Rodrigo Lopez
vs.
Hank Blalock
Blalock strikes out to end the inning.
Rangers score 1.
Rangers lead 4-3 after 5 innings.
Rodrigo Lopez
vs.
Hank Blalock
Blalock strikes out to end the inning.
Rangers score 1.
Rangers lead 4-3 after 5 innings.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
League Team Record Standing Division Titles Wild Card LDS Wins LCS Wins WS Wins MSL Rangers 27-11 1st 27 3 17 7 2 PSL Jedi 31-44 8th 0 0 0 0 0
Millwood sets the Orioles down in order in the 6th.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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DeRosa singles to rightfield to leadoff the bottom of the 6th.
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Texas is shut down in the 6th.
Rangers lead 4-3 going into the 7th.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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Millwood strikes out the first batters in the 7th and Kinsler caps it off with a nice sliding stop and throw to first.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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Bases loaded with 2 outs in the bottom of the 7th.
Hank Blalock coming up.
Rodrigo Lopez is being pulled from the game.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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Blalock singles to right-centerfield. Two runs scores, Rangers lead 6-3.
Runners on the corners with 2 outs.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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DeRosa's rips it to the wall in rightfield. Two more runs come in to score and DeRosa is into 2nd with a 2-run double.
Now 8-3 Ranger lead.
Runner on 2nd, 2 out.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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Kinsler rips a single into centerfield. DeRosa scores to make it 9-3 Rangers. Runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 out.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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Game 1 Recap
The Rangers had their highest scoring game since August 16th against the Angels, a game that they won 9-3. On offense Michael Young went 2 for 5, Mark Teixeira had only 1 hit but it was good for his 22nd homerun of the year, and Blalock and DeRosa combined to go 5 for 8 with a double, 4 runs scored and 4 RBI.
Kevin Millwood allowed all 4 runs on 8 hits and struck out 8 Orioles and did not walk a batter. He went the distance for the complete game win throwing 106 pitches.
This was only the Rangers 3 complete game of the season, 2 of them coming from Millwood. His first complete game was also against the Orioles. On May 4th he allowed just 2 runs on 4 hits going 9 innings for the win. The only other CG by a Ranger was Kameron Loe against the Red Sox on May 12th. He pitched 5 scoreless innings in a game that was called due to rain. Loe's 5 inning CG is also the Rangers only shutout of the season.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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Game 2 Lineups
Baltimore Orioles
2B-Brian Roberts
3B-Melvin Mora
RF-Nick Markakis
SS-Miguel Tejada
DH-Jay Gibbons
1B-Kevin Millar
CF-David Newhan
C-Ramon Hernandez
LF-Brandon Fahey
Texas Rangers
CF-Gary Matthews Jr.
SS-Michael Young
1B-Mark Teixeira
LF-Carlos Lee
3B-Hank Blalock
RF-Mark DeRosa
DH-Matt Stairs
2B-Ian Kinsler
C-Gerald Laird
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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Top of the 1st
Pitching for Texas: Robinson Tejada
Roberts took 12 pitches to draw a leadoff walk.
Mora flies out on the first pitch to rightfield. DeRosa makes the catch.
Roberts is into 2nd with a stolen base just beating the throw from Laird.
Markakis hits a homerun to rightfield to give the Orioles a 2-0 lead.
Tejada singles. Runner on 1st with 1 out.
Gibbons drills a double to the gap in right-centerfield. Runners on 2nd and 3rd with 1 out.
Millar draws the walk to load the bases with 1 out.
Newhan singles to centerfield, runner scores from 3rd. Orioles lead 3-0 with the bases loaded and only 1 out.
Hernandez flies out to deep leftfield, runner scores from 3rd. Orioles lead 4-0 with runners on 1st and 2nd with 2 out.
Fahey flies out to centerfield. Matthews makes the catch to end the nearly 30 minute top of the first.
Orioles 4-0.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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Kris Benson
vs.
Gary Matthews Jr.
Matthews leads off the inning with what looked like a single to centerfield but slides into 2nd with his 41st double of the year.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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Kris Benson
vs.
Michael Young
Young drills the pitch but right at secondbase for the out.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
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Matthews is thrown out trying to steal 3rd base.
Bases empty with 2 outs now for Teixeira.
Integrity can accommodate the inadvertent error and the honest difference of opinion; it cannot accommodate deceit or subordination of principle.
League Team Record Standing Division Titles Wild Card LDS Wins LCS Wins WS Wins MSL Rangers 27-11 1st 27 3 17 7 2 PSL Jedi 31-44 8th 0 0 0 0 0