ohhh Nellie!!!

Nellie Cruz of my Texas Rangers is tearing it up...

CLEVELAND -- Nelson Cruz struck again on Wednesday in continuing his potentially historic start to the season.

With two out in the third inning, Cruz smashed a 2-1 fastball over the left-field wall off Indians starter Justin Masterson to give the Rangers a 4-0 lead. It was also his sixth home run in the first eight games, as the Rangers went on to a 6-2 victory at Progressive Field.

Cruz leads the American League with both the six home runs and 12 RBIs. But the home run was also just his only hit in five at-bats so his league-leading slugging percentage slipped to 1.172.

"You see it when you're leading the league," Cruz said. "But I'm not here to lead the league, I'm here to win games and help the team."

Cruz has also driven in 32 percent of the 38 runs scored by the Rangers. Guerrero and Julio Borbon, who had a two-run single in the eighth inning on Wednesday, are tied for second with four RBIs while Hamilton has two and Davis has just one.

Of course Davis has an excuse. He has been hitting behind Cruz, who hasn't been leaving much out there. Cruz's six home runs are the most by a Rangers player through eight games and his 12 RBIs match what Juan Gonzalez did in his first eight games of the 1998 season. That was the season Gonzalez ended up setting a club record with 157 RBIs.

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