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<\/a>Texas captured a dominating 10-3 victory in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium and the team knows its close to its first World Series appearance in franchise history.\u00a0 \u201cOne game away, you have to be happy about that,\u201d designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero stated.\u00a0 The Rangers started play as the Washington Senators in 1961 and no team has gone longer without ever playing in a World Series.\u00a0 \u201cWe know what our ultimate goal is,\u201d third baseman Michael Young commented.\u00a0 \u201cWe know we\u2019re still facing a very good club.\u201d\u00a0 The club is hitting .307 in the series compared to the Yankees dismal mark of .198, which includes a .154 average with runners in scoring position.\u00a0 Texas has also managed to homer in each of the club\u2019s\u00a0 nine games in the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Rangers starting pitcher C.J. Wilson is set to make this third postseason start and second of this series, notching a no decision versus the Yankees in the opening game, as Texas collapsed and fell 6-5.\u00a0 He pitched seven strong innings and surrendered three runs on six hits, while issuing two walks and striking out four.\u00a0 The left-hander produced a 4-5 record and 2.91 ERA in 14 regular season road starts, giving up just four home runs in 89.2 frames, as opponents hit for a .201 combined average.\u00a0 In 20 career regular season appearances (three starts), Wilson is 0-3 with a 4.12 ERA.<\/p>\n
New York has trailed in 29 of the 36 total innings in this series and is now just one loss away from elimination.\u00a0 \u201cThey\u2019ve played better and they\u2019ve hit better,\u201d said Yankees captain Derek Jeter.\u00a0 \u201cSo when you have that combination, obviously we\u2019ve gotten ourselves behind.\u201d\u00a0 Another loss occurred in Game 4 last night, with first baseman Mark Teixeira suffering a hamstring injury, which will remove him from the playoff roster.\u00a0 Only six teams have rallied from a 3-1 series deficit in the best-of-seven LCS era, but the club is eager in the possibility of meeting Rangers starter Cliff Lee.\u00a0 \u201cThis series is far from over,\u201d outfielder Brett Gardner said.\u00a0 \u201cI believe we\u2019ve got a very, very resilient team.\u201d\u00a0 The club is a dominating 28-8 when the total is 8 to 8.5 and the total is 17-19 Over\/Under in those games.<\/p>\n
Yankees starting pitcher C.C. Sabathia will toe the rubber for a third time during the postseason and the club has won both of his starts thus far.\u00a0 He managed to last just four innings versus Texas in Game 1 of the series, giving up five runs and six hits, while issuing four walks and fanning just three.\u00a0 The left-hander posted an 11-2 record and 3.00 ERA in 16 regular season home starts this year, as opponents hit for just a .220 average.\u00a0 He made 13 daytime starts over the course of the year, going 8-3 with a 2.67 ERA, holding the opposition to an amazing .191 average.\u00a0 In 14 lifetime regular season outings versus the Rangers, Sabathia posted a 8-3 record and 4.29 ERA.<\/p>\n
Bettors are likely to play the Rangers in this contest due to their undefeated record in road games this post season, while the Yankees are 21-5 in Sabathia\u2019s last 26 home starts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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