Rangers 8, 
Indians 5
| W: | V. Padilla (1-0) |
| L: | F. Carmona (0-1) |
| SV: | F. Francisco (1) |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| G Sizemore CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .222 | .222 |
| M DeRosa 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | .000 | .111 |
| V Martinez C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .333 | .333 |
| T Hafner DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | .250 | .333 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .143 | .250 |
| S Choo RF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .167 | .375 |
| R Garko 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .333 | .500 |
| B Francisco LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .286 | .286 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 171 | ||
| BATTING 2B: G Sizemore (1, J Jennings); R Garko (1, C Wilson) HR: B Francisco (1, 6th inning off V Padilla 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Garko 2 (2), B Francisco 2 (2) 2-out RBI: B Francisco 2 Indians RISP: 1-16 (M DeRosa 0-2, S Choo 0-1, G Sizemore 0-1, R Garko 0-1, B Francisco 1-3, V Martinez 0-2, A Cabrera 0-2, T Hafner 0-2, J Peralta 0-2) Team LOB: 10 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko). | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| F Carmona (L, 2-5) | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 95-59 | 10.80 |
| R Betancourt | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16-10 | 9.00 |
| R Perez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23-11 | 4.50 |
| J Smith | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 143-86 | |
| PITCHING R Perez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th HBP: H Blalock (By F Carmona) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: F Carmona 11/25; R Betancourt 2/4; R Perez 2/5; J Smith 2/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: F Carmona 11-11-19-18; R Betancourt 0-5-3-2; R Perez 4-1-2-4; J Smith 2-2-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Carmona 6-5; R Betancourt 0-1; R Perez 1-2; J Smith 2-0 Game Scores: F Carmona 31 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | .444 | .444 |
| M Young 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .429 | .556 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .333 | .333 |
| H Blalock DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .286 | .375 |
| N Cruz RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .444 | .444 |
| D Murphy LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .000 | .250 |
| C Davis 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .143 | .250 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .429 | .429 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | |
| E Andrus SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .375 | .375 |
| Totals | 32 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 143 | ||
| BATTING 2B: J Saltalamacchia (1, F Carmona); I Kinsler (3, F Carmona); M Young (1, F Carmona) 3B: J Hamilton (1, F Carmona) HR: N Cruz 2 (2, 2nd inning off F Carmona 0 on, 0 Out; 7th inning off R Perez 0 on, 2 Out); E Andrus (1, 6th inning off R Betancourt 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: N Cruz 3 (3), E Andrus 2 (2), I Kinsler (3), M Young (2), J Hamilton (1) 2-out RBI: N Cruz GIDP: T Teagarden Rangers RISP: 3-8 (D Murphy 0-1, M Young 0-1, J Hamilton 1-2, C Davis 0-1, I Kinsler 1-1, N Cruz 0-1, E Andrus 1-1) Team LOB: 4 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Cruz (1, 2nd base off F Carmona/V Martinez) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Young (1, throw); E Andrus (1, throw); C Wilson (1, throw) | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| V Padilla (W, 3-3) | 5.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 109-63 | 4.76 |
| J Jennings (H, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 0.00 |
| E Guardado | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-4 | 0.00 |
| C Wilson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-13 | 4.50 |
| F Francisco (S, 11) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 171-99 | |
| PITCHING WP: V Padilla HBP: R Garko (By V Padilla); S Choo (By C Wilson) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: V Padilla 16/26; J Jennings 1/4; E Guardado 1/2; C Wilson 2/6; F Francisco 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: V Padilla 19-11-16-17; J Jennings 1-2-1-3; E Guardado 0-1-1-2; C Wilson 4-3-3-3; F Francisco 0-4-5-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Padilla 5-7; J Jennings 2-0; E Guardado 1-0; C Wilson 0-1; F Francisco 0-2 Game Scores: V Padilla 51 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | TEX | |||
 | 2nd | N Cruz homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | E Andrus reached on infield single to first, C Davis scored, J Saltalamacchia to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | I Kinsler doubled to deep left, J Saltalamacchia scored, E Andrus to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 2nd | M Young grounded out to shortstop, E Andrus scored, I Kinsler to third. | 0 | 4 |
 | 4th | R Garko hit by pitch, V Martinez scored, T Hafner to third, S Choo to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 5th | J Hamilton tripled to deep right, M Young scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 5th | N Cruz grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Hamilton scored, H Blalock out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| 6th | B Francisco homered to left center, S Choo scored. | 3 | 6 |
| 6th | E Andrus homered to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 7th | T Hafner safe at first on throwing error by shortstop E Andrus, G Sizemore scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 7th | N Cruz homered to left. | 4 | 8 |
| 8th | R Garko doubled to deep right center, S Choo scored. | 5 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING BECAUSE OF DIZZINESS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 22,829 (46.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 20 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tom Hallion, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - Jerry Crawford |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, April 8th 2009
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 6 |
| Atlanta | 11 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 12 |
| Colorado | 9 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 7 |
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |
| Chi Cubs | 11 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |