Bal @ Tex

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TexasHitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Ian Kinsler 2B 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .370
Michael Young 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .296
Josh Hamilton CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .269
Andruw Jones DH 3 2 2 3 2 1 0 .625
David Murphy PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Marlon Byrd LF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .278
Nelson Cruz RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269
Chris Davis 1B 4 1 3 2 0 1 0 .154
Taylor Teagarden C 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .125
Elvis Andrus SS 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .238
Totals 36 9 11 9 5 6 14
Batting
2B - Ian Kinsler 2 (5), Andruw Jones (2), Marlon Byrd (3)
HR - Michael Young (1), Andruw Jones (1), Chris Davis (1)
TB - Ian Kinsler 4, Michael Young 5, Josh Hamilton, Andruw Jones 6, Marlon Byrd 2, Chris Davis 6
RBI - Michael Young 2 (4), Andruw Jones 3 (4), Chris Davis 2 (2), Taylor Teagarden (1), Elvis Andrus (3)
2-Out RBI - Andruw Jones (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ian Kinsler (1), Marlon Byrd 3 (3)
GIDP - Taylor Teagarden (2), Elvis Andrus (1)
Team LOB - 5
Baserunning
SB - Ian Kinsler (1, 3rd off Sherrill/Zaun), Josh Hamilton (1, 2nd off Baez/Zaun), David Murphy (1, 2nd off Sherrill/Zaun)
Fielding
E - Nelson Cruz (1)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Vicente Padilla (L 1-1) 3.1 11 7 7 1 1 0 10.00
Scott Feldman 2.2 4 3 3 2 3 1 12.60
Jason Jennings 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Eddie Guardado 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
Frank Francisco 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
WP - Jason Jennings
HBP - Luke Scott (by Padilla)
Pitches-Strikes - Vicente Padilla 70-46, Scott Feldman 56-32, Jason Jennings 19-12, Eddie Guardado 12-7, Frank Francisco 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Vicente Padilla 5-4, Scott Feldman 2-3, Jason Jennings 1-0, Eddie Guardado 1-2, Frank Francisco 1-0
Batters Faced - Vicente Padilla 23, Scott Feldman 14, Jason Jennings 4, Eddie Guardado 4, Frank Francisco 3
Inherited Runners-Scored - Scott Feldman 2-0

Offense showed up but the starting pitching uhm well... Davis had a great game and it might be time for Andruw Jones to start playing alot more if the Rangers can move Byrd for a reliever.

[studcrackers]

if jennings keeps it up he may prove to be a somewhat reliable reliever (only one we can definitively say we have now is frankie)

if kinsler tags on youngs near hit in the 9th we probably tie up the game, baserunning error on his part and he owned up to it after the game. that double steal washington called in the 9th was stupid and he was lucky murphy was safe at 2nd (could very well have been out)

im anxious and excited to see what mccarthy can do today, his new slurve looked great last outing but with an inconsistent strike zone from the ump and poor fastball location led to him being done after 5 innings.

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Baltimore 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 9 1
Texas 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 13 0

Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .375
Young, 3B 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 .355
Hamilton, CF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .290
Blalock, DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .217
Cruz, N, RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .258
Murphy, LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000
Davis, C, 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .167
Saltalamacchia, C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .182
Vizquel, SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .500
Totals 39 5 13 5 2 7 15

BATTING
2B: Hamilton (1, Sarfate).
HR: Young (2, 1st inning off Simon, 0 on, 1 out), Cruz, N (4, 2nd inning off Simon, 0 on, 0 out), Davis, C (2, 2nd inning off Simon, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Kinsler 2; Young 6; Hamilton 3; Blalock; Cruz, N 4; Davis, C 4; Saltalamacchia; Vizquel 2.
RBI: Young (5), Cruz, N (6), Davis, C (3), Kinsler (9), Hamilton (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Blalock; Murphy; Kinsler; Cruz, N.
GIDP: Blalock.
Team RISP: 2-for-9.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
CS: Kinsler (1, 2nd base by Simon/Zaun), Murphy (1, 2nd base by Sarfate/Zaun).

FIELDING
Outfield assists: Hamilton (Pie at 1st base).
DP: 2 (Hamilton-Davis, C, Davis, C-Vizquel).

Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
McCarthy 6.0 5 3 3 3 5 2 4.91
Wilson 1.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 7.20
Francisco 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Guardado (L, 0-1) 0.2 4 4 4 1 0 1 15.00
Madrigal 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 13.50

Well Rangers run themselves out of a win. Kinsler getting caught stealing in the 1st right before Youngs homerun really came back and bit this team. McCarthy with a solid start and Wilson had a nice performance to follow. Early but this teams mistakes have now cost them 3 games so far not exactly excited to see Benson pitching tonight after his last beati... I mean performance.

[studcrackers]

dont forget young being thrown out at home on a hamilton double

benson wasnt completely terrible, detroit didnt hit him all that hard (until the cabrera grand slam) watch him put up a decent performance tonight (like 5 or 6 innings 3 or 4 runs given up) but the offense fails to show up again

[studcrackers]

well i just recorded my 1st episode at blogtalk radio about sports, it's not very good and i keep breathing into the phone but it's a work in progress.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Mitchell-C ... ot-Episode

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Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 9 2
Texas 1 0 3 8 1 2 0 4 0 19 19 0


TexasHitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Ian Kinsler 2B 6 5 6 4 0 0 0 .474
Michael Young 3B 5 2 0 1 1 0 2 .306
Josh Hamilton CF 6 1 2 1 0 3 5 .297
Andruw Jones DH 3 4 1 0 2 0 2 .545
Hank Blalock 1B 5 0 1 2 0 1 5 .214
Marlon Byrd LF 6 1 5 3 0 0 0 .417
Nelson Cruz RF 5 1 2 6 1 1 2 .278
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C 5 1 0 0 1 1 6 .148
Elvis Andrus SS 3 4 2 1 2 1 0 .292
Totals 44 19 19 18 7 7 22
Batting
2B - Ian Kinsler 2 (7), Andruw Jones (3), Marlon Byrd (4), Nelson Cruz (2)
3B - Ian Kinsler (1), Elvis Andrus (1)
HR - Ian Kinsler (3), Nelson Cruz (5)
TB - Ian Kinsler 13, Josh Hamilton 2, Andruw Jones 2, Hank Blalock, Marlon Byrd 6, Nelson Cruz 6, Elvis Andrus 4
RBI - Ian Kinsler 4 (13), Michael Young (6), Josh Hamilton (8), Hank Blalock 2 (7), Marlon Byrd 3 (8), Nelson Cruz 6 (12), Elvis Andrus (4)
2-Out RBI - Ian Kinsler (3), Hank Blalock (2), Marlon Byrd 3 (3), Nelson Cruz 6 (7), Elvis Andrus (1)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jarrod Saltalamacchia 5 (6)
SF - Hank Blalock (1)
Team LOB - 10
Baserunning
SB - Ian Kinsler (2, 3rd off Hendrickson/Moeller), Michael Young (1, 2nd off Hendrickson/Moeller), Josh Hamilton (2, 2nd off Hendrickson/Moeller)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Kris Benson (W 1-1) 6.0 6 4 4 3 2 1 9.00
Willie Eyre 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Josh Rupe 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 15.00
Pitches-Strikes - Kris Benson 111-65, Willie Eyre 24-14, Josh Rupe 16-13
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Kris Benson 6-10, Willie Eyre 3-2, Josh Rupe 2-1
Batters Faced - Kris Benson 27, Willie Eyre 7, Josh Rupe 5

Rangers avoid the sweep with a beating of the O's. Benson struggled early but after the 1st was ok.Eyre first performance in the bullpen was soild. Kinsler with the cycle and Cruz with the almost 2 grandslam game.