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Holaday serves Rangers well behind the plate
- Updated: June 1, 2016
CLEVELAND — The Rangers did not have one player in the top five at their position in the first Esurance MLB All-Star Game ballot update released on Tuesday. It’s too bad they can’t have all their catchers combined into one single candidacy.
Individually, they can’t measure up to Salvador Perez of the Royals, but collectively, they have been as good as any group in the American League. Bryan Holaday started on Tuesday for the third straight game and played a pivotal role in the Rangers’ 7-3 win over the Indians at Progressive Field.
Holaday, besides navigating another victory behind the plate for starter Colby Lewis, now 5-0, belted a two-run homer in the third inning off Indians starter Corey Kluber and a leadoff single in a three-run eighth.
The Rangers have won four straight and seven of their last eight with Holaday behind the plate. He is also hitting .275 with eight extra-base hits, including two homers, and nine RBIs in his last 10 games.
“I just go out there and play the game, and have fun,” Holaday said. “If I come to …
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