BOXSCORE: 2008 Texas Rangers At 2008 Chicago (AL) White Sox 10/12/2008 Rangers AB R H RBI AVG White Sox AB R H RBI AVG D.Jeter SS 2 1 0 0 .324 R.Church LF 4 0 2 1 .385 C.Snyder C 3 0 3 0 .333 G-P.Lo Duca C 0 0 0 0 .000 A-T.Perez PH 1 0 1 3 .500 A.Iwamura 3B 3 0 0 0 .400 B-R.Castro C 1 0 0 0 .192 H-I.Kinsler 2B 0 0 0 0 .080 B.Bonds DH 4 0 1 0 .174 B.Upton CF,LF 4 2 2 1 .211 A.Pujols 1B 3 1 1 1 .194 P.Fielder DH 4 0 1 1 .231 M.Thames LF 3 1 1 1 .333 B.Hawpe RF 4 0 0 0 .171 C-J.Drew RF 2 0 0 0 .217 A.Gonzalez SS 4 1 1 1 .243 C.Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 .212 K.Millar 1B 2 0 1 0 .273 R.Raburn RF,LF 3 1 1 0 .320 I-T.Graffanino PH 1 0 0 0 .000 D-R.Casanova PH 1 0 0 0 .500 G.Blum 2B,3B 4 1 1 0 .222 E-R.Baldelli LF 0 0 0 0 .143 M.Treanor C 2 0 0 0 .464 C.Young CF 4 1 1 0 .219 F-N.Morgan PH,CF 1 0 0 0 .333 L.Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 .088 -- -- -- --- -- -- -- --- Totals 35 5 9 5 Totals 33 4 8 4 A-Pinch Hit For Snyder In 6th Inning B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Perez In 6th Inning C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Thames In 6th Inning D-Pinch Hit For Raburn In 7th Inning E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Casanova In 7th Inning F-Pinch Hit For Treanor In 7th Inning G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Church In 8th Inning H-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Iwamura In 9th Inning I-Pinch Hit For Millar In 9th Inning INJURY: Akinori Iwamura INJURED (for 2 more games) in 8th inning Rangers......... 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 - 5 9 0 White Sox....... 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 - 4 8 0 Rangers (6-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET J.Smoltz WIN(2-0) 5 1/3 5 2 2 1 5 1 89 1.21 A1 C4 R.Betancourt HOLD(2nd) 2 1/3 2 1 1 0 0 0 32 5.06 C5 D3 J.Putz SAVE(2nd) 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 6.23 D4 Totals 9 8 4 4 1 6 2 White Sox (4-5) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET C.Hamels LOSS(1-1) 5 2/3 7 4 4 5 5 1 115 4.05 A1 D1 B.Thompson 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 16.20 D2 D4 J.Hampson 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 4 0 26 0.00 D5 E3 D.Cabrera 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 ---- E4 E4 C.Wilson 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 E5 Totals 9 9 5 5 6 10 2 ATTENDANCE- 38,942 DATE- Sunday, October 12th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average UMPIRES- Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Walton T- 2:55 LEFT ON BASE- Rangers: 9 White Sox: 4 DOUBLE PLAYS- Rangers: 0 White Sox: 1 DOUBLES- C.Snyder(2nd), T.Perez(1st), B.Upton(1st), G.Blum(1st) HOME RUNS- A.Pujols(3rd), M.Thames(1st), B.Upton(1st), A.Gonzalez(1st) SACRIFICE HITS- A.Iwamura WALKS- D.Jeter-3, B.Bonds, A.Pujols-2, K.Millar STRIKE OUTS- R.Castro, A.Pujols, M.Thames, J.Drew-2, C.Jones-2, R.Raburn, R.Casanova, C.Young, R.Church-2, A.Iwamura, B.Upton, P.Fielder, T.Graffanino GIDP- B.Bonds WEB GEMS- Bot 7th: Chipper Jones robbed Kevin Millar of a base hit. The Texas Rangers nipped the Chicago (AL) White Sox 5 to 4 at US Cellular Field in a hard fought contest. Texas tallied 4 runs in the top of the 6th inning with the help of 4 hits. The crucial at-bat was provided by Timo Perez who helped quiet the crowd when he doubled clearing the bases. Texas had a total of 9 hits for the game. John Smoltz(2-0) went 5 and 1/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory. J.J. Putz earned the save, his 2nd. Cole Hamels(1-1) was hit with the loss. SCORESHEET: 2008 Texas Rangers at 2008 Chicago (AL) White Sox D.Jeter-A1 A1:G/43 *3*:W>b1 C1:W>b1 D1:W>23 1 E1:G/43 2 b1 C.Snyder-A1 A2:Do B2:Si>12 C2:Si>13 D2:Do>3# *9*:K T.Perez-D2 2# 1# R.Castro-D4 B.Bonds-A1 A3:Si>23 B3:G-DP/1 C3:W>12 b D3:G/43 E3:G/63 63>23 1o 1 A.Pujols-A1 A4:W>12 b B4:K C4:F/9 *7*:W>b1 E4:HR>b# 1 M.Thames-A1 A5:K *4*:L/6 *6*:HR>b# D5:K E5:K J.Drew-D4 C.Jones-A1 A6:F/8 B6:K C6:F/9 D6:K R.Raburn-A1 *2*:G/13 B7:K C7:Si D7:K R.Casano-D7 R.Baldel-D8 C.Young-A1 A8:G/63 *5*:K C8:Si>12 *8*:G/31 L.Castil-A1 A9:G/63 B9:G/23 C9:F/7 D9:G/63 R.Church-A1 A1:Si B1:K C1:K D1:Si>2# P.Lo Duc-D2 A.Iwamur-A1 A2:Sac/54 B2:F/8 *6*:K *8*:G/43 I.Kinsle-D5 >12 B.Upton-A1 A3:K *4*:HR>b# C3:Do D3:G/63 P.Fielde-A1 A4:K B4:G/63 C4:Si>2# D4:G/63 B.Hawpe-A1 *2*:G/31 B5:G/43 C5:G/43>2 *9*:G/43 3 A.Gonzal-A1 A6:F/7 B6:F/7 C6:P/6 D6:HR>b# K.Millar-A1 A7:Si *5*:W>b1 *7*:G/53 D7:K T.Graffa-D7 G.Blum-A1 A8:G/43 B8:F/8 C8:Do D8:F/8 M.Treano-A1 *3*:F/7 B9:Force/ C9:G/63 N.Morgan-C9 46>1o b1 *** TOP OF INNING 1 *** 0 D.Jeter 5 Ground Out b-0 1 C.Snyder 2 Double b-2 1 2 B.Bonds 1 Single 2-3 b-1 1 1 3 A.Pujols 4 Walk 1-2 b-1 1 123 M.Thames 8 Strike Out b-0 2 123 C.Jones 6 Fly Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 *** 0 R.Church 5 Single b-1 0 1 A.Iwamura 1 Sac Bunt 1-2 b-0 1 2 B.Upton 4 Strike Out b-0 2 2 P.Fielder 3 Strike Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 2 *** 0 R.Raburn 3 Ground Out b-0 1 C.Young 5 Ground Out b-0 2 L.Castillo 2 Ground Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 *** 0 B.Hawpe 5 Ground Out b-0 1 A.Gonzalez 6 Fly Out b-0 2 K.Millar 7 Single b-1 2 1 G.Blum 3 Ground Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 3 *** 0 D.Jeter 4 Walk b-1 0 1 C.Snyder 6 Single 1-2 b-1 0 12 B.Bonds 3 Ground Out Double Play 2-3 1-o b-0 2 3 A.Pujols 3 Strike Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 *** 0 M.Treanor 3 Fly Out b-0 1 R.Church 3 Strike Out b-0 2 A.Iwamura 3 Fly Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 4 *** 0 M.Thames 5 Line Out b-0 1 C.Jones 3 Strike Out b-0 2 R.Raburn 5 Strike Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 *** 0 B.Upton 5 Home Run b-H 0 P.Fielder 4 Ground Out b-0 1 B.Hawpe 6 Ground Out b-0 2 A.Gonzalez 5 Fly Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 5 *** 0 C.Young 3 Strike Out b-0 1 L.Castillo 3 Ground Out b-0 2 D.Jeter 4 Walk b-1 2 1 C.Snyder 3 Single 1-3 b-1 2 1 3 B.Bonds 6 Walk 1-2 b-1 2 123 A.Pujols 5 Fly Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 *** 0 K.Millar 5 Walk b-1 0 1 G.Blum 3 Fly Out b-0 1 1 M.Treanor 3 Force Play 1-o b-1 2 1 R.Church 5 Strike Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 6 *** 0 M.Thames 4 Home Run b-H 0 C.Jones 2 Fly Out b-0 1 R.Raburn 5 Single b-1 1 1 C.Young 6 Single 1-2 b-1 1 12 L.Castillo 3 Fly Out b-0 2 12 D.Jeter 6 Walk 2-3 1-2 b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Brad Thompson SUBSTITUTE PH- Timo Perez 2 123 T.Perez 4 Double 3-H 2-H 1-H b-2 2 2 B.Bonds 4 Ground Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 *** SUBSTITUTE C - Ramon Castro SUBSTITUTE RF- J.D. Drew SUBSTITUTE LF- Ryan Raburn 0 A.Iwamura 4 Strike Out b-0 1 B.Upton 3 Double b-2 1 2 P.Fielder 3 Single 2-H b-2 SUBSTITUTE P - Rafael Betancourt 1 2 B.Hawpe 2 Ground Out 2-3 b-0 2 3 A.Gonzalez 5 Pop Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 7 *** 0 A.Pujols 6 Walk b-1 SUBSTITUTE P - Justin Hampson 0 1 J.Drew 5 Strike Out b-0 1 1 C.Jones 3 Strike Out b-0 SUBSTITUTE PH- Raul Casanova 2 1 R.Casanova 3 Strike Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 *** SUBSTITUTE LF- Rocco Baldelli 0 K.Millar 3 Ground Out b-0 1 G.Blum 7 Double b-2 SUBSTITUTE PH- Nyjer Morgan 1 2 N.Morgan 2 Ground Out b-0 2 2 R.Church 5 Single 2-H b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 8 *** SUBSTITUTE C - Paul Lo Duca SUBSTITUTE LF- B.J. Upton SUBSTITUTE CF- Nyjer Morgan 0 C.Young 4 Ground Out b-0 1 L.Castillo 3 Ground Out b-0 2 D.Jeter 2 Ground Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 *** 0 A.Iwamura 5 Ground Out b-0 A. Iwamura Injured for 2 more games 1 B.Upton 3 Ground Out b-0 SUBSTITUTE P - J.J. Putz 2 P.Fielder 3 Ground Out b-0 *** TOP OF INNING 9 *** SUBSTITUTE 2B- Ian Kinsler SUBSTITUTE 3B- Geoff Blum 0 R.Castro 3 Strike Out b-0 1 B.Bonds 3 Ground Out b-0 SUBSTITUTE P - Daniel Cabrera 2 A.Pujols 5 Home Run b-H SUBSTITUTE P - C.J. Wilson 2 J.Drew 3 Strike Out b-0 *** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 *** 0 B.Hawpe 5 Ground Out b-0 1 A.Gonzalez 6 Home Run b-H SUBSTITUTE PH- Tony Graffanino 1 T.Graffanino 3 Strike Out b-0 2 G.Blum 3 Fly Out b-0