BALCO-92
TEXAS RANGERS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/30/2009
 
BALCO-92
TEXAS RANGERS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 3117 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (99-59) 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 10 16 0
Baltimore Orioles (74-85) 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 6 11 1
Vargas Hits Two Dingers, Rangers Win, 10-6
The Texas Rangers beat the Baltimore Orioles, 10-6, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The Rangers got a fine performance from first baseman Henry Vargas, who was 3-5 with 2 home runs, while adding 7 RBI and scoring twice. Johan Santana, credited with the win, is now 3-5. He allowed no runs on 1 hit. The loss makes Baltimore 74-85.

Adrian Gonzalez, who leads the AL in hits with 211, helped out the Texas cause in the top of the fifth inning with a run-scoring walk. For the game, the designated hitter was 2-5 with 2 singles and a walk. He scored 2 runs.

"They played a better game than we did," said Baltimore skipper Alan Johnson.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Holliday SS 5 2 2 0 1 1 1 .320 32 114
M. Reynolds 2B 5 2 1 1 1 4 5 .291 10 32
A. Gonzalez DH 5 2 2 1 1 1 2 .320 37 128
H. Vargas 1B 5 2 3 7 0 1 3 .326 42 152
J. Turner 3B 3 0 0 1 1 0 2 .294 23 95
L. Hernandez RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 3 .299 26 94
G. Rojas LF 5 1 4 0 0 0 1 .318 4 56
R. Hernandez C 4 0 0 0 1 1 7 .264 7 42
L. Matos CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 3 .225 6 47
Totals 41 10 16 10 6 8 27      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Holliday (45, 1st Inning off C. Richard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: L. Hernandez (3, 3rd Inning off J. Ridgway, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Vargas 2 (42, 2nd Inning off C. Richard, 2 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off M. Barcelo, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Holliday 3 , M. Reynolds , A. Gonzalez 2 , H. Vargas 9 , L. Hernandez 4 , G. Rojas 4 , L. Matos 2
2-out RBI: A. Gonzalez , H. Vargas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gonzalez , L. Hernandez , R. Hernandez 2
GIDP: J. Turner , L. Matos
Sac Fly: J. Turner
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Matos (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Wright 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .273 19 56
Y. Escobar 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .250 6 36
D. Murphy 3B 4 2 1 1 1 0 3 .325 11 78
J. Donaldson DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .268 42 112
J. Kubel LF 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .301 13 64
M. Kotsay RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .268 3 70
M. Negron CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 5 45
C. McConnell SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 1 2
W. McCrotty C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .172 2 30
Totals 37 6 11 6 2 5 13      
BATTING
Triples: J. Kubel (8, 5th Inning off L. Braxton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kubel (13, 4th Inning off C. Lewis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Wright , Y. Escobar 3 , D. Murphy , J. Kubel 7 , M. Kotsay , M. Negron , W. McCrotty 2
2-out RBI: J. Kubel , M. Kotsay
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Murphy , W. McCrotty
Hit by Pitch: C. McConnell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: C. McConnell (2)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Murphy (19)
Double Plays: 2 (Escobar-McConnell-Wright, Acosta-Escobar-Wright)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lewis 4.1 5 4 4 2 4 1 93 4.66   
L. Braxton 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 19 9.00   
T. Gornati 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.38   
J. Santana W (3-5) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 29 4.18   
S. Camp 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lewis 39
Batters Faced: C. Lewis 20, L. Braxton 6, T. Gornati 4, J. Santana 6, S. Camp 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lewis 4-4, L. Braxton 0-3, T. Gornati 1-0, J. Santana 3-2, S. Camp 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lewis 93-57, L. Braxton 19-12, T. Gornati 13-10, J. Santana 29-20, S. Camp 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Braxton 1-1 , S. Camp 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Lewis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Richard L (10-14) 1.2 6 5 5 2 1 1 64 4.89   
J. Ridgway 2.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 43 5.10   
M. Barcelo 1.0 4 5 5 1 1 1 35 7.06   
C. Miller 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 28 6.27   
M. Acosta 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 20 4.83   
J. Papelbon 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 13 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Richard 16
Batters Faced: C. Richard 13, J. Ridgway 10, M. Barcelo 8, C. Miller 5, M. Acosta 8, J. Papelbon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Richard 1-3, J. Ridgway 3-0, M. Barcelo 1-1, C. Miller 0-3, M. Acosta 2-2, J. Papelbon 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Richard 64-35, J. Ridgway 43-24, M. Barcelo 35-22, C. Miller 28-14, M. Acosta 20-13, J. Papelbon 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Barcelo 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Henry Vargas
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 22432
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