Put Your Hands Up, The Rangers Are In Town - A MLB 09 'Chise

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DAVIS DELIVERS FINAL BLOW

Brandon McCarthy hasn't been getting too much run support in his starts, but tonight was different. Although he had only a 4-2 lead going into the 9th. That all changed when Chris Davis stepped up to the plate and smacked a 3 right homer over the Right Field Wall to give the Rangers their 4th win in a row. Ian Kinsler is trying to raise his average slowly but surely, he went 1-4 and managed to knock in an RBI. "He's showing more power, he's still getting on top of the ball though, he'll be okay though." Young did make a costly error tonight, which cost McCarthy a run, however it didn't matter in the end.

Player of the Game: 1B Chris Davis

Texas 7, Oakland 2
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E TEX (15-12) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 12 1 OAK (14-13) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0	May 6, 2009 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, CA
WIN: B. McCarthy (1-1) LOSS: D. Braden (2-2) SAVE: S. Feldman (1)

Texas Rangers Hitters AB R H BI AVG Vizquel SS 5 0 1 0 .120 Young 3B 5 1 1 0 .256 Hamilton CF 5 1 1 1 .287 Jones RF 5 0 0 0 .314 Blalock DH 3 1 1 0 .283 Kinsler 2B 4 0 1 1 .189 Byrd LF 4 2 3 1 .264 Saltalamacchia C 4 1 2 0 .277 Davis 1B 4 1 2 4 .286 TEX TOTALS 39 7 12 7 BATTING 2B: M. Young (5), H. Blalock (8), M. Byrd (2) HR: C. Davis (5) RBI: I. Kinsler (6), J. Hamilton (13), C. Davis 4 (17), M. Byrd (10) BASERUNNING FIELDING E: M. Young (3) Pitchers IP H R ER ERA B. McCarthy W, 1-1 5.0 4 2 1 2.96 S. Feldman SV, 1 4.0 4 0 0 2.31 TEX TOTALS 9.0 8 2 1 PITCHING Strikeouts: B. McCarthy (3)

Oakland Athletics Hitters AB R H BI AVG Sweeney CF 4 0 2 0 .347 Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 .281 Holliday LF 4 0 0 0 .280 Giambi 1B 4 1 2 1 .333 Cust RF 3 0 0 0 .255 Chavez 3B 4 0 2 0 .269 Suzuki C 3 1 1 0 .307 Ellis 2B 4 0 0 0 .185 Davis DH 4 0 1 0 .269 OAK TOTALS 34 2 8 1 BATTING HR: J. Giambi (7) RBI: J. Giambi (26) GIDP: J. Cust, O. Cabrera BASERUNNING SB: R. Davis (4) FIELDING Pitchers IP H R ER ERA D. Braden L, 2-2 6.0 5 3 3 4.73 C. Breslow 0.0 3 1 1 7.11 J. Devine 2.0 0 0 0 3.93 B. Anderson 0.0 3 3 3 3.27 R. Springer 1.0 1 0 0 1.13 OAK TOTALS 9.0 12 7 7 PITCHING Strikeouts: D. Braden (4), R. Springer (2)

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GAME 2 OF 2

Texas (16-12, W4) vs. Oakland (14-14, L3)

STARTING PITCHERS

Kris Benson (1-2, 3.96 ERA) vs. Sean Gallagher (1-2, 5.33 ERA)
May 7th - 1:05
Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum - Oakland, CA

Injury Report
OAK - None
TEX - OF Nelson Cruz - 15 Day DL

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BENSON FALLS OUT, GIAMBI HAS LAST LAUGH

Kris Benson couldn't have done worse than he did this after. After lasting only 2.2 IP and allowing 4 runs in that time span, his days seemed numbers as a Rangers starting pitcher. "Based on how Feldman has performed in the pen, he'll get the nod over Feliz and Holland for the #5 starting spot," said Rangers skipper Ron Washington.

Despite not having any home runs against Oakland, they've gotten plenty of hits which is pleasing Ron Washington. Ian Kinsler even went 3/8 in the short two game series, who has raised his average up from .186 to .202 in those 2 games.

Jason Giambi was too much for the Rangers pitching staff to handle and is glad to be headed to Chicago for a three game set before heading back home. Giambi was 5/8 with 3 RBIs and 2 HRs in the short two game set.

Texas 4, Oakland 5
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E TEX (16-12) 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 13 0 OAK (14-14) 0 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 X 5 10 0	1:00 PM May 7, 2009 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, CA
WIN: J. Devine (1-1) LOSS: N. Feliz (0-1) SAVE: B. Ziegler (8)

Texas Rangers Hitters AB R H BI AVG Murphy LF 5 0 2 1 .353 Young 3B 5 0 2 0 .262 Hamilton CF 3 0 1 0 .288 Blalock 1B 4 0 0 0 .272 Kinsler 2B 4 1 2 0 .202 Byrd DH 4 0 0 0 .250 Jones RF 4 1 1 0 .311 Teagarden C 2 1 2 1 .333 Golson, PR 0 0 0 0 .571 Andrus SS 2 1 2 2 .205 Davis PH 1 0 1 0 .294 Vizquel, PR 0 0 0 0 .120 TEX TOTALS 34 4 13 4 BATTING 2B: M. Young (6), T. Teagarden 2 (3) RBI: T. Teagarden (2), E. Andrus 2 (8), D. Murphy (8) HBP: J. Hamilton, T. Teagarden, E. Andrus GIDP: M. Young, H. Blalock 2 BASERUNNING SB: E. Andrus (6) CS: D. Murphy (3) FIELDING Pitchers IP H R ER ERA K. Benson 2.2 6 4 4 4.88 N. Feliz L, 0-1 4.0 2 1 1 5.40 E. Guardado 1.0 1 0 0 3.60 J. Rupe 0.1 1 0 0 3.55 TEX TOTALS 8.0 10 5 5 PITCHING Strikeouts: N. Feliz (2), E. Guardado (2) WP: K. Benson (1)

Oakland Athletics Hitters AB R H BI AVG Davis CF 4 1 1 1 .267 Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 .280 Holliday LF 3 1 1 1 .282 Giambi 1B 4 2 3 2 .350 Cust RF 3 0 1 0 .257 Chavez 3B 3 0 1 0 .272 Buck DH 3 0 0 1 .237 Suzuki C 4 1 2 0 .315 Ellis 2B 4 0 0 0 .177 OAK TOTALS 32 5 10 5 BATTING 2B: J. Giambi (9), J. Cust (4), O. Cabrera (10) HR: J. Giambi (8) RBI: M. Holliday (21), J. Giambi 2 (28), R. Davis (1), T. Buck (13) HBP: M. Holliday SF: T. Buck BASERUNNING SB: R. Davis (5) FIELDING Pitchers IP H R ER ERA S. Gallagher 5.0 10 4 4 5.63 J. Devine W, 1-1 1.0 0 0 0 3.72 C. Breslow H, 4 1.0 0 0 0 6.59 R. Springer H, 3 1.0 0 0 0 1.00 B. Ziegler SV, 8 1.0 3 0 0 2.57 OAK TOTALS 9.0 13 4 4 PITCHING Strikeouts: S. Gallagher (2), R. Springer (1)

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GAME 1 OF 3

Texas (16-13, L1) vs. Chicago (17-12, L5)

STARTING PITCHERS

Matt Harrison (1-1, 5.18 ERA) vs. John Danks (1-0, 3.00 ERA)
May 8th - 7:05
U.S. Cellular Field

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RANGERS COMEBACK TOO LATE

The Rangers got a taste of what they could have had today. That was John Danks. He pitched very well this evening, going 8 innings, allowing only 2 runs (1 earned) while mowing down 6 Rangers in that span.

Matt Harrison didn't pitch terrible though, he did get in trouble in the bottom of the 6th, which eventually cost the Rangers the game.

Chris Davis tried to bring the Rangers back with a 2-run shot off of Octavio Dotel, which brought it to a 4-6 game, but once Jenks came in, he quickly shut the door. Ian Kinsler had a successful day at the plate again, going 2/4 while scoring a run, and hitting a leadoff double in the 2nd, but couldn't be brought around to score.

Player of the Game
1B Paul Konerko

Texas 4, Chicago 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E TEX (16-13) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 7 0 CWS (18-12) 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 X 6 10 2	7:00 PM May 8, U.S. Cellular Field Chicago, IL
WIN: J. Danks (2-0) LOSS: M. Harrison (1-2) SAVE: B. Jenks (8)

Texas Rangers Hitters AB R H RBI AVG Andrus SS 3 1 1 0 .209 Murphy PH 0 0 0 0 .353 Young 3B 5 0 0 0 .252 Hamilton CF 4 0 1 0 .287 Jones RF 4 0 0 0 .298 Blalock DH 4 0 0 0 .262 Kinsler 2B 4 1 2 0 .214 Byrd LF 4 1 1 0 .250 Davis 1B 4 1 2 3 .303 Teagarden C 4 0 0 0 .280 TEX TOTALS 36 4 7 3 BATTING 2B: I. Kinsler (4), M. Byrd (3) HR: C. Davis (6) RBI: C. Davis 3 (20) HBP: D. Murphy BASERUNNING FIELDING Pitchers IP H R ER ERA M. Harrison L, 1-2 5.1 6 5 5 5.76 J. Rupe 0.1 2 1 1 4.15 D. Holland 2.1 2 0 0 0.00 TEX TOTALS 8.0 10 6 6 PITCHING Strikeouts: J. Rupe (1), D. Holland (3) Walks: M. Harrison (3)

Chicago White Sox Hitters AB R H RBI AVG Getz 2B 4 0 1 0 .314 Fields 3B 4 0 1 0 .211 Quentin LF 3 1 1 0 .327 .Thome DH 3 2 3 0 .330 Dye RF 4 1 1 1 .191 Konerko 1B 4 2 2 4 .394 Pierzynski C 3 0 0 0 .260 Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 .270 Anderson CF 3 0 1 1 .227 CWS TOTALS 32 6 10 6 BATTING 2B: J. Thome (4), J. Dye (4) HR: P. Konerko (6) RBI: J. Dye (8), P. Konerko 4 (25), B. Anderson (10) HBP: A. Pierzynski GIDP: J. Fields BASERUNNING FIELDING E: J. Fields (4), C. Getz (2) Pitchers IP H R ER ERA J. Danks W, 2-0 8.0 5 2 1 2.25 O. Dotel 0.1 2 2 2 8.74 B. Jenks SV, 8 0.2 0 0 0 2.45 CWS TOTALS 9.0 7 4 3 PITCHING Strikeouts: J. Danks (6), O. Dotel (1) Walks: J. Danks (1)

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GAME 2 OF 3

Texas (16-14, L2) vs. Chicago (18-12, W1)

STARTING PITCHERS

Kevin Millwood (2-3, 4.66 ERA) vs. Mark Buehrle (2-2, 2.85 ERA)
May 9th - 7:05
U.S. Cellular Field

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BULLPEN BLOWS IT LATE

In a game where Texas finally got the long ball going, Eddie Guardado couldn't hold a 4-4 tie. Jermaine Dye came in to deliver a huge 2-run HR that was the eventual game winner.

Josh Hamilton, Michael Young & Hank Blalock all had homers in the game. Ian Kinsler got a day off for rest.

For Chicago, Brian Anderson had a huge day going 3-4 with a HR and scoring twice. He was named the player of the game.

Player of the Game: OF Brian Anderson

Texas 4, Chicago 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E TEX (16-14) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 4 8 1 CWS (18-12) 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 6 10 1	7:05 PM May 9, 2009 U.S. Cellular Field Chicago, IL
WIN: O. Dotel (1-0) LOSS: E. Guardado (1-1) SAVE: B. Jenks (9)

Texas Rangers Hitters AB R H BI AVG Vizquel 2B 4 0 0 0 .103 Young 3B 4 1 1 1 .252 Hamilton CF 4 1 3 1 .302 Byrd LF 4 1 1 0 .250 Blalock DH 4 1 1 2 .261 Davis 1B 4 0 0 0 .290 Saltalamacchia C 3 0 0 0 .267 Kinsler PH 1 0 0 0 .212 Andrus SS 3 0 1 0 .213 Murphy PH 1 0 0 0 .348 Golson RF 3 0 1 0 .500 Jones PH 1 0 0 0 .295 TEX TOTALS 36 4 8 4 BATTING HR: M. Young (5), J. Hamilton (7), H. Blalock (3) RBI: M. Young (16), J. Hamilton (14), H. Blalock 2 (14) BASERUNNING FIELDING E: E. Andrus (4) Pitchers IP H R ER ERA K. Millwood 6.0 7 4 4 4.85 E. Guardado L, 1-1 1.2 3 2 2 4.32 D. Holland 0.1 0 0 0 0.00 TEX TOTALS 8.0 10 6 6 PITCHING Strikeouts: K. Millwood (5), E. Guardado (1) Walks: E. Guardado (1)

Chicago White Sox Hitters AB R H BI AVG Getz 2B 4 1 1 0 .312 Fields 3B 4 0 0 0 .204 Quentin LF 3 0 1 1 .327 Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 .318 Pierzynski C 4 0 0 0 .250 Ramirez SS 4 1 1 0 .269 Anderson CF 4 2 3 1 .250 Lillibridge, PR-CF 0 1 0 0 .244 Betemit DH 3 0 1 1 .200 Dye PH 1 1 1 2 .198 Wise RF 4 0 2 1 .238 CWS TOTALS 35 6 10 6 BATTING 2B: D. Wise (1) HR: J. Dye (4), B. Anderson (2) RBI: C. Quentin (22), J. Dye 2 (10), W. Betemit (4), D. Wise (3), B. Anderson (11) BASERUNNING SB: C. Getz (5) FIELDING E: A. Ramirez (4) Pitchers IP H R ER ERA M. Buehrle 7.0 7 3 3 3.00 O. Dotel W, 1-0 1.0 1 1 1 8.76 B. Jenks SV, 9 1.0 0 0 0 2.16 CWS TOTALS 9.0 8 4 4 PITCHING Strikeouts: M. Buehrle (4), O. Dotel (1)

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GAME 3 OF 3

Texas (16-15, L3) vs. Chicago (19-12, W2)

STARTING PITCHERS

Vicente Padilla (3-2, 4.54 ERA) vs. Gavin Floyd (2-2, 4.50 ERA)
May 10th - 1:05
U.S. Cellular Field

Preview: The Rangers will face Gavin Floyd for the 2nd time this year, Texas won the last game against Floyd on a GW RBI single by Chris Davis in Arlington on May 1st.

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PEN SAVES IT FOR PADILLA

In a game where Vicente Padilla pitched brillantly, the Rangers needed to turn to the bullpen again for the final 4.1 innings. This time things were much different, allowing just one hit in that time span.

The Rangers managed only one extra base hit, a double that drove in Ian Kinsler by Andruw Jones, but still won the game.

Carlos Quentin homered for the Sox only runs of the day, his 9th of the year. The Rangers will enjoy their monday off and get ready for a conference showdown against Seattle & Los Angeles. Texas went 4-3 on their 7 game road trip.

Player of the Game: P Vicente Padilla

Texas 2, Chicago 1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E TEX (16-15) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 CWS (19-12) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0	1:05 PM May 10, 2009 U.S. Cellular Field Chicago, IL
WIN: V. Padilla (4-2) LOSS: G. Floyd (2-3) SAVE: F. Francisco (9)

Texas Rangers Hitters AB R H BI AVG Murphy LF 4 0 2 0 .356 Young 3B 4 0 1 0 .252 Hamilton CF 4 0 0 0 .292 Blalock DH 4 0 1 0 .261 Kinsler 2B 3 1 1 0 .215 Jones RF 4 1 2 1 .303 Golson, PR-RF 0 0 0 0 .500 Davis 1B 4 0 1 1 .289 Saltalamacchia C 3 0 0 0 .258 Vizquel SS 3 0 0 0 .094 TEX TOTALS 33 2 8 2 BATTING 2B: A. Jones (8) RBI: C. Davis (21), A. Jones (12) GIDP: I. Kinsler BASERUNNING FIELDING Pitchers IP H R ER ERA V. Padilla W, 3-2 5.2 3 1 1 4.15 K. Benson H, 1 0.1 0 0 0 4.82 J. Rupe H, 2 1.0 0 0 0 3.86 C. Wilson H, 8 1.0 0 0 0 2.25 F. Francisco SV, 9 1.0 1 0 0 0.77 TEX TOTALS 9.0 4 1 1 PITCHING Strikeouts: V. Padilla (6), K. Benson (1), C. Wilson (2), F. Francisco (1) Walks: V. Padilla (2) WP: V. Padilla (2)

Chicago White Sox Hitters AB R H BI AVG Getz 2B 3 0 0 0 .304 Fields 3B 4 0 0 0 .197 Quentin LF 4 1 1 1 .325 Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 .307 Konerko DH 3 0 1 0 .393 Pierzynski C 4 0 1 0 .250 Ramirez SS 3 0 1 0 .271 Anderson CF 2 0 0 0 .245 Lillibridge, PR 0 0 0 0 .244 Wise RF 4 0 0 0 .217 CWS TOTALS 31 1 4 1 BATTING HR: C. Quentin (9) RBI: C. Quentin (23) HBP: C. Getz, B. Anderson 2 GIDP: D. Wise BASERUNNING FIELDING Pitchers IP H R ER ERA G. Floyd L, 2-3 5.0 6 2 2 4.38 S. Linebrink 2.0 0 0 0 4.96 M. Thornton 2.0 2 0 0 0.82 CWS TOTALS 9.0 8 2 2 PITCHING Strikeouts: G. Floyd (3) Walks: G. Floyd (1) WP: G. Floyd 2 (2)

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2009 AL East Standings
TEAM	W	L	GB
Red Sox	24	8	-
Yankees	24	9	0.5
Blue Jays	23	11	2.0
Rays	13	20	11.5
Orioles	8	24	16.0

2009 AL Central Standings
TEAM	W	L	GB
White Sox	20	13	-
Twins	16	16	3.5
Indians	16	17	4.0
Royals	14	18	5.5
Tigers	10	22	9.5

2009 AL West Standings
TEAM	W	L	GB
Angels	18	14	-
Athletics	17	15	1.0
Rangers	17	15	1.0
Mariners	7	25	11.0

2009 NL East Standings
TEAM	W	L	GB
Phillies	17	15	-
Braves	16	16	1.0
Mets	16	16	1.0
Nationals	13	20	4.5
Marlins	11	21	6.0

2009 NL Central Standings
TEAM	W	L	GB
Cardinals	22	12	-
Cardinals	20	12	1.0
Astros	18	14	3.0
Pirates	18	14	3.0
Brewers	17	15	4.0
Reds	10	23	11.5

2009 NL West Standings
TEAM	W	L	GB
Dodgers	22	11	-
Rockies	18	12	2.5
Giants	17	14	4.0
Diamondbacks	13	20	9.0
Padres	10	23	12.0

AL League Leaders
D. Pedroia	Avg	.409
A. Huff	HR	10
J. Bay	RBI	34
B. Upton	R	30
D. Pedroia	SB	11
C. Wang	W	6
R. Halladay	ERA	1.06
A. Burnett	K	47
M. Rivera	SV	15

NL League Leaders
C. Duncan	Avg	.447
R. Ludwick	HR	11
C. Duncan	RBI	43
A. Pujols	R	27
M. Bourne	SB	13
4 Players	W	5
B. Myers	ERA	1.34
R. Harden	K	60
4 Players	SV	13