Baltimore Orioles vs. Texas Rangers - Box Score - April 15, 2009

Scores for Apr 15, 2009

Final

Series: Game 3 of 3

Baltimore won 2-1

(6-3, 2-1 away)

(4-5, 4-2 home)

8:05 PM ET, April 15, 2009

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas

Baltimore Orioles
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B Roberts 2B	2	1	1	0	1	1	15	.444	.512	.556
R Andino 2B	1	1	1	0	1	0	13	.333	.429	.333
A Jones CF	4	2	2	3	1	0	20	.389	.452	.778
N Markakis RF	3	0	1	1	0	0	15	.343	.400	.543
R Freel RF	2	0	1	0	0	0	6	.111	.333	.111
A Huff 1B	4	0	0	1	0	0	10	.294	.385	.471
T Wigginton 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	10	.208	.321	.208
L Scott DH	4	1	2	0	0	0	13	.276	.382	.586
F Pie LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	17	.217	.308	.348
C Moeller C	4	1	1	1	0	0	11	.364	.364	.727
C Izturis SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	21	.172	.226	.276
Totals	35	6	9	6	4	3	151
BATTING 2B: A Jones (6, K Benson); L Scott (3, K Benson); N Markakis (4, K Benson) HR: C Moeller (1, 6th inning off K Benson 0 on, 2 Out); A Jones (2, 9th inning off J Rupe 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: N Markakis (10), A Huff (9), A Jones 3 (11), C Moeller (1) 2-out RBI: A Jones 3, C Moeller GIDP: A Huff Orioles RISP: 1-9 (T Wigginton 0-1, N Markakis 0-2, A Huff 0-3, C Moeller 0-1, B Roberts 1-1, F Pie 0-1) Team LOB: 6
FIELDING E: C Izturis (1, ground ball); B Roberts (1, throw)

Baltimore Orioles
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
M Hendrickson (L, 1-4)	3.2	7	9	2	4	2	1	95-53	3.00
R Liz	1.0	5	4	4	1	1	1	36-23	36.00
B Bass	2.0	3	2	2	1	2	0	47-25	14.73
M Albers	1.1	4	4	4	1	2	0	33-17	11.25
Totals	8.0	19	19	12	7	7	2	211-118
PITCHING WP: B Bass; M Albers IBB: A Jones (By M Hendrickson) HBP: A Jones (By M Albers) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: M Hendrickson 12/24; R Liz 7/9; B Bass 3/10; M Albers 5/10 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: M Hendrickson 10-11-14-18; R Liz 6-6-4-7; B Bass 6-3-9-7; M Albers 3-7-1-6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Hendrickson 6-3; R Liz 0-2; B Bass 2-2; M Albers 1-1 Game Scores: M Hendrickson 23

Texas Rangers
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
I Kinsler 2B	6	5	6	4	0	0	18	.474	.524	.947
M Young 3B	5	2	0	1	1	0	27	.306	.405	.556
J Hamilton CF	6	1	2	1	0	3	25	.297	.357	.459
A Jones DH	3	4	1	0	2	0	21	.545	.688	1.091
H Blalock 1B	5	0	1	2	0	1	20	.214	.258	.429
M Byrd LF	6	1	5	3	0	0	31	.417	.417	.708
N Cruz RF	5	1	2	6	1	1	26	.278	.341	.750
J Saltalamacchia C	5	1	0	0	1	1	26	.148	.179	.296
E Andrus SS	3	4	2	1	2	1	17	.292	.346	.542
Totals	44	19	19	18	7	7	211
BATTING 2B: I Kinsler 2 (7, M Hendrickson, M Albers); M Byrd (4, M Hendrickson); A Jones (3, R Liz); N Cruz (2, M Albers) 3B: E Andrus (1, R Liz); I Kinsler (1, B Bass) HR: I Kinsler (3, 3rd inning off M Hendrickson 0 on, 1 Out); N Cruz (5, 4th inning off R Liz 3 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Hamilton (8), I Kinsler 4 (13), H Blalock 2 (7), M Byrd 3 (8), N Cruz 6 (12), E Andrus (4), M Young (6) SF: H Blalock 2-out RBI: H Blalock, M Byrd 3, N Cruz 6, E Andrus, I Kinsler Rangers RISP: 9-20 (M Young 0-3, J Hamilton 1-3, J Saltalamacchia 0-3, I Kinsler 1-1, N Cruz 2-3, H Blalock 1-3, M Byrd 4-4) Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING SB: J Hamilton (2, 2nd base off M Hendrickson/C Moeller); I Kinsler (2, 3rd base off M Hendrickson/C Moeller); M Young (1, 2nd base off M Hendrickson/C Moeller)
FIELDING DP: 1 (E Andrus-I Kinsler-H Blalock).

Texas Rangers
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
K Benson (W, 1-1)	6.0	6	4	4	3	2	1	111-65	9.00
W Eyre	2.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	24-14	0.00
J Rupe	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	16-13	15.00
Totals	9.0	9	6	6	4	3	2	151-92
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Benson 13/27; W Eyre 3/7; J Rupe 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Benson 21-3-19-22; W Eyre 3-2-4-5; J Rupe 2-0-6-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Benson 6-10; W Eyre 3-2; J Rupe 2-1 Game Scores: K Benson 43

			BAL	TEX
	1st	N Markakis grounded out to second, B Roberts scored, A Jones to third.	1	0
	1st	A Huff grounded out to second, A Jones scored.	2	0
	1st	J Hamilton singled to center, I Kinsler scored.	2	1
	2nd	A Jones walked, L Scott scored, C Izturis to third, B Roberts to second.	3	1
	3rd	I Kinsler homered to left center.	3	2
	3rd	H Blalock singled to right, J Hamilton scored, A Jones to third.	3	3
	3rd	M Byrd doubled to left, A Jones scored, H Blalock to third.	3	4
	4th	M Young grounded into fielder's choice to second, E Andrus scored on throwing error by second baseman B Roberts, I Kinsler safe at second on throwing error by second baseman B Roberts.	3	5
	4th	M Byrd singled to left, I Kinsler scored, M Young to third, A Jones to second.	3	6
	4th	N Cruz homered to right, M Young, A Jones and M Byrd scored.	3	10
	4th	E Andrus tripled to deep center, J Saltalamacchia scored.	3	11
	4th	I Kinsler singled to center, E Andrus scored.	3	12
	5th	M Byrd singled to left, A Jones scored.	3	13
	6th	C Moeller homered to left.	4	13
	6th	I Kinsler tripled to deep right center, E Andrus scored.	4	14
	6th	M Young grounded out to shortstop, I Kinsler scored.	4	15
	8th	I Kinsler doubled to deep left center, E Andrus scored.	4	16
	8th	H Blalock hit sacrifice fly to left, I Kinsler scored.	4	17
	8th	N Cruz doubled to deep left, M Young and A Jones scored, M Byrd to third.	4	19
	9th	A Jones homered to right, R Andino scored.	6	19
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WITH HIS SIXTH INNING TRIPLE, IAN KINSLER HIT FOR THE FIFTH CYCLE IN TEAM HISTORY.

Stadium	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX
Attendance	17,539 (36.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:29
Weather	70 degrees, cloudy
Wind	14 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Gerry Davis, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - C.B. Bucknor, Third Base - Mike Everitt

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