The Rangers are 2 1/2 behind Chicago in the AL West and have not helped their own chances with regard to the White Sox, posting a 5-13 against the division leader. But still, in the first-ever pennant race involving the Arlington, TX team, the Rangers are trying to stay alive and take the division. But it has been and will be an uphill battle and in order for the Rangers to stay alive, the White Sox need to take some losses. If the White Sox can only win 3 of their last 6 and the Rangers win...

The Rangers, with a record of 77-60 and division lead of 2 1/2 games, look to fend off second place team Chicago, beginning a 3-game series kicked off by a double header today.

Admittedly, the Rangers have had trouble with the White Sox in both 1972 and 1973. Bench coach Juan Mendoza says, "The White Sox have talent and depth. Their rotation is a top notch unit and you have to respect almost every bat they put in their lineup. It has been tough matching up with them and we...

The Blue Claw's travel south down the Beltway for a 3 game series against the Washington Federals.

Washington is 39-36 overall and 5-5 in their last 10.

Baltimore leads the series 4-2, so far this season.

Washington Federals Leaders/ Who's Hot- Who's Not :

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Injuries:

P Ruy Gavio elbow strain 6 weeks On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL)...

I finished off another logo tonight, one I had been tinkering with for a while: the Houston Sams. It contains a small visual joke as the font for "SAMS" resembles the font for "SPAM". Along with this logo, I thought that I would highlight a couple others that I previously uploaded to Photobucket. The logos for the Memphis Kings & Las Vegas Neons are my two favorite creations thus far.



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Here's the All-Star box score. Blue Claws do good and bad. McCarthy gets two hits, but Jose Garza gets saddled with the loss, giving up three hits.

Game MVP: Garibay gets the award with an unlikely Home Run in the 7th to help seal the deal against the Eastern squad.