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Clutch hitting, lineup tweak pay off vs. White Sox
- Updated: May 11, 2016
ARLINGTON — Rangers manager Jeff Banister refers to it as “constructing a lineup.” The old phrase was “tinkering,” but managers, with all the new information available, put much more time and effort into their lineup these days.
Either way, the new order Banister ran out on Wednesday fit well together against White Sox starter Matt Latos as the Rangers once again rallied for a 6-5 victory.
“Yeah, I think you could see that lineup again,” Banister said.
It included Nomar Mazara in the third spot for the first time this season. Ian Desmond batted second and Prince Fielder was in the fifth spot for the second straight game. Prior to that, he had never batted below the cleanup spot in his three years with the Rangers.
All three had big games. Desmond went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs, Mazara was 2-for-2 with a walk and a sacrifice fly and Fielder was 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI. It’s the first time this season Fielder has had two extra-base hits in one game.
“I guess [the lineup] worked pretty good,” Desmond said.
The bottom part of the order also helped. Ryan Rua, after hitting a game-winning homer on Tuesday night, …
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