MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
09/07/2039
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 2487 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (80-58) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Los Angeles Angels (81-57) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Albitz Slugs Rangers to 4-2 Win
Both teams had their opportunities, but in the end, the Texas Rangers got the win.

The Texas Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Angels, 4-2, in part because of designated hitter Jimmy Albitz. Albitz slugged 2 home runs for the Rangers. After today's action, Texas sits at 80-58; Los Angeles slips to 81-57.

Bob Rankin had a direct impact on the outcome. Rankin contributed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put Texas up, 4-2.

Rankin called it "a solid win."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Lopez LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .283 6 56
J. Albitz DH 4 2 3 2 1 0 0 .287 26 82
G. Gonzales C 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .281 26 89
Y. Matsumura SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .222 12 50
J. Espinosa 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .265 17 71
B. Rankin 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .315 8 32
B. Knight RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .298 9 33
E. Valdes CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .305 1 16
   a-D. McCracken CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .183 3 18
K. Okamura 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .286 1 1
Totals 36 4 10 4 3 7 17      
a - D. McCracken substituted for E. Valdes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Knight (11, 2nd Inning off C. Andrews, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Valdes (10, 7th Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Albitz 2 (26, 1st Inning off C. Andrews, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off C. Andrews, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Rankin (8, 4th Inning off C. Andrews, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Albitz 9 , G. Gonzales , J. Espinosa , B. Rankin 4 , B. Knight 2 , E. Valdes 3 , K. Okamura
2-out RBI: E. Valdes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Gonzales 2 , B. Knight 2
GIDP: B. Rankin
Team LOB: 8
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Barrera SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 2 16
M. Castaneda 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 25 73
A. Polanco 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .241 27 63
D. Pace DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .280 27 82
S. Boggs LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 6 44
S. Gibson RF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .284 12 39
C. Eaton 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .217 12 58
C. Gray CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .274 1 14
A. Samos C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .202 0 14
Totals 32 2 5 2 0 8 5      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Polanco (27, 9th Inning off L. Curral, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Gibson (12, 2nd Inning off F. Avila, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Polanco 3 , D. Pace , S. Gibson 4 , C. Gray
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Boggs
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castaneda-Barrera-Castaneda)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Avila W (14-6) 8.0 4 2 2 0 8 1 102 4.12   
L. Curral SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Avila 74
Batters Faced: F. Avila 28, L. Curral 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Avila 6-10, L. Curral 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Avila 102-72, L. Curral 17-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Andrews L (9-8) 5.2 7 4 4 1 5 3 100 3.83   
J. Merritt 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 4.33   
J. Williams 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 2.91   
B. Fuentes 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 2.93   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Andrews 43
Batters Faced: C. Andrews 24, J. Merritt 6, J. Williams 4, B. Fuentes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Andrews 5-6, J. Merritt 1-2, J. Williams 2-1, B. Fuentes 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Andrews 100-59, J. Merritt 19-10, J. Williams 15-8, B. Fuentes 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Merritt 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Albitz
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 41152
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