The Rangers defeated the Angels 9-6. Texas Rangers manager Johnny Oates says he's going to do things a little differently with All-Star catcher Ivan Rodriguez out for the season with a right thumb injury. You're not going to replace him.
Life goes on.
I still have a lot of work to do. Rafael Palmeiro hit his 387th career homer in the first inning for the Rangers. Palmeiro is in 37th place on the career list, two behind Johnny Bench. Frank Catalanotto and Rusty Greer also homered for the Rangers, who had four homers and seven extra base hits. Anaheim's Tim Salmon hit his 20th homer and 24th for his career against Texas, his most against any opponent.