Benevolent One
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ARLINGTON, Texas -- Even under the weather, Josh Hamiltonis tough to stop.
Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the 13th inning as the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 Saturday.
Nelson Cruz, Yorvit Torrealba and Mitch Moreland hit consecutive homers for Texas in the sixth inning.
Hamilton's game-ending homer, the third of his career, came while he was fighting an upper respiratory infection. Hamilton had to get IV fluids and oxygen after the game, and he used ammonia towels and fluids during the game to fend off the effects of the 91 degree heat. The mid-day game lasted 4 hours, 38 minutes.
"I've been seeing stars since the fifth inning," Hamilton said. "I hit a wall. I was light-headed and seeing those little stars."
Toronto had taken a 7-5 lead in the top of the 13th, but Elvis Andrus doubled in a run off Ryota Igarashi to start the comeback. Jason Frasor (0-1), Toronto's seventh pitcher, then threw a splitter up in the strike zone on a 1-2 count for Hamilton's league-leading 20th home run.
"No matter if he's sick or hurt, every time he plays, he's a hard out," Andrus said. "I don't think he has to be 100 percent to hit a homer -- I do. I have to be 100 percent to hit a home run. But he could hit it with one arm and would still be able to hit it out."
Hamilton hit a two-run homer in the 13th inning as the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-7 Saturday.
Nelson Cruz, Yorvit Torrealba and Mitch Moreland hit consecutive homers for Texas in the sixth inning.
Hamilton's game-ending homer, the third of his career, came while he was fighting an upper respiratory infection. Hamilton had to get IV fluids and oxygen after the game, and he used ammonia towels and fluids during the game to fend off the effects of the 91 degree heat. The mid-day game lasted 4 hours, 38 minutes.
"I've been seeing stars since the fifth inning," Hamilton said. "I hit a wall. I was light-headed and seeing those little stars."
Toronto had taken a 7-5 lead in the top of the 13th, but Elvis Andrus doubled in a run off Ryota Igarashi to start the comeback. Jason Frasor (0-1), Toronto's seventh pitcher, then threw a splitter up in the strike zone on a 1-2 count for Hamilton's league-leading 20th home run.
"No matter if he's sick or hurt, every time he plays, he's a hard out," Andrus said. "I don't think he has to be 100 percent to hit a homer -- I do. I have to be 100 percent to hit a home run. But he could hit it with one arm and would still be able to hit it out."