Asked the reason for Millar's power surge, Trembley said: "The guy works. I'm talking to you in here right now, and he's watching video. The guy works."
Millar agreed that he has no secret. He simply studies pitcher patterns and makes good guesses. "I don't feel any older," he said. "I just feel smarter."
Given runs to work with, Guthrie did his part, as he has all season.
He was coming off one of the best starts of his career, a complete-game, 3-1 win at Seattle. And he was nearly as good last night.
Over seven innings, Guthrie struck out four, allowed five hits and walked one. He peppered the strike zone with 95 mph fastballs and kept hitters off balance with sliders.
The Rangers didn't get to him until the fifth inning, when third baseman Travis Metcalf slammed his first home run of the season into the left-field stands. By then, Guthrie had five runs, far more than he would need.
"I think we said before that he was better than 4-7," Trembley said.
"It's nice to see us score some runs for him."
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