Rangers 3,
Orioles 2
| W: | L. Mendoza (1-0) |
| L: | V. Santos (1-6) |
| SV: | J. Benoit (6) |
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Roberts 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| T Redman CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .310 |
| b-R Hernandez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .248 |
| F Bynum PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| N Markakis RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| M Tejada SS | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| K Millar DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| M Mora 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .272 |
| S Moore 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .233 |
| G Molina C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .115 |
| a-A Huff PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| P Bako C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .201 |
| B Fahey LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .173 |
| c-L Hernandez PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| a-flied out to center for G Molina in the 7th b-grounded into fielder's choice to second for T Redman in the 8th c-grounded to first for B Fahey in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Molina (1, L Mendoza) HR: M Tejada (18, 2nd inning off L Mendoza 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Tejada (77), S Moore (9) SF: S Moore Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Moore 1, A Huff 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Mora (3, 2nd base by J Benoit/G Laird) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Roberts-M Tejada, B Roberts-M Tejada-S Moore). | ||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| V Santos (L, 0-2) | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 90-46 | 9.00 |
| R Bell | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44-26 | 6.23 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 134-72 | |
| PITCHING WP: V Santos HBP: N Cruz (By V Santos) Batters faced: V Santos 24; R Bell 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: V Santos 7-7; R Bell 4-3 Game Scores: V Santos 41 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| G Laird C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .217 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .313 |
| S Sosa DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .252 |
| M Byrd CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .309 |
| J Botts LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .232 |
| D Murphy LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .365 |
| N Cruz RF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| J Saltalamacchia 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 |
| B Wilkerson 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| R Vazquez 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .235 |
| Totals | 28 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Byrd (17, V Santos) HR: N Cruz (8, 4th inning off V Santos 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Saltalamacchia 2 (21), N Cruz (28) S: R Vazquez GIDP: J Botts Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Laird 2, J Saltalamacchia 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Cruz (2, 2nd base off R Bell/P Bako) CS: M Young (3, 2nd base by R Bell/P Bako) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Saltalamacchia 2 (9, throw, ground ball) DP: 1 (G Laird-M Young). Outfield Assist: N Cruz (S Moore at Home). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Mendoza (W, 1-0) | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 71-46 | 1.93 |
| M Wood (H, 3) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28-19 | 4.78 |
| C Wilson (H, 15) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.07 |
| J Benoit (S, 6) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22-9 | 2.81 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 137-82 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: L Mendoza 19; M Wood 7; C Wilson 4; J Benoit 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 7-5; M Wood 0-5; C Wilson 2-1; J Benoit 0-1 Game Scores: L Mendoza 56 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BAL | TEX | |||
| 2nd | M Tejada homered to right. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Saltalamacchia singled to center, S Sosa and M Byrd scored, N Cruz to second. | 1 | 2 | |
| 4th | N Cruz homered to left. | 1 | 3 | |
| 9th | S Moore hit sacrifice fly to center, M Tejada scored, K Millar to third. | 2 | 3 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 30,603 (62.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:37 |
| Weather | 89 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Joe West, First Base - Ed Rapuano, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - C.B. Bucknor |
MLB Scores
Friday, September 21st 2007
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 13 |
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 |
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 | in 14 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 1 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 6 |
| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 12 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| LA Angels | 0 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 | in 14 |
| Cincinnati | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 8 | in 11 |