Rangers 5, 
Angels 4
| W: | J. Wright (5-3) |
| L: | F. Rodriguez (0-2) |
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Figgins 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| C Kotchman 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 |
| M Izturis SS | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| V Guerrero RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .291 |
| T Hunter CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| G Anderson DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| J Rivera LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 |
| R Willits LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| H Kendrick 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| J Mathis C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| BATTING 3B: H Kendrick (2, F Francisco) HR: J Rivera (3, 7th inning off F Francisco 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Rivera 3 (10) SF: J Rivera 2-out RBI: J Rivera 2 GIDP: H Kendrick, C Kotchman, T Hunter Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Mathis 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: T Hunter (10, 2nd base off F Francisco/J Saltalamacchia) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Rivera (2, bobble); V Guerrero (1, fly ball) DP: 1 (C Kotchman). | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Weaver | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 102-64 | 4.03 |
| J Arredondo (H, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 1.29 |
| S Shields (H, 18) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-11 | 2.50 |
| F Rodriguez (L, 0-2; B, 3) | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21-11 | 2.54 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 146-93 | |
| PITCHING HBP: F Catalanotto (By J Weaver) Batters faced: J Weaver 28; J Arredondo 3; S Shields 4; F Rodriguez 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Weaver 3-9; J Arredondo 2-0; S Shields 0-1; F Rodriguez 1-0 Game Scores: J Weaver 55 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .335 |
| F Catalanotto DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .280 |
| M Young SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .297 |
| J Hamilton RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .307 |
| D Murphy LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| M Byrd CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| C Davis 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .195 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .217 |
| G Duran 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .224 |
| a-R Vazquez PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 24 | |
| a-walked for G Duran in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: J Hamilton (20, 9th inning off F Rodriguez 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Saltalamacchia 2 (19), M Young (47), J Hamilton 2 (89) S: M Byrd SF: J Saltalamacchia 2-out RBI: J Saltalamacchia, M Young, J Hamilton 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Murphy 1, G Duran 1, J Saltalamacchia 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Young (6, 2nd base off F Rodriguez/J Mathis) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (G Duran-I Kinsler-C Davis, I Kinsler-M Young-C Davis 2). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| W Madrigal | 3.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46-29 | 9.95 |
| J Rupe | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 40-23 | 4.24 |
| F Francisco | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27-13 | 3.75 |
| J Wright (W, 5-3) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32-21 | 4.26 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 145-86 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: W Madrigal 11; J Rupe 10; F Francisco 6; J Wright 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Madrigal 5-3; J Rupe 3-4; F Francisco 0-3; J Wright 3-1 Game Scores: W Madrigal 48 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAA | TEX | |||
 | 2nd | J Rivera hit sacrifice fly to center, T Hunter scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | T Hunter grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Izturis scored, V Guerrero out at second. | 2 | 0 |
 | 4th | J Saltalamacchia singled to center, D Murphy scored, M Byrd to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 6th | J Saltalamacchia hit sacrifice fly to right, M Byrd scored, J Saltalamacchia to first on error by right fielder V Guerrero. | 2 | 2 |
| 7th | J Rivera homered to left center, T Hunter scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 9th | M Young singled to left, R Vazquez scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 9th | J Hamilton homered to right, M Young scored. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| IAN KINSLER'S SINGLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING EXTENDS HIS HITTING STREAK TO 21 GAMES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 24,515 (49.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 96 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Mike Reilly |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, July 9th 2008
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 18 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 | in 10 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 8 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 9 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Colorado | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 4 |
| Atlanta | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |