Rangers 19,
Orioles 6
| W: | K. Benson (1-1) |
| L: | M. Hendrickson (1-1) |
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| B Roberts 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .444 | .512 |
R Andino 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .333 | .429 |
| A Jones CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .389 | .452 |
| N Markakis RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | .343 | .400 |
R Freel RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .111 | .333 |
| A Huff 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .294 | .385 |
| T Wigginton 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .208 | .321 |
| L Scott DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .276 | .382 |
| F Pie LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .217 | .308 |
| C Moeller C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .364 | .364 |
| C Izturis SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .172 | .226 |
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 151 | ||
| BATTING 2B: A Jones (6, K Benson); L Scott (3, K Benson); N Markakis (4, K Benson) HR: C Moeller (1, 6th inning off K Benson 0 on, 2 Out); A Jones (2, 9th inning off J Rupe 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: N Markakis (10), A Huff (9), A Jones 3 (11), C Moeller (1) 2-out RBI: A Jones 3, C Moeller GIDP: A Huff Orioles RISP: 1-9 (T Wigginton 0-1, N Markakis 0-2, A Huff 0-3, C Moeller 0-1, B Roberts 1-1, F Pie 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Izturis (1, ground ball); B Roberts (1, throw) | |||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Hendrickson (L, 1-4) | 3.2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 95-53 | 3.00 |
| R Liz | 1.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36-23 | 36.00 |
| B Bass | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 47-25 | 14.73 |
| M Albers | 1.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33-17 | 11.25 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 211-118 | |
| PITCHING WP: B Bass; M Albers IBB: A Jones (By M Hendrickson) HBP: A Jones (By M Albers) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Hendrickson 12/24; R Liz 7/9; B Bass 3/10; M Albers 5/10 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Hendrickson 10-11-14-18; R Liz 6-6-4-7; B Bass 6-3-9-7; M Albers 3-7-1-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Hendrickson 6-3; R Liz 0-2; B Bass 2-2; M Albers 1-1 Game Scores: M Hendrickson 23 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .474 | .524 |
| M Young 3B | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | .306 | .405 |
| J Hamilton CF | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | .297 | .357 |
| A Jones DH | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | .545 | .688 |
| H Blalock 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .214 | .258 |
| M Byrd LF | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 | .417 | .417 |
| N Cruz RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .278 | .341 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | .148 | .179 |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | .292 | .346 |
| Totals | 44 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 211 | ||
| BATTING 2B: I Kinsler 2 (7, M Hendrickson, M Albers); M Byrd (4, M Hendrickson); A Jones (3, R Liz); N Cruz (2, M Albers) 3B: E Andrus (1, R Liz); I Kinsler (1, B Bass) HR: I Kinsler (3, 3rd inning off M Hendrickson 0 on, 1 Out); N Cruz (5, 4th inning off R Liz 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Hamilton (8), I Kinsler 4 (13), H Blalock 2 (7), M Byrd 3 (8), N Cruz 6 (12), E Andrus (4), M Young (6) SF: H Blalock 2-out RBI: H Blalock, M Byrd 3, N Cruz 6, E Andrus, I Kinsler Rangers RISP: 9-20 (M Young 0-3, J Hamilton 1-3, J Saltalamacchia 0-3, I Kinsler 1-1, N Cruz 2-3, H Blalock 1-3, M Byrd 4-4) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Hamilton (2, 2nd base off M Hendrickson/C Moeller); I Kinsler (2, 3rd base off M Hendrickson/C Moeller); M Young (1, 2nd base off M Hendrickson/C Moeller) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (E Andrus-I Kinsler-H Blalock). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Benson (W, 1-1) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 111-65 | 9.00 |
| W Eyre | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 24-14 | 0.00 |
| J Rupe | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16-13 | 15.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 151-92 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Benson 13/27; W Eyre 3/7; J Rupe 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Benson 21-3-19-22; W Eyre 3-2-4-5; J Rupe 2-0-6-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Benson 6-10; W Eyre 3-2; J Rupe 2-1 Game Scores: K Benson 43 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BAL | TEX | |||
| 1st | N Markakis grounded out to second, B Roberts scored, A Jones to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | A Huff grounded out to second, A Jones scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Hamilton singled to center, I Kinsler scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 2nd | A Jones walked, L Scott scored, C Izturis to third, B Roberts to second. | 3 | 1 | |
| 3rd | I Kinsler homered to left center. | 3 | 2 | |
| 3rd | H Blalock singled to right, J Hamilton scored, A Jones to third. | 3 | 3 | |
| 3rd | M Byrd doubled to left, A Jones scored, H Blalock to third. | 3 | 4 | |
| 4th | M Young grounded into fielder's choice to second, E Andrus scored on throwing error by second baseman B Roberts, I Kinsler safe at second on throwing error by second baseman B Roberts. | 3 | 5 | |
| 4th | M Byrd singled to left, I Kinsler scored, M Young to third, A Jones to second. | 3 | 6 | |
| 4th | N Cruz homered to right, M Young, A Jones and M Byrd scored. | 3 | 10 | |
| 4th | E Andrus tripled to deep center, J Saltalamacchia scored. | 3 | 11 | |
| 4th | I Kinsler singled to center, E Andrus scored. | 3 | 12 | |
| 5th | M Byrd singled to left, A Jones scored. | 3 | 13 | |
| 6th | C Moeller homered to left. | 4 | 13 | |
| 6th | I Kinsler tripled to deep right center, E Andrus scored. | 4 | 14 | |
| 6th | M Young grounded out to shortstop, I Kinsler scored. | 4 | 15 | |
| 8th | I Kinsler doubled to deep left center, E Andrus scored. | 4 | 16 | |
| 8th | H Blalock hit sacrifice fly to left, I Kinsler scored. | 4 | 17 | |
| 8th | N Cruz doubled to deep left, M Young and A Jones scored, M Byrd to third. | 4 | 19 | |
| 9th | A Jones homered to right, R Andino scored. | 6 | 19 | |
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| Game Notes |
| WITH HIS SIXTH INNING TRIPLE, IAN KINSLER HIT FOR THE FIFTH CYCLE IN TEAM HISTORY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 17,539 (35.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:29 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - C.B. Bucknor, Third Base - Mike Everitt |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, April 15th 2009
| Chi White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| St. Louis | 12 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 |
| Florida | 10 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Philadelphia | Postponed | |
| Washington |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 9 |
| Baltimore | 6 | Final |
| Texas | 19 |
| Toronto | 12 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 11 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |