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It’s not going to be a sweep for the Yankees. The Rangers got their first postseason victory at home in their 50 seasons with a 7-2 blowout win over the Yankees.

After a bullpen collapse last night, the Rangers were able to hold on to their lead. The Rangers’ bullpen was the complete opposite of what it was in their loss to New York on Friday. The Yankees were only able to obtain one hit in a little over three inning against the Rangers’ bullpen.

Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis pitched well into the sixth inning and Texas threw in five relievers that completely shut down the Yankees’ star-studded offense. Yankees pitcher Phil Hughes had arguably one of the worst outing in ALCS history – the young pitcher had four innings of work, while surrendering 10 hits, along with 7 earned runs. He also gave up three walks and struck out three. According to the Bill James Game Score rating system, Hughes had the third-worst ALCS pitching performance in baseball history, only behind Jim Perry (1970 Twins) and Fausto Carmona (2007 Indians). The rating system showed that Hughes scored a 14.

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