Indians 13, 
Rangers 9
| W: | M. Kobayashi (3-2) |
| L: | E. Guardado (0-1) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .254 |
| B Francisco LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .309 |
| V Martinez C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .289 |
| R Garko 1B | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .234 |
| J Peralta SS | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .242 |
| D Dellucci DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .229 |
| C Blake 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .236 |
| S Choo RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .195 |
| Totals | 42 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 22 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Dellucci (8, D Mathis); A Cabrera (7, D Mathis); C Blake (12, D Mathis); J Peralta (9, J Benoit) HR: C Blake 2 (6, 2nd inning off D Mathis 1 on, 0 Out; 3rd inning off D Mathis 1 on, 2 Out); B Francisco (3, 7th inning off J Benoit 1 on, 2 Out); D Dellucci (6, 8th inning off J Benoit 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Blake 7 (36), A Cabrera (14), B Francisco 3 (15), D Dellucci 2 (19) 2-out RBI: C Blake 5, A Cabrera, B Francisco 3 GIDP: D Dellucci Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Sizemore 1, V Martinez 3, A Cabrera 1, J Peralta 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko 2). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Laffey | 5.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 88-49 | 3.02 |
| M Kobayashi (W, 3-2) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 33-23 | 2.89 |
| R Perez (H, 9) | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29-19 | 3.00 |
| J Borowski | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 160-98 | |
| PITCHING HBP: M Bradley (By A Laffey) Batters faced: A Laffey 26; M Kobayashi 7; R Perez 8; J Borowski 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Laffey 8-4; M Kobayashi 2-0; R Perez 1-0; J Borowski 2-1 Game Scores: A Laffey 13 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .305 |
| M Young SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| J Hamilton RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .331 |
| M Bradley DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .317 |
| D Murphy LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .280 |
| M Byrd CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| C Shelton 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| a-F Catalanotto PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 |
| T Metcalf 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Totals | 39 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 18 | |
| a-grounded to second for C Shelton in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Shelton (5, A Laffey); I Kinsler (15, A Laffey) HR: J Hamilton (16, 3rd inning off A Laffey 1 on, 1 Out); M Byrd (2, 5th inning off A Laffey 3 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Saltalamacchia (12), J Hamilton 2 (65), M Young (26), M Byrd 4 (8), C Shelton (8) 2-out RBI: C Shelton GIDP: T Metcalf 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Murphy 3, J Saltalamacchia 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Byrd (1, 2nd base by A Laffey/V Martinez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (I Kinsler-M Young-C Shelton). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Mathis | 3.2 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 100-58 | 9.00 |
| R Tejeda | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 46-26 | 11.57 |
| E Guardado (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.37 |
| J Benoit | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 43-17 | 5.53 |
| C Wilson | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-14 | 4.12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 224-123 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Benoit Batters faced: D Mathis 25; R Tejeda 9; E Guardado 3; J Benoit 10; C Wilson 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Mathis 4-3; R Tejeda 2-4; E Guardado 0-1; J Benoit 0-2; C Wilson 2-1 Game Scores: D Mathis 6 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | TEX | |||
 | 2nd | C Blake homered to right, D Dellucci scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Saltalamacchia singled to left, C Shelton scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | C Blake homered to left, R Garko scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd | A Cabrera doubled to deep right, S Choo scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Hamilton homered to left center, M Young scored. | 5 | 3 |
| 4th | C Blake doubled to deep right, V Martinez, R Garko and J Peralta scored. | 8 | 3 |
| 5th | M Young singled to center, I Kinsler scored. | 8 | 4 |
| 5th | M Byrd homered to right, M Young, J Hamilton and M Bradley scored. | 8 | 8 |
| 7th | B Francisco homered to left, A Cabrera scored. | 10 | 8 |
| 7th | C Shelton singled to left, D Murphy scored, M Byrd to third. | 10 | 9 |
| 8th | D Dellucci homered to center, J Peralta scored. | 12 | 9 |
| 8th | B Francisco walked, S Choo scored, A Cabrera to third, G Sizemore to second. | 13 | 9 |
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| Game Notes |
| IAN KINSLER'S SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 17 GAMES. |
| MICHAEL YOUNG'S SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 18 GAMES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 17,247 (35.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:41 |
| Weather | 92 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 16 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
MLB Scores
Monday, June 2nd 2008
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 | in 10 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Cleveland | 13 | Final |
| Texas | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| San Diego | 6 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 8 |
| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 10 |