Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 5, Texas 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 90°
Umpires: Home - Edward Montague, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Phil Cuzzi
Attendance: 38545
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 90°
Umpires: Home - Edward Montague, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Phil Cuzzi
Attendance: 38545
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Texas Rangers have a 18-17 record at home this season. The Atlanta Braves have a 11-26 record on the road.
- Texas has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rangers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Atlanta has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Braves have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Jeff Bennett pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.47. Mike Gonzalez closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. C.J. Wilson took the loss for Texas.
- Chipper Jones had the only homerun for Atlanta.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Atlanta | Texas | |
| Jo-Jo Reyes | Player | Eric Hurley |
| Loss | W/L | Loss |
| 7.0 | IP | 5.0 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 5 |
| 5 | Hits | 5 |
| 1.29 | ERA | 3.60 |
Hitting
| Atlanta | Texas | |
| Yunel Escobar | Player | Josh Hamilton |
| 2 | Hits | 2 |
| 0 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 3 | TB | 2 |
| .500 | Avg | .667 |
Team Stats Summary