard Durrett has his "Rapid Reaction" at the ESPN Dallas blog.

Behind the paywall, Grant writes about the adjustments the Rangers' young pitching staff has to learn to make.

Anthony Andro writes about Josh Hamilton and Yu Darvish being named the A.L. Player and Rookie of the Month, respectively.

The S-T's notes talk about Josh Hamilton and Adrian Beltre likely being back in the lineup on Friday, Brandon Snyder playing the outfield, and Leonys Martin being sidelined for the next six to eight weeks with a thumb injury.