MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
10/05/2006
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 13286 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5TH , 2006 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers 4 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 11 15 0
Toronto Blue Jays 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1
Wildcard Goes the Distance, Texas Prevails
With a narrow 2-1 series win, the Texas Rangers have eliminated the Toronto Blue Jays and are Wildcard winners.

"We tried not to look ahead to the Division Series, but we thought we'd be there for sure," said second baseman Jason Bartlett, who was named series MVP.

Texas won the final game by a score of 11-3, wrapping it up at SkyDome.

Bartlett's big series saw him hit .429 with a .429 on-base percentage. He had 1 home runs, drove in 2 RBI and scored 4 runs.

The Texas Rangers will play against the New York Yankees in the next round. New York had a bye in the Wildcard . The Division Series schedule will be announced after the Wildcard finishes.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Figgins SS 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .250 0 1
J. Bartlett 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .429 1 2
A. Mendoza LF 5 2 1 0 0 1 3 .231 0 1
T. Holley 1B 5 2 3 4 0 1 0 .429 0 5
J. Orozco DH 5 1 3 2 0 1 1 .250 0 2
A. Ethier RF 5 2 2 3 0 0 2 .214 1 3
J. Uribe 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .154 0 1
L. Milledge CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 2
G. Ting C 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .333 1 4
Totals 42 11 15 11 1 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Holley 2 (4, 5th Inning off R. Cruz, 2 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off P. Neshek, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ethier (1, 1st Inning off T. Blackley, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Figgins , J. Bartlett 2 , A. Mendoza , T. Holley 5 , J. Orozco 3 , A. Ethier 5 , L. Milledge , G. Ting 2
2-out RBI: T. Holley , J. Orozco 2 , A. Ethier , G. Ting
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Figgins , J. Uribe 2
GIDP: C. Figgins
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bartlett (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Uribe-Figgins-Holley)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Peralta SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 1
K. Griffey Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .308 0 1
C. Quentin CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083 0 1
C. Wakeland DH 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .500 1 4
T. Helton 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .100 0 1
Y. Molina C 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .167 0 0
B. Inge 3B 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .300 0 2
B. Wilkerson LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 3 .111 0 1
B. Boone 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .111 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3 1 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Wakeland (2, 2nd Inning off B. Penny, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Peralta (1, 3rd Inning off B. Penny, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Inge (1, 9th Inning off T. Gorzelanny, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Inge (1, 4th Inning off B. Penny, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Peralta 2 , C. Wakeland 3 , T. Helton , Y. Molina , B. Inge 5 , B. Boone
2-out RBI: C. Wakeland
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Wilkerson , B. Boone 2
GIDP: J. Peralta
Sac Fly: B. Inge
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Peralta
Double Plays: 1 (Boone-Peralta-Helton)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Penny W (1-0) 7.1 7 3 3 1 9 0 105 3.68   
T. Gorzelanny 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Penny 60
Batters Faced: B. Penny 29, T. Gorzelanny 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Penny 7-5, T. Gorzelanny 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Penny 105-66, T. Gorzelanny 29-16
WP: B. Penny
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Blackley L (0-1) 0.2 4 4 4 0 0 1 18 54.00   
W. Lopez 2.2 1 1 0 1 1 0 33 0.00   
R. Cruz 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 32 18.00   
P. Neshek 1.1 4 4 4 0 1 0 20 27.00   
R. Beam 2.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 30 0.00   
O. Perez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Blackley 20
Batters Faced: T. Blackley 6, W. Lopez 10, R. Cruz 7, P. Neshek 8, R. Beam 9, O. Perez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Blackley 1-1, W. Lopez 4-2, R. Cruz 1-1, P. Neshek 0-3, R. Beam 4-0, O. Perez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Blackley 18-10, W. Lopez 33-24, R. Cruz 32-21, P. Neshek 20-15, R. Beam 30-21, O. Perez 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cruz 2-1 , P. Neshek 1-0 , R. Beam 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: T.J. Holley
Ballpark: SkyDome
Weather: Roof closed, 51 degrees
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 64474
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