Will Venable drives in winning run
by Mitch Cox | Sat, Aug 22nd 12:53am EDT
Will Venable, playing just his second game in a Texas uniform, doubled home Elvis Andrus and that was all Colby Lewis would need as the Rangers shut out Detroit 2-0. It was Venable's first hit as a member of the Rangers, and it came after a nine pitch battle with Justin Verlander.
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The Rangers seemed to have a multitude of outfielders at the start of the season, but between trades (Jake Smolinski), injuries (Josh Hamilton) and demotions (Ryan Rua), the acquisition of Venable became necessary. The veteran was hitting .258 with six home runs and 30 RBI in 98 games for the San Diego Padres before being acquired by Texas.
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