The Texas Rangers enter Wednesday night with an 8 1/2-game lead over the Angels in the AL West.

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For the first time in a long time something other than high school football, the Dallas Cowboys, and barbecue matters in Arlington, Texas. Cliff Lee matters.

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Rich Harden was at his best on Saturday night, holding the Angels to one run over seven innings in a 2-1 victory. But that won't keep him from being pushed back in the rotation so the Rangers can keep Cliff Lee pitching every fifth day.

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Rich Harden made a triumphant return off the disabled list and the Rangers held on for a 2-1 victory over the Angels on Saturday night.

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Rich Harden made a triumphant return off the disabled list and the Rangers held on for a 2-1 victory over the Angels on Saturday night.

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Rich Harden, who will start on Saturday against the Angels, is returning to the Rangers' rotation and Scott Feldman is going to the bullpen.

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The Texas Rangers are going to the playoffs, and it is clear they are not going to be happy with just “being there.” Texas’ 8.5-game lead in the A.L. West appears to be safe as the fledgling Angels search in vain for answers. With the addition of Cliff Lee, most of baseball realizes the Rangers will be able to hang with any team in the playoffs, but Texas is clearly not interested in just …

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Scott Feldman was scheduled to start the Rangers' opener against the Angels on Friday with Tommy Hunter throwing on Saturday, but manager Ron Washington opted to switch them.

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Rangers center fielder Julio Borbon was back in the lineup Tuesday against the Angels, his first action in three games.

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Ian Kinsler of the Rangers tries to break up the throw of the Angels Maicer Izturis during Texas 6-2 loss Saturday night. (Mike Fuentes/Associated Press)

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A’s at TexasSite: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, TexasAbout the Rangers: After taking three of four from the second-place Angels over the weekend, Texas has its largest AL West lead of the season 7 games over L.

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Pitcher Tommy Hunter remained undefeated as the Rangers won for the third time in four games against the Angels with a 6-4 victory at the Ballpark in Arlington on Sunday night.

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After the Angels acquired ace pitcher Dan Haren from the D-backs on Sunday in exchange for Joe Saunders and three other players, Rangers players said they're focusing strictly on themselves and not the clubs trying to catch them in the AL West.

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Rangers center fielder Julio Borbon was once again absent from the lineup in Sunday's finale against the Angels.

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The Angels trimmed the Rangers' AL West lead back to six games with a 6-2 win on Saturday at the Ballpark in Arlington.

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Taylor Teagarden was called up from Double-A Frisco on Saturday to replace the injured Matt Treanor, who went on the disabled list with a strained right PCL he suffered on Friday against the Angels.

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The Texas Rangers placed catcher Matt Treanor on the 15-day disabled list after suffering a knee sprain in Friday’s game against the Angels.

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Rangers catcher Matt Treanor left Friday's game after suffering a sprained right knee in the seventh inning of the club's 1-0 win over the Angels.

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Texas Rangers catcher Matt Treanor left Friday’s game against the Angels after seven innings due to an apparent knee injury.

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Michael Young hit a solo homer in the first and C.J. Wilson hurled eight scoreless innings to lead the Rangers to a 1-0 win over the Angels on Friday.

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