7:05 PM ET, May 23, 2008
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
W: K. Loe (1-0)
L: R. Hernandez (4-2)
Game Notes
| FAUSTO CARMONA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A HIP INJURY |
Final
Texas leads 1-0 (as of 5/23)
| Game 1: Friday, May 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 13 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 24 | ||
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| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2 | Final in 10 |
| Cleveland | 1 | |
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7:05 PM ET, May 23, 2008
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
W: K. Loe (1-0)
L: R. Hernandez (4-2)
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .296 | ||
| M Young SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .279 | ||
| J Hamilton DH | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .335 | ||
| M Bradley RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .327 | ||
| M Byrd CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | ||
| D Murphy CF-RF | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .297 | ||
| B Boggs LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .256 | ||
| C Shelton 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .245 | ||
| J Saltalamacchia C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .229 | ||
| R Vazquez 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .356 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 18 | |||
| BATTING 2B: J Hamilton (14, F Carmona); D Murphy (19, F Carmona); M Bradley 2 (15, F Carmona, J Lewis); R Vazquez 3 (7, J Julio 2, R Betancourt); I Kinsler (12, J Julio); J Saltalamacchia (2, J Lewis) HR: J Saltalamacchia (2, 3rd inning off J Julio 3 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Murphy 3 (34), C Shelton 2 (7), J Saltalamacchia 4 (11), I Kinsler (26), M Bradley (28), R Vazquez 2 (11) S: B Boggs SF: R Vazquez, M Bradley 2-out RBI: C Shelton, R Vazquez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Murphy 1, J Hamilton 1, I Kinsler 5 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Gabbard | 2.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 90-48 | 4.34 | |
| K Loe (W, 1-0) | 2.2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42-26 | 3.37 | |
| F Francisco | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 29-17 | 3.24 | |
| E Guardado | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.75 | |
| J Wright | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-16 | 3.45 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 199-116 | ||
| PITCHING WP: K Gabbard Batters faced: K Gabbard 19; K Loe 12; F Francisco 5; E Guardado 3; J Wright 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Gabbard 3-3; K Loe 4-3; F Francisco 0-0; E Guardado 1-1; J Wright 1-2 Game Scores: K Gabbard 23 | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| G Sizemore CF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .261 | ||
| J Carroll 2B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .203 | ||
| T Hafner DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .219 | ||
| B Francisco LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .356 | ||
| R Garko 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .236 | ||
| J Peralta SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .212 | ||
| C Blake 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .219 | ||
| K Shoppach C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .217 | ||
| a-M Aubrey PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| F Gutierrez RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .235 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 23 | |||
| a-lined out to right for K Shoppach in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Francisco 2 (9, K Gabbard, K Loe); F Gutierrez (8, K Gabbard); J Carroll (1, E Guardado) 3B: G Sizemore (2, K Loe) HR: G Sizemore (8, 3rd inning off K Gabbard 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: B Francisco 2 (8), T Hafner (22), G Sizemore 3 (26), J Carroll 2 (6) S: J Carroll SF: T Hafner 2-out RBI: G Sizemore 3, J Carroll 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Garko 1, K Shoppach 2, T Hafner 1, J Peralta 3 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko). | ||||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| F Carmona (L, 4-2) | 2.0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 57-32 | 3.10 | |
| J Julio | 1.2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51-29 | 5.60 | |
| J Lewis | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39-26 | 3.58 | |
| R Perez | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.48 | |
| R Betancourt | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-11 | 6.62 | |
| M Kobayashi | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.37 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 198-118 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: F Carmona 14; J Julio 13; J Lewis 10; R Perez 5; R Betancourt 4; M Kobayashi 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Carmona 3-2; J Julio 0-3; J Lewis 1-4; R Perez 1-2; R Betancourt 0-1; M Kobayashi 2-0 Game Scores: R Hernandez 20 | ||||||||||
| TEX | CLE | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Murphy doubled to deep center, M Young, J Hamilton and M Bradley scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 1st | C Shelton singled to center, D Murphy scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 1st | B Francisco doubled to deep left, J Carroll scored, T Hafner to third. | 4 | 1 | |
| 1st | T Hafner scored, B Francisco to third on wild pitch by K Gabbard. | 4 | 2 | |
| 2nd | T Hafner hit sacrifice fly to center, F Gutierrez scored, G Sizemore to third. | 4 | 3 | |
| 3rd | C Shelton walked, M Bradley scored, D Murphy to third, B Boggs to second. | 5 | 3 | |
| 3rd | J Saltalamacchia homered to right, D Murphy, B Boggs and C Shelton scored. | 9 | 3 | |
| 3rd | I Kinsler doubled to deep center, R Vazquez scored. | 10 | 3 | |
| 3rd | M Bradley hit sacrifice fly to center, I Kinsler scored. | 11 | 3 | |
| 3rd | G Sizemore homered to right, J Peralta and F Gutierrez scored. | 11 | 6 | |
| 6th | R Vazquez hit sacrifice fly to right, C Shelton scored, J Saltalamacchia to third. | 12 | 6 | |
| 6th | B Francisco doubled to deep left, J Carroll scored, T Hafner to third. | 12 | 7 | |
| 7th | J Carroll doubled to deep right center, C Blake and K Shoppach scored. | 12 | 9 | |
| 8th | R Vazquez doubled to deep right, D Murphy scored, C Shelton to third. | 13 | 9 | |
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| FAUSTO CARMONA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A HIP INJURY |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 39,947 (94.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:09 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Iassogna, First Base - Dale Scott, Second Base - Bill Hohn, Third Base - Damien Beal |