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Kinsler looks to extend hitting streak

Jul 12, 2008 - 10:09 AM Chi White Sox (53-29) at Texas (49-45), 7:05 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Ian Kinsler looks to extend his hitting streak to 24 games on Saturday as the Texas Rangers take on the Chicago White Sox.

Kinsler smacked a single in the third inning of the Rangers' 7-2 victory on Friday to tie teammate Michael Young for the longest streak of the season.

The All-Star second baseman isn't the only Ranger swinging a hot bat.

Josh Hamilton, who will start for the American League in Tuesday's All-Star game, went 3-for-5 in the opener and leads the majors with 93 RBI. He has driven in 11 over his last seven games.

John Danks (6-4. 2.52 ERA) has the task of trying to extinguish their bats and is a strong candidate to do so. The 23-year-old lefthander has allowed four runs in his past five starts and ranks third in the AL in ERA.

He has posted a 1.11 ERA in his last five starts, but only has two wins in that span because he's only received nine runs of support.

Texas will counter with Kevin Millwood (6-4, 4.93), who has won four his last five decisions. The 33-year-old righthander defeated Danks on Aug. 30, when he limited Chicago to one run and six hits in seven innings.