Rangers rally to beat the Athletics with Josh Hamilton's walk-off Home Run

Josh Hamilton has experienced ups and downs this week. A fan fell 20 feet over a railing and died trying to catch a ball for his 6-year-old son that Hamilton had tossed into the stands during Thursday nights game. Saturday night Hamilton hit a two-run, walk-off home run in the upper deck in right field in the ninth inning to win the game 7-6.

 Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton (32) reacts after hitting a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to win the game against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton (32) is swarmed by teammates at home plate after hitting a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to win the game against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton (32) reacts after hitting a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to win the game against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton (32) is swarmed by teammates after hitting a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth to win the game against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade Texas Rangers Josh Hamilton (32) watches as his two-run walk-off home run flies into the upper deck in right field in the bottom of the ninth to win the game against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus (1) collides with Oakland Athletics first baseman Conor Jackson (28) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Andrus was called safe. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus (1) collides with Oakland Athletics first baseman Conor Jackson (28) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Andrus was called safe. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus (1) looks for the call from first base umpire Jeff Kellogg, not pictured, after colliding with Oakland Athletics first baseman Conor Jackson (28) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade First base umpire Jeff Kellogg calls Texas Rangers Elvis Andrus (1) safe after colliding with Oakland Athletics first baseman Conor Jackson (28) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade Oakland Athletics third baseman Scott Sizemore (29) leans over the wall in left field to catch a foul ball during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon WadeOakland Athletics third baseman Scott Sizemore (29) tumbles into the stands in left field after catching a foul ball during a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon WadeFans try to catch a home run hit by Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre (29) to tie the game against the Oakland Athletics 5-5 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Special/Brandon WadeTexas Rangers left fielder Josh Hamilton (32) catches a fly ball deep to left field during a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade

Oakland Athletics left fielder Hideki Matsui (55) cases down a RBI hit to deep left field by Texas Rangers Ian Kinsler (5) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon Wade Oakland Athletics third baseman Scott Sizemore (29), foreground, watches as teammate center fielder Coco Crisp (4) runs into the outfield wall chasing Texas Rangers Mitch Moreland's (18) hit to center field during the second inning at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Texas won 7-6. Special/Brandon WadeTexas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus (1) is unable to catch Oakland Athletics Josh Willingham's(16) base hit to left field at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Special/Brandon Wade Oakland Athletics first baseman Chris Carter (22) catches the throw from teammate starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy (32) to force out Texas Rangers Endy Chavez (9) at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Special/Brandon WadeTexas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler (5) dives for the ball hit by Oakland Athletics Cliff Pennington (2) during the second inning at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Special/Brandon Wade Texas Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler (5) catches what would be the third out of the inning, but Texas Rangers catcher Yorvit Torrealba (8), not pictured, was called for catchers interference by home plate umpire Eric Cooper,(cq) not pictured, on Oakland Athletics designated hitter Hideki Matsui (55), not pictured, at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Special/Brandon Wade A warning cautions fans not to lean or sit on the railing in the upper decks over looking the left field scored board that Shannon Stone fell over and died from injuries sustained from the fall at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Special/Brandon WadeA warning cautions fans not to lean or sit on the railing in the upper decks over looking the left field scored board that Shannon Stone fell over and died from injuries sustained from the fall at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Special/Brandon WadeFans lean over the same railing in left field that Shannon Stone fell over and died from injures sustained from the fall during Thursday nights game at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Special/Brandon WadeBaseball fans wait in line to enter Rangers Ballpark as the Texas flag flies at half-staff in memory of Shannon Stone, the Rangers fan who died after falling over a railing at Thursday nights game, in Arlington, Saturday, July 9, 2011. Special/Brandon Wade