Otsuka blew his first save opportunity of 2006 and took the loss Tuesday night, giving up two ninth-inning runs in the Rangers' 14-13 loss to the New York Yankees. The appearance marked just the fourth time in 20 games that Otsuka has allowed a run, and before his loss on Tuesday, he had converted five straight save chances since taking over ninth-inning duties from Francisco Cordero at the beginning of the month.
(Updated 5/17/2006)

Analysis: While Otsuka has allowed runs in two of his last four games, the Texas reliever still has a 2.95 ERA and 1.04 WHIP over 18 1-3 innings in 2006.