Texas Rangers' Taylor Teagarden follows through on a single to left off a pitch from Oakland Athletics' Edgar Gonzalez to score Hank Blalock and Nelson Cruz in the first inning of the second baseball game in a doubleheader in Arlington, Texas Friday, May 29, 2009. AP Photo logo AP Photo 5 months ago

Texas Rangers' Taylor Teagarden follows through on a single to left off a pitch from Oakland Athletics' Edgar Gonzalez to score Hank Blalock and Nelson Cruz in the first inning of the second baseball game in a doubleheader in Arlington, Texas Friday, May 29, 2009.

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