Texas Rangers vs. Cleveland Indians - Box Score - August 31, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 31, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Texas leads 1-0 (as of 8/31)

Game 1: Friday, August 31
Texas	5	Final
Cleveland	3	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, September 1
Texas	3	Final
Cleveland	4	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, September 2
Texas	8	Final
Cleveland	3	Final
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Rangers 5

(78-53, 35-28 away)

Indians 3

(55-77, 31-36 home)

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7:05 PM ET, August 31, 2012

Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	0	5	12	2
CLE	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	0

W: R. Dempster (4-1)

L: U. Jimenez (9-14)

S: J. Nathan (28)

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	5	1	2	1	0	2	21	.268	.337	.440
E Andrus SS	5	0	1	0	0	1	20	.299	.363	.389
J Hamilton CF-RF	3	1	1	0	2	2	24	.293	.358	.583
A Beltre 3B	5	2	4	1	0	0	14	.316	.353	.530
N Cruz RF	4	0	0	0	0	3	17	.262	.326	.466
C Gentry CF	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.305	.373	.386
M Young DH	5	0	2	2	0	0	14	.268	.300	.345
D Murphy LF	4	1	2	1	0	2	20	.314	.392	.491
G Soto C	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.231	.286	.346
M Moreland 1B	3	0	0	0	1	0	18	.292	.341	.524
Totals	39	5	12	5	3	12	166
BATTING 2B: A Beltre 2 (29, U Jimenez, E Rogers); I Kinsler (36, U Jimenez) 3B: D Murphy (2, U Jimenez) RBI: A Beltre (82), M Young 2 (52), D Murphy (50), I Kinsler (66) 2-out RBI: M Young 2, D Murphy, I Kinsler Rangers RISP: 5-18 (D Murphy 1-1, M Young 2-5, A Beltre 1-2, G Soto 0-2, N Cruz 0-4, I Kinsler 1-1, M Moreland 0-1, E Andrus 0-1, C Gentry 0-1) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: I Kinsler (21, 2nd base off U Jimenez/C Santana)
FIELDING E: E Andrus 2 (15, throw, ground ball) DP: 1 (I Kinsler-E Andrus-M Moreland).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
R Dempster (W, 4-1)	6.0	2	1	0	3	7	0	104-68	4.58
M Kirkman	2.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	29-20	3.60
K Uehara	0.1	2	2	2	0	0	1	11-7	2.59
J Nathan (S, 28)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	2.45
Totals	9.0	5	3	2	4	10	1	155-103
PITCHING HBP: E Carrera (By M Kirkman) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: R Dempster 18/23; M Kirkman 5/8; K Uehara 1/3; J Nathan 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: R Dempster 21-10-24-13; M Kirkman 8-3-5-4; K Uehara 1-1-2-3; J Nathan 3-1-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 7-3; M Kirkman 3-1; K Uehara 0-1; J Nathan 1-0 Game Scores: R Dempster 70

Cleveland Indians
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Choo RF	4	0	2	0	0	2	18	.278	.366	.454
J Kipnis 2B	3	0	0	0	1	0	11	.253	.327	.381
A Cabrera SS	3	1	0	0	1	0	17	.270	.335	.423
M Brantley DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.285	.336	.410
C Santana C	4	1	2	1	0	2	20	.245	.364	.400
C Kotchman 1B	4	1	1	2	0	1	17	.235	.294	.356
E Carrera CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	15	.306	.346	.486
J Hannahan 3B	1	0	0	0	1	0	14	.226	.298	.323
a-B Lillibridge PH-3B	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.182	.212	.277
J Donald LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	18	.206	.240	.278
Totals	31	3	5	3	4	10	155
a-struck out swinging for J Hannahan in the 7th
BATTING 2B: S Choo (36, R Dempster); C Santana (23, K Uehara) HR: C Kotchman (12, 9th inning off K Uehara 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Santana (57), C Kotchman 2 (47) 2-out RBI: C Santana GIDP: J Kipnis Indians RISP: 2-5 (M Brantley 0-1, C Santana 1-1, J Kipnis 0-1, E Carrera 0-1, C Kotchman 1-1) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: M Brantley (9, 2nd base by R Dempster)

Cleveland Indians
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
U Jimenez (L, 9-14)	5.2	8	4	4	3	7	0	117-72	5.61
E Rogers	1.1	2	1	1	0	3	0	26-18	2.43
C Allen	2.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	23-17	1.83
Totals	9.0	12	5	5	3	12	0	166-107
PITCHING WP: U Jimenez First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: U Jimenez 16/28; E Rogers 3/6; C Allen 5/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: U Jimenez 23-14-17-18; E Rogers 5-5-5-3; C Allen 5-4-2-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: U Jimenez 5-5; E Rogers 1-0; C Allen 1-3 Game Scores: U Jimenez 41

Scoring Summary

			TEX	CLE
	1st	A Beltre singled to center, I Kinsler scored, J Hamilton to second.	1	0
	3rd	M Young reached on infield single to shortstop, J Hamilton scored, A Beltre to third.	2	0
	3rd	D Murphy singled to shallow left, A Beltre scored, M Young to second.	3	0
	4th	C Santana singled to right, A Cabrera scored.	3	1
	6th	I Kinsler doubled to deep left, D Murphy scored.	4	1
	7th	M Young singled to left, A Beltre scored.	5	1
	9th	C Kotchman homered to right (392 feet), C Santana scored.	5	3
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Game Notes

RANGERS RIGHTFIELDER NELSON CRUZ WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE BILL WELKE IN THE TOP OF THE SEVENTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES.

Game Information

Stadium	Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH
Attendance	16,700 (39.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:08
Weather	81 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	12 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - D.J. Reyburn, Third Base - Jeff Nelson