"For all that has gone wrong with the offense the past week, one player seems to be immune to the prolonged slump and the inability to deliver with runners in scoring position.

No one should be shocked that it's Michael Young, who on Saturday earned the right not to be traded without his consent.

Not that the Texas Rangers would trade him now. Not that his February trade request is even a story anymore.

That off-season scuttlebutt has been replaced by an early-season hot streak that rates as one of the best of Young's career.

He went 4 for 4 against New York, driving in the first and final runs as the Rangers overcame a third-inning meltdown by Derek Holland to beat the Yankees 7-5.

Young hit his second homer in the first inning and had an RBI single in the sixth shortly after Julio Borbon had given the Rangers a 6-5 lead with a suicide squeeze bunt.

"I don't think you guys are seeing anything from Michael Young that you haven't seen before," manager Ron Washington said. "I'm not surprised with the way he's swinging the bat."

Young pushed his average to .348, the second-highest of his career entering May 8. His fourth hit, which pushed across Chris Davis, left him 18 for 33 (.545) with runners in scoring position.

Both of his hits, including his first homer at Rangers Ballpark since Aug. 15, came with two outs. The clutch hitting takes roots in his approach with runners at second and third."