April 25th, 2008: Minnesota Twins 5 at Texas Rangers 6 F -- David Murphy thrust a triumphant fist in the air. His teammates stormed the field, mobbing him near second base as if a pennant had just been won. What remained of the Rangers Ballpark crowd of 19,016 on Friday night cheered wildly. And in the Texas dugout, Rangers manager Ron Washington managed a thin smile after Murphy's two-out single in the bottom of the 10th provided a 6-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins. It was his team's first win since April 17, one that ended an agonizing seven-game losing streak. But was it enough to save Washington's job? That is the question looming over Arlington during this six-game homestand for a team that has lost 16 of its first 24 games. Even in victory, the Rangers fell behind by five runs for the fifth consecutive game and induced groans with more sloppy fielding, costly baserunning blunders and important at-bats gone awry. The winning rally was not without cost, as third...