Rangers 9, 
White Sox 6
| W: | B. McCarthy (3-0) |
| L: | J. Contreras (0-4) |
| SV: | F. Francisco (7) |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Getz 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .333 | .381 |
| J Fields 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .265 | .358 |
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .256 | .374 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .238 | .324 |
| J Dye RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .289 | .341 |
B Lillibridge PR-CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .143 | .280 |
| P Konerko 1B | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .313 | .376 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .268 | .297 |
| A Ramirez SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .195 | .247 |
| S Podsednik CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .250 | .250 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 134 | ||
| BATTING 2B: C Getz (4, E Guardado); J Thome (3, E Guardado) HR: A Pierzynski (3, 6th inning off L Mendoza 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Ramirez (10), A Pierzynski 4 (7), J Thome (14) SF: A Ramirez 2-out RBI: A Pierzynski 4, J Thome GIDP: A Ramirez White Sox RISP: 3-7 (J Thome 1-2, C Quentin 0-1, B Lillibridge 0-1, J Fields 1-1, A Pierzynski 1-1, J Dye 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Fields (4, throw); A Pierzynski (2, throw) DP: 1 (P Konerko). | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Contreras (L, 0-5) | 3.1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 63-37 | 8.31 |
| C Richard | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-14 | 6.00 |
| L Broadway | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36-24 | 4.15 |
| M Thornton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 2.00 |
| D Carrasco | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-8 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 148-92 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Contreras 12/19; C Richard 5/5; L Broadway 2/8; M Thornton 1/3; D Carrasco 2/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Contreras 8-8-7-14; C Richard 4-2-3-5; L Broadway 5-5-8-6; M Thornton 4-2-2-1; D Carrasco 1-1-2-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Contreras 5-2; C Richard 0-2; L Broadway 2-2; M Thornton 1-0; D Carrasco 3-0 Game Scores: J Contreras 19 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .330 | .389 |
| O Vizquel SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .400 | .455 |
| M Young 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .309 | .362 |
| H Blalock DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .268 | .295 |
| M Byrd CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .311 | .316 |
| D Murphy LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .139 | .295 |
| N Cruz RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .262 | .330 |
| C Davis 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .208 | .282 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .279 | .313 |
| Totals | 34 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 148 | ||
| BATTING 2B: I Kinsler (8, J Contreras); D Murphy (1, J Contreras); N Cruz (3, J Contreras); C Davis (2, J Contreras); O Vizquel (1, C Richard); H Blalock (4, C Richard) HR: H Blalock (7, 3rd inning off J Contreras 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Blalock 4 (18), N Cruz (18), C Davis (10), I Kinsler (23), O Vizquel (2), M Byrd (14) S: O Vizquel 2 2-out RBI: H Blalock 4, M Byrd Rangers RISP: 6-14 (M Young 0-3, C Davis 1-1, N Cruz 1-1, J Saltalamacchia 0-1, I Kinsler 1-2, H Blalock 2-4, M Byrd 1-2) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (O Vizquel-I Kinsler-C Davis). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B McCarthy (W, 5-2) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 68-45 | 4.67 |
| L Mendoza | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22-11 | 36.00 |
| E Guardado | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-14 | 10.12 |
| D O'Day (H, 4) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 0.00 |
| F Francisco (S, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-11 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 134-88 | |
| PITCHING HBP: P Konerko 2 (By B McCarthy; D O'Day); J Dye (By L Mendoza) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B McCarthy 11/19; L Mendoza 4/7; E Guardado 2/5; D O'Day 1/4; F Francisco 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B McCarthy 15-4-11-15; L Mendoza 1-0-5-5; E Guardado 2-1-6-5; D O'Day 2-3-0-2; F Francisco 2-3-4-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 4-8; L Mendoza 0-3; E Guardado 1-1; D O'Day 2-1; F Francisco 0-2 Game Scores: B McCarthy 60 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | TEX | |||
 | 2nd | A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to left, P Konerko scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 3rd | H Blalock homered to right, J Saltalamacchia and I Kinsler scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | N Cruz doubled to deep right, D Murphy scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 4th | C Davis doubled to right, N Cruz scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 4th | I Kinsler singled to left, C Davis scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 4th | O Vizquel doubled to deep left, I Kinsler scored. | 1 | 7 |
| 4th | H Blalock doubled to left, O Vizquel scored. | 1 | 8 |
| 4th | M Byrd singled to center, H Blalock scored. | 1 | 9 |
| 6th | A Pierzynski homered to right, J Thome, B Lillibridge and P Konerko scored. | 5 | 9 |
| 7th | J Thome doubled to deep right, C Getz scored, J Fields to third. | 6 | 9 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE GAME HAS RESUMED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING AFTER A 15 MINUTE DELAY. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CHI WHITE SOX 6, TEXAS 9 |
| CHICAGO'S JERMAINE DYE LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SIXTH INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT HAND INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 26,673 (54.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:37 |
| Weather | 64 degrees, rain |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Andy Fletcher, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Ted Barrett |
MLB Scores
Saturday, May 2nd 2009
| LA Angels | 8 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 | in 11 |
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| NY Mets | 5 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 | in 10 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| San Francisco | 1 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 8 |
| Boston | 10 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 |
| Kansas City | 10 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | in 11 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Texas | 9 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 | in 10 |