The Rangers lumped up Hondo and the Tribe yes terday in Texas, but Mr. Aitch managed to keep his head above water when he squeezed out a win at Minute Maid Park with the Small Bears.

Tonight, with the early season income at 45 ruth vens, he’s going to Jackson — 10 units on the Tigers to generate some scratch in Toronto.

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Disgraced ex-gov Spitzer said yesterday on the Today Show his fondness for hookers “was an egre gious violation of my behavior.” Brilliant self-analy sis. Equally egregious is rehashing your trash on TV so your wife and daughters have to relive the tor ture. Meanwhile, he still hasn’t answered the key question: What’s with keeping the black socks on? . . . Mr. Aitch is hearing Mike Lupica may be headed for the DL. Those weekly egregious gushes about Obama in the front of the Daily Ruse have left him nursing a nasty case of chapped lips.

hondo@nypost.com