Texas Rangers wait too long to rally, fall to Cincinnati Reds
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The Texas Rangers scored four runs but the Cincinnati Reds scored eight runs. The Rangers had allowed first inning runs in every game of this homestand thus far until today but that meant today’s starter Michael Lorenzen only waited until the second inning for the Reds to take an early 2-0 lead to force the flailing bats to press even further. And press they did. Were it not for a leadoff double in the fifth inning off the bat of Josh Smith, the Rangers would have been on no-hitter watch until...

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