ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Texas Rangers shortstop Michael Young left in the third inning of Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels after irritating his fractured right ring finger.
It was the second game in a row that Young left early because of the finger that the All-Star shortstop broke July 28 in Seattle. Young has still started 45 of 46 games since, and appeared in the other as a pinch-hitter.
Young had an RBI single in the top of the third, but apparently aggravated his injury that at-bat. German Duran pinch-hit for Young later in the inning, when the Rangers scored nine runs on nine hits – the most runs and hits against the Angels in an inning since May 2006.
Young was 2-for-2, pushing his season total to 173 hits. With only eight games left, his streak of five consecutive 200-hit seasons will likely end.
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