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Point Given is disappointing fifth.
Tiger starter has solid game at Edison Field against makeshift lineup, as Ortiz struggles in 11-2 loss. The baton passed from one brother to another Saturday, when the Angels put catcher Bengie Molina on the disabled list and replaced him on the roster with his younger brother, Jose. The resignation of Johnny Oates as Texas Ranger manager proved that Ranger pitchers are not totally without ability. A staff that had done a wretched job of getting opposing batters out effectively forced Oates out. In the week that former Dodger Ramon Martinez retired, telling the Pittsburgh Pirates he had gone as far as possible in his comeback from rotator cuff surgery in 1998, Milwaukee Brewer relief pitcher Chad Fox continued to produce one of the most improbable comebacks.