Rangers in the Cactus League…McCarthy, Davis, Cha

“I thought there were a lot of positives out there,” McCarthy said. “I was really happy with my cutter. I was locating it, getting swings on it and throwing it for strikes.”
Concert in Central Ballpark: Country music superstar Charley Pride, still in camp and working out with the Rangers, gave his quasi-annual 30-minute concert in the clubhouse on Saturday morning.
Davis steals: First baseman Chris Davis made another dazzling defensive play in the first, diving to his right on a grounder to steal a hit away from Michael Brantley. Davis normally does that to opposing hitters.
He said it:
“The running. The running was tough today. But I gave it full effort out there. I was flying.”
“The kid can throw the baseball,” manager Ron Washington said. “There is some competition here.”
Pride, who turns 72 on March 18, has been working out with the Rangers in Spring Training just about every year since they moved to Texas. He is a former pitcher from the Negro Leagues who went into the music industry after an arm injury put a halt to his baseball career.
“You get an opportunity to take advantage of something, we’re going to do that,” Washington said. “No matter who it is. He picked the right pitch, it was a breaking ball.”
“It was fun,” outfielder Nelson Cruz said. “Everybody was excited. He’s still got it. He forgot the words to a couple of songs but he’s still got it.”
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What he normally doesn’t do is steal bases. He did on Saturday,Cheap Los Angeles Angels Hats, swiping second base after a leadoff single in the second inning off of Indians starter Justin Masterson.
“Charley was outstanding,” Oliver said. “The Jackie Robinson of country music right? Charley is just an awesome dude. He is awesome.”
From Goodyear, where the Rangers 5-0 victory over the Indians was their first since March 4, 2007 against the Royals.
McCarthy cuts up Indians: Brandon McCarthy, who also started the last shutout thrown by Rangers pitchers in Spring Training, unleashed his cut fastball on Saturday and it helped him throw three scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and a walk while striking out three.
“The first time I ever heard him I was in shock,” outfielder Julio Borbon. “I had never heard anything like it.”
Luis Mendoza also had three scoreless innings by being able to mix his hard sinker with the improved breaking ball that he displayed in winter ball.