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8:05 pm EDT Sat Jul 10, 2010

Because the Texas Rangers haven’t been to the playoffs in over a decade and are still seeking their first World Series appearance, there is no time like the present for them to make a serious run. Adding the hottest pitcher in baseball should help them do that. All-Star Cliff Lee will make his Rangers debut Saturday night against the Baltimore Orioles one day after a blockbuster trade sent him from last place to first. Already holding a 4 1/2-game lead in the AL West, the Rangers made a major move Friday to hopefully assure themselves of the franchise’s first postseason appearance since 1999 by acquiring Lee from Seattle as part of a six-player deal. The move came as something of a surprise with Texas involved in bankruptcy proceedings and dealing with an unsettled ownership situation. Lee cost the Rangers rookie first baseman Justin Smoak - one of the top prospects in the majors - and three minor leaguers.

If Lee pitches anything like he did with Seattle, Texas will be more than happy with the trade. The 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner had been brilliant for the Mariners after overcoming an abdominal injury that sidelined him most of April. He is 8-3 with a 2.34 ERA in 13 starts, leads the AL with five complete games and has the highest strikeout-to-walk ratio in the majors. The ace left-hander nearly became the first pitcher since Roy Halladay in 2008 to throw four straight complete games before settling for a dominant eight-inning performance Sunday in an 8-1 win at Detroit. He allowed one run and nine hits with one walk and matched a career high with 11 strikeouts in improving to 7-1 in his last nine starts.Lee is 4-0 with a 2.38 ERA in five starts against the Orioles, giving up two runs over 14 1-3 innings in the last two. Although Lee will be facing the worst team in baseball, Baltimore has rallied from 4-0 deficits to win the first two games of this series. The Orioles got a two-out, game-tying grand slam from Corey Patterson in the ninth inning Friday before Jake Fox’s leadoff homer in the 10th gave them a 7-6 victory.