BALCO-92
TEXAS RANGERS AT ARIZONA FIRESTORM
07/28/2009
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BALCO-92
TEXAS RANGERS AT ARIZONA FIRESTORM
GAME ID: 1521 - TUESDAY, JULY 28TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (65-38) 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 15 18 2
Arizona Firestorm (37-63) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 5 9 0
Big Day for Rojas as Rangers Down Firestorm, 15-5
In baseball, each game is unique. This one was no different.

German Rojas drove in 4 runs to help Texas hand Arizona a loss. The final score was 15-5. Rojas had 2 singles and 1 triple for the Rangers. He also scored 3 runs. Paul Maholm got the win, improving to 13-7. He held the Firestorm to 2 runs on 5 hits over 5.2 innings, while striking out 3 and walking 4.

Texas relied on the hitting of Henry Vargas to pick up the win. The first baseman clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the third inning to put the Rangers on top, 5-0. For the game, Vargas had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"This is truly a great team to play with," Vargas said after the game. "We're like brothers, and when we come together to pull out the win, that just makes it all the better."

Texas, at 65-38, is 7½ games up in the AL West Division.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Holliday RF 6 3 2 2 0 1 6 .333 24 78
G. Rojas LF 6 3 3 4 0 0 0 .332 3 43
A. Gonzalez DH 5 0 1 2 0 1 2 .336 26 91
H. Vargas 1B 5 1 3 3 1 0 1 .330 25 89
J. Turner 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .295 15 67
V. Castilla SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .253 19 63
M. Reynolds 2B 4 3 4 0 1 0 0 .348 5 15
R. Hernandez C 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .317 3 21
L. Hernandez CF 3 2 1 1 2 0 5 .281 14 51
Totals 43 15 18 13 5 4 20      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Reynolds (5, 7th Inning off D. Griffin, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Gonzalez (38, 9th Inning off S. Linebrink, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: G. Rojas (7, 6th Inning off F. Heredia, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Vargas (25, 3rd Inning off S. Taveras, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Holliday 2 , G. Rojas 5 , A. Gonzalez 2 , H. Vargas 6 , J. Turner , M. Reynolds 5 , R. Hernandez 3 , L. Hernandez
2-out RBI: G. Rojas , A. Gonzalez , H. Vargas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Holliday 2 , H. Vargas
GIDP: V. Castilla
Sac Fly: A. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Vargas (6) , J. Turner (7)
Double Plays: 3 (Castilla-Reynolds-Vargas, Castilla-Reynolds-Vargas, Castilla-Reynolds-Vargas)
PB: R. Hernandez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal 2B 3 0 0 0 2 1 4 .283 2 34
A. Contreras RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .249 12 50
   a-S. Stewart PH, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 1 3
L. Cain CF 5 1 0 0 0 2 4 .346 5 44
A. Hill SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 6 35
   c-B. Tamburrino PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .133 1 4
Y. Molina C 5 2 2 0 0 0 3 .296 4 16
J. Lucroy DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .275 3 22
P. Maestrales 1B 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 .251 4 21
   b-D. Nilsson PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 3 22
D. DeJesus LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 2 .286 3 38
A. Kennedy 3B 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 .311 3 44
Totals 36 5 9 4 5 7 26      
a - S. Stewart pinch hit for A. Contreras in the 7th
b - D. Nilsson pinch hit for P. Maestrales in the 8th
c - B. Tamburrino pinch hit for A. Hill in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Kennedy (3, 8th Inning off J. Santana, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Contreras , S. Stewart , B. Tamburrino , Y. Molina 2 , J. Lucroy , P. Maestrales , A. Kennedy 5
2-out RBI: P. Maestrales , A. Kennedy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Furcal , A. Contreras , L. Cain , A. Hill , A. Kennedy
GIDP: L. Cain , Y. Molina 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Kennedy-Furcal-Maestrales)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Maholm W (13-7) 5.2 5 2 0 4 3 0 95 4.97   
J. Santana 2.0 2 3 3 1 4 1 37 4.08   
S. Camp 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 4.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Maholm 54
Batters Faced: P. Maholm 26, J. Santana 10, S. Camp 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Maholm 7-5, J. Santana 1-2, S. Camp 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Maholm 95-59, J. Santana 37-23, S. Camp 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Santana 3-1
WP: S. Camp
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Taveras L (0-1) 3.0 5 5 5 1 3 1 55 15.00   
C. Hiles 1.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 30 6.34   
F. Heredia 0.2 5 5 5 0 0 0 23 6.75   
D. Griffin 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 3.15   
J. Heredia 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 18 3.91   
S. Linebrink 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 27 9.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Taveras 29
Batters Faced: S. Taveras 14, C. Hiles 8, F. Heredia 7, D. Griffin 8, J. Heredia 5, S. Linebrink 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Taveras 3-2, C. Hiles 2-3, F. Heredia 1-1, D. Griffin 0-5, J. Heredia 0-2, S. Linebrink 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Taveras 55-33, C. Hiles 30-15, F. Heredia 23-17, D. Griffin 19-13, J. Heredia 18-11, S. Linebrink 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-0 , D. Griffin 1-1 , S. Linebrink 2-2
WP: S. Taveras , F. Heredia , S. Linebrink
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: German Rojas
Ballpark: Chase Field
Weather: Clear skies (89 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 4:40 PM MT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 14823
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