Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
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Texas 3,
Kansas City 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Saturday, May 8, 2010
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Mark Carlson, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Larry Vanover
Attendance: 36349
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 73°
Umpires: Home - Mark Carlson, 1B - Jeff Nelson, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Larry Vanover
Attendance: 36349
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Kansas City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
Kansas City
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| David DeJesus | RF-LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Scott Podsednik | LF-CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .325 |
| Billy Butler | DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .341 |
| Kila Ka'aihue | 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .250 |
| Jose Guillen | PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Alberto Jose Callaspo | 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .303 |
| Jason Kendall | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .290 |
| Mitch Maier | CF-1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| Yuniesky Betancourt | SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .283 |
| Chris Getz | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .192 |
| Mike Aviles | PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| Totals | 35 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 21 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Alberto Jose Callaspo (6) | |||||||||
| HR - David DeJesus (4) | |||||||||
| TB - David DeJesus 5, Scott Podsednik, Billy Butler 2, Alberto Jose Callaspo 3, Jason Kendall, Mitch Maier, Mike Aviles | |||||||||
| RBI - David DeJesus (12), Mitch Maier (8) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Mitch Maier (3) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Jose Guillen (14), Alberto Jose Callaspo (13), Yuniesky Betancourt 2 (8), Chris Getz (8) | |||||||||
| GIDP - David DeJesus (4), Billy Butler (10) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Jason Kendall (2, 2nd off Nippert/Treanor) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Mitch Maier (Guerrero at 3rd) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Gil Meche (L 0-4) | 8.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 8.24 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Gil Meche 128-73 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Gil Meche 12-5 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Gil Meche 33 | ||||||||
Texas
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Elvis Andrus | SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Michael Young | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .268 |
| Josh Hamilton | LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .348 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .343 |
| David Murphy | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .197 |
| Justin Smoak | 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
| Matt Treanor | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Julio Borbon | CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .194 |
| Totals | 26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| TB - Elvis Andrus, Josh Hamilton, Vladimir Guerrero, Ian Kinsler 2, David Murphy | |||||||||
| RBI - Elvis Andrus (10), Josh Hamilton (18), Ian Kinsler (2) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Elvis Andrus (5), Ian Kinsler (2) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Michael Young (13), David Murphy 3 (10) | |||||||||
| GIDP - David Murphy (4), Julio Borbon (3) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 6 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| CS - Elvis Andrus (5, 2nd by Meche/Kendall) | |||||||||
| SB - Elvis Andrus 2 (13, 2nd off Meche/Kendall, 2nd off Meche/Kendall), Vladimir Guerrero (4, 2nd off Meche/Kendall), Justin Smoak (1, 2nd off Meche/Kendall) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Rich Harden | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.53 |
| Dustin Nippert | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.06 |
| Darren Oliver | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.40 |
| Chris Ray (W 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.63 |
| Neftali Feliz (SV 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.02 |
| Pitches-Strikes - Rich Harden 95-58, Dustin Nippert 20-12, Darren Oliver 9-8, Chris Ray 18-11, Neftali Feliz 14-9 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Rich Harden 3-8, Dustin Nippert 1-0, Darren Oliver 3-0, Chris Ray 1-2, Neftali Feliz 2-1 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Rich Harden 23, Dustin Nippert 4, Darren Oliver 4, Chris Ray 4, Neftali Feliz 3 | ||||||||