By Noah Shelton @SheltonOKC

There isn’t much that beats an early afternoon baseball game.

The Rangers and the Chicago White Sox were at it again for game two of the three game series Saturday. The Rangers, coming off a shutout loss on Friday night showed signs of tying the series in south Chicago Saturday afternoon. Rangers’ fans were especially optimistic heading into extra innings thanks to a homerun saving third-out catch by Nomar Mazara in the bottom of the ninth.

The right batters were on deck for the Rangers and Phil Klein struck out the side in order to close the 10th inning. But, after another inning similar to Friday night’s production, the Rangers would falter and White Sox’s reliever Matt Albers would advance his scoreless streak to 32 innings.

Nick Martinez entered in the 11th and would get into trouble facing a bases loaded situation after allowing two walks and a hit batter. The winning run for the White Sox came after the fifth batter of the inning, Jose Abreu, singled to left through a five player Ranger infield and allowed Austin Jackson to score.

There were some good moments Saturday afternoon: Colby Lewis allowed one run through 6 innings, Ian Desmond homered to center increasing his outlook on the year, and the Rangers rallied in the ninth after a sacrifice fly by Elvis Andrus allowed Desmond to add a game-high third run to his increasingly productive stat sheet.

Yes, the Rangers received its second straight loss, but it was great to see some Saturday afternoon baseball in early spring. There’s nothing like mowing the lawn and plopping down on the couch with a beer to enjoy some American pastime greatness while a cool afternoon breeze creeps through the house.