AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 9 10 2 BALTIMORE 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 7 9 0 (TOP 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - JOAQUIN BENOIT BAL - JAMES HOEY DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.317, 0-FOR-1, BB, HBP, SF, RBI) D MURPHY (.550, 0 HR, 3 RBI) N CRUZ (.225, 2-FOR-4, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">TEXAS (9) VS BALTIMORE (7) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS (2ND GAME) TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .246 B Wilkerson 1b 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .222 M Young ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .306 S Sosa dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .246 M Byrd cf 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 .317 J Botts lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .224 D Murphy lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .550 N Cruz rf 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .225 G Laird c 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .227 T Metcalf 3b 3 1 2 4 0 0 2 .250 Totals 31 9 10 9 5 7 17 BATTING: 2B - T Metcalf (11, G Olson). SF - M Byrd , B Wilkerson , T Metcalf. RBI - N Cruz (24), T Metcalf 4 (14), G Laird (39), M Byrd (52), B Wilkerson (51), M Young (67). 2-out RBI - T Metcalf 2, M Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, B Wilkerson 1, S Sosa 1, I Kinsler 1. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - G Laird (5, 2nd base off G Olson/P Bako), M Young (10, 2nd base off G Olson/P Bako). FIELDING: E - T Metcalf (5, ground ball); G Laird (10, throw). Outfield assists - J Botts (B Roberts at 2nd base). DP: 2 (T Metcalf-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson, I Kinsler-M Young-B Wilkerson). BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .312 C Patterson cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .267 N Markakis rf 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .294 M Tejada ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .298 K Millar dh 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .266 A Huff 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Mora 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .269 P Bako c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 a-J House ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 J Payton lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .258 Totals 31 7 9 7 8 5 17 a-struck out swinging for P Bako in the 7th. BATTING: HR - J Payton (5, 3rd inning off J Rheinecker 0 on, 0 Out), N Markakis (12, 3rd inning off J Rheinecker 1 on, 1 Out). S - C Patterson. RBI - J Payton 3 (46), N Markakis 2 (78), C Patterson (37), M Mora (46). 2-out RBI - C Patterson, M Mora, J Payton 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, K Millar 1, N Markakis 2. GIDP - M Mora, M Tejada. Team LOB - 9. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 030 210 03 -- 9 BALTIMORE - 003 110 20 -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker 5 6 5 4 5 3 2 6.00 M Wood 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.94 F Francisco 1/3 0 2 2 3 0 0 4.93 J Benoit 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.56 BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era G Olson 5 5 6 6 3 6 0 7.33 C Bradford 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.33 J Hoey 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 6.00 WP - J Rheinecker. IBB - M Mora (by F Francisco). BALK - G Olson. HBP - M Byrd (by G Olson). Pitches-strikes: J Rheinecker 91-46; M Wood 12-8; F Francisco 25-11; J Benoit 24-15; G Olson 108-64; C Bradford 22-17; J Hoey 34-20. Ground balls-fly balls: J Rheinecker 11-2; M Wood 2-1; F Francisco 0-1; J Benoit 2-1; G Olson 2-7; C Bradford 2-4; J Hoey 1-1. Batters faced: J Rheinecker 26; M Wood 4; F Francisco 4; J Benoit 6; G Olson 24; C Bradford 8; J Hoey 8. UMPIRES: HP--Adrian Johnson. 1B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Bob Davidson. Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE (2ND GAME) - PITCHING CHANGE BAL: JAMIE WALKER (1-2, 3.13) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 9, BALTIMORE 7 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.317, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Walker relieved J Hoey. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 9 BALTIMORE 7 TOP, 9TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M Byrd (.317, 0-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 9 11 2 BALTIMORE 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 7 9 0 (BOT 9) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - JOAQUIN BENOIT BAL - JAMIE WALKER DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.266, 1-FOR-3, BB) A HUFF (.263, 1-FOR-4) M MORA (.269, 2-FOR-3, BB, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">TEXAS (9) VS BALTIMORE (7) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS (2ND GAME) TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .246 B Wilkerson 1b 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .222 M Young ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .306 S Sosa dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .246 M Byrd cf 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 .316 J Botts lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .224 D Murphy lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .571 N Cruz rf 5 2 2 1 0 2 3 .224 G Laird c 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .227 T Metcalf 3b 3 1 2 4 0 0 2 .250 Totals 35 9 11 9 5 8 19 BATTING: 2B - T Metcalf (11, G Olson). SF - M Byrd , B Wilkerson , T Metcalf. RBI - N Cruz (24), T Metcalf 4 (14), G Laird (39), M Byrd (52), B Wilkerson (51), M Young (67). 2-out RBI - T Metcalf 2, M Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, B Wilkerson 1, S Sosa 1, G Laird 1, I Kinsler 1. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: SB - G Laird (5, 2nd base off G Olson/P Bako), M Young (10, 2nd base off G Olson/P Bako). FIELDING: E - T Metcalf (5, ground ball); G Laird (10, throw). Outfield assists - J Botts (B Roberts at 2nd base). DP: 2 (T Metcalf-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson, I Kinsler-M Young-B Wilkerson). BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .312 C Patterson cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .267 N Markakis rf 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .294 M Tejada ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .298 K Millar dh 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .266 A Huff 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Mora 3b 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .269 P Bako c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 a-J House ph-c 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273 J Payton lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .258 Totals 31 7 9 7 8 5 17 a-struck out swinging for P Bako in the 7th. BATTING: HR - J Payton (5, 3rd inning off J Rheinecker 0 on, 0 Out), N Markakis (12, 3rd inning off J Rheinecker 1 on, 1 Out). S - C Patterson. RBI - J Payton 3 (46), N Markakis 2 (78), C Patterson (37), M Mora (46). 2-out RBI - C Patterson, M Mora, J Payton 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, K Millar 1, N Markakis 2. GIDP - M Mora, M Tejada. Team LOB - 9. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 030 210 030 -- 9 BALTIMORE - 003 110 20 -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker 5 6 5 4 5 3 2 6.00 M Wood 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.94 F Francisco 1/3 0 2 2 3 0 0 4.93 J Benoit 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.56 BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era G Olson 5 5 6 6 3 6 0 7.33 C Bradford 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.33 J Hoey 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 6.00 J Walker 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.06 WP - J Rheinecker, J Walker. IBB - M Mora (by F Francisco). BALK - G Olson. HBP - M Byrd (by G Olson). Pitches-strikes: J Rheinecker 91-46; M Wood 12-8; F Francisco 25-11; J Benoit 24-15; G Olson 108-64; C Bradford 22-17; J Hoey 34-20; J Walker 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Rheinecker 11-2; M Wood 2-1; F Francisco 0-1; J Benoit 2-1; G Olson 2-7; C Bradford 2-4; J Hoey 1-1; J Walker 0-2. Batters faced: J Rheinecker 26; M Wood 4; F Francisco 4; J Benoit 6; G Olson 24; C Bradford 8; J Hoey 8; J Walker 4. UMPIRES: HP--Adrian Johnson. 1B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Bob Davidson. Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE (2ND GAME) - PITCHING CHANGE TEX: C.J. WILSON (2-1, 2.25) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 9, BALTIMORE 7 DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K MILLAR (.266, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">AL AT BALTIMORE - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: C Wilson relieved J Benoit. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 9 BALTIMORE 7 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR BALTIMORE: K Millar (.266, 1-FOR-3)</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 9 11 2 BALTIMORE 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 7 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER, MIKE WOOD (6TH), FRANK FRANCISCO (7TH), JOAQUIN BENOIT (7TH), C.J. WILSON (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD BAL - GARRETT OLSON, CHAD BRADFORD (6TH), JAMES HOEY (8TH), JAMIE WALKER (9TH) AND PAUL BAKO, J.R. HOUSE (8TH) HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE BAL - JAY PAYTON (5) OFF JOHN RHEINECKER IN THE 3RD, 0 ON NICK MARKAKIS (12) OFF JOHN RHEINECKER IN THE 3RD, 1 ON</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 9 11 2 BALTIMORE 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 7 10 0 (FINAL) BATTERIES: TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER, MIKE WOOD (6TH), FRANK FRANCISCO (7TH), JOAQUIN BENOIT (7TH), C.J. WILSON (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD BAL - GARRETT OLSON, CHAD BRADFORD (6TH), JAMES HOEY (8TH), JAMIE WALKER (9TH) AND PAUL BAKO, J.R. HOUSE (8TH) WP - JOAQUIN BENOIT (6-3) LP - JAMES HOEY (1-1) SAVE - C.J. WILSON (7) HOME RUNS: TEX - NONE BAL - JAY PAYTON (5) OFF JOHN RHEINECKER IN THE 3RD, 0 ON NICK MARKAKIS (12) OFF JOHN RHEINECKER IN THE 3RD, 1 ON TIME: 3:28 ATT: 21,828 PROBABLES: MIN - BOOF BONSER (5-10, 4.93) BAL - STEVE TRACHSEL (6-7, 4.81) PROBABLES: SEA - JEFF WEAVER (5-10, 5.57) TEX - KAMERON LOE (6-9, 5.56)</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">TEXAS (9) VS BALTIMORE (7) - FINAL (2ND GAME) TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .246 B Wilkerson 1b 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .222 M Young ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .306 S Sosa dh 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .246 M Byrd cf 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 .316 J Botts lf 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .224 D Murphy lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .571 N Cruz rf 5 2 2 1 0 2 3 .224 G Laird c 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .227 T Metcalf 3b 3 1 2 4 0 0 2 .250 Totals 35 9 11 9 5 8 19 BATTING: 2B - T Metcalf (11, G Olson). SF - M Byrd , B Wilkerson , T Metcalf. RBI - N Cruz (24), T Metcalf 4 (14), G Laird (39), M Byrd (52), B Wilkerson (51), M Young (67). 2-out RBI - T Metcalf 2, M Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1, B Wilkerson 1, S Sosa 1, G Laird 1, I Kinsler 1. Team LOB - 8. BASERUNNING: SB - G Laird (5, 2nd base off G Olson/P Bako), M Young (10, 2nd base off G Olson/P Bako). FIELDING: E - T Metcalf (5, ground ball); G Laird (10, throw). Outfield assists - J Botts (B Roberts at 2nd base). DP: 2 (T Metcalf-I Kinsler-B Wilkerson, I Kinsler-M Young-B Wilkerson). BALTIMORE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg B Roberts 2b 2 0 0 0 3 1 2 .312 C Patterson cf 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .267 N Markakis rf 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 .294 M Tejada ss 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .298 K Millar dh 4 2 1 0 1 1 2 .266 A Huff 1b 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .265 M Mora 3b 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .268 P Bako c 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .210 a-J House ph-c 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 J Payton lf 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .258 Totals 35 7 10 7 8 6 19 a-struck out swinging for P Bako in the 7th. BATTING: HR - J Payton (5, 3rd inning off J Rheinecker 0 on, 0 Out), N Markakis (12, 3rd inning off J Rheinecker 1 on, 1 Out). S - C Patterson. RBI - J Payton 3 (46), N Markakis 2 (78), C Patterson (37), M Mora (46). 2-out RBI - C Patterson, M Mora, J Payton 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Roberts 1, K Millar 1, N Markakis 2. GIDP - M Mora, M Tejada. Team LOB - 10. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 030 210 030 -- 9 BALTIMORE - 003 110 200 -- 7 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker 5 6 5 4 5 3 2 6.00 M Wood (H, 1) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.94 F Francisco (H, 16) 1/3 0 2 2 3 0 0 4.93 J Benoit (W, 6-3; B, 4) 1 2/3 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.56 C Wilson (S, 7) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.21 BALTIMORE ip h r er bb so hr era G Olson 5 5 6 6 3 6 0 7.33 C Bradford 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.33 J Hoey (L, 1-1) 1 3 3 3 2 1 0 6.00 J Walker 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.06 WP - J Rheinecker, J Walker. IBB - M Mora (by F Francisco). BALK - G Olson. HBP - M Byrd (by G Olson). Pitches-strikes: J Rheinecker 91-46; M Wood 12-8; F Francisco 25-11; J Benoit 24-15; C Wilson 23-18; G Olson 108-64; C Bradford 22-17; J Hoey 34-20; J Walker 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Rheinecker 11-2; M Wood 2-1; F Francisco 0-1; J Benoit 2-1; C Wilson 0-2; G Olson 2-7; C Bradford 2-4; J Hoey 1-1; J Walker 0-2. Batters faced: J Rheinecker 26; M Wood 4; F Francisco 4; J Benoit 6; C Wilson 4; G Olson 24; C Bradford 8; J Hoey 8; J Walker 4. UMPIRES: HP--Adrian Johnson. 1B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Bob Davidson. T--3:28. Att--21,828. Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS (9) AT BALTIMORE (7) - HOW THEY SCORED (2ND GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS 2ND: S Sosa singled to right. M Byrd walked, S Sosa to second. J Botts struck out swinging. N Cruz singled to right, S Sosa scored, M Byrd to third. G Laird struck out swinging. T Metcalf doubled to left center, M Byrd and N Cruz scored. I Kinsler flied out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BALTIMORE 0. BALTIMORE 3RD: J Payton homered to left. B Roberts walked. C Patterson hit into fielder's choice to left, B Roberts out at second. N Markakis homered to left, C Patterson scored. M Tejada grounded out to third. K Millar struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BALTIMORE 3. TEXAS 4TH: M Byrd hit by pitch. M Byrd to second on balk by G Olson. J Botts walked. N Cruz struck out swinging. G Laird singled to right, M Byrd scored, J Botts to third. G Laird stole second. T Metcalf hit sacrifice fly to center, J Botts scored, G Laird to third. I Kinsler walked. B Wilkerson popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, BALTIMORE 3. BALTIMORE 4TH: A Huff grounded out to second. M Mora singled to left. P Bako struck out swinging. J Payton safe at first on error by third baseman T Metcalf, M Mora to second. B Roberts walked, M Mora to third, J Payton to second. C Patterson walked, M Mora scored, J Payton to third, B Roberts to second. N Markakis struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TEXAS 5, BALTIMORE 4. TEXAS 5TH: M Young singled to left. M Young stole second. S Sosa flied out to center, M Young to third. M Byrd hit sacrifice fly to center, M Young scored. J Botts grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, BALTIMORE 4. BALTIMORE 5TH: M Tejada popped out to third. K Millar singled to center. K Millar to second on wild pitch by J Rheinecker. A Huff grounded out to second, K Millar to third. M Mora singled to left center, K Millar scored. P Bako grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, BALTIMORE 5. BALTIMORE 7TH: F Francisco relieved M Wood. M Tejada walked. M Tejada safe at second on throwing error by catcher G Laird. K Millar walked. A Huff flied out to center, M Tejada to third, K Millar to second. M Mora intentionally walked. J House hit for P Bako. J Benoit relieved F Francisco. J House struck out swinging. J Payton singled to left, M Tejada and K Millar scored, M Mora to second. B Roberts struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TEXAS 6, BALTIMORE 7. TEXAS 8TH: J House catching. J Hoey relieved C Bradford. J Botts struck out swinging. N Cruz singled to left. G Laird walked, N Cruz to second. T Metcalf singled to right, N Cruz scored, G Laird to third. I Kinsler walked, T Metcalf to second. B Wilkerson hit sacrifice fly to left, G Laird scored. M Young singled to right, T Metcalf scored, I Kinsler to third. S Sosa grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 9, BALTIMORE 7.</div>
AL: TEXAS at BALTIMORE <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TEXAS (9) AT BALTIMORE (7) - EVENT LOG (2ND GAME) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Texas Starting Lineups -- I Kinsler 2B, B Wilkerson 1B, M Young SS, S Sosa DH, M Byrd CF, J Botts LF, N Cruz RF, G Laird C, T Metcalf 3B, J Rheinecker LHP. Baltimore Starting Lineups -- B Roberts 2B, C Patterson CF, N Markakis RF, M Tejada SS, K Millar DH, A Huff 1B, M Mora 3B, P Bako C, J Payton LF, G Olson LHP. Umpires -- Adrian Johnson (HP), Hunter Wendelstedt (1B), Sam Holbrook (2B), Bob Davidson (3B). Gametime Weather: 74 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 5 mph. TEXAS 1ST: I Kinsler struck out swinging. B Wilkerson struck out swinging. M Young grounded out to pitcher. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 0. BALTIMORE 1ST: B Roberts walked. C Patterson sacrificed to pitcher, B Roberts to second. N Markakis grounded out to second, B Roberts to third. M Tejada walked. K Millar lined out to third. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 0, BALTIMORE 0. TEXAS 2ND: S Sosa singled to right. M Byrd walked, S Sosa to second. J Botts struck out swinging. N Cruz singled to right, S Sosa scored, M Byrd to third. G Laird struck out swinging. T Metcalf doubled to left center, M Byrd and N Cruz scored. I Kinsler flied out to left. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BALTIMORE 0. BALTIMORE 2ND: A Huff reached on infield single to second. M Mora grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Huff out at second. P Bako grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BALTIMORE 0. TEXAS 3RD: B Wilkerson struck out swinging. M Young flied out to right. S Sosa flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BALTIMORE 0. BALTIMORE 3RD: J Payton homered to left. B Roberts walked. C Patterson hit into fielder's choice to left, B Roberts out at second. N Markakis homered to left, C Patterson scored. M Tejada grounded out to third. K Millar struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 3, BALTIMORE 3. TEXAS 4TH: M Byrd hit by pitch. M Byrd to second on balk by G Olson. J Botts walked. N Cruz struck out swinging. G Laird singled to right, M Byrd scored, J Botts to third. G Laird stole second. T Metcalf hit sacrifice fly to center, J Botts scored, G Laird to third. I Kinsler walked. B Wilkerson popped out to shortstop. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, BALTIMORE 3. BALTIMORE 4TH: A Huff grounded out to second. M Mora singled to left. P Bako struck out swinging. J Payton safe at first on error by third baseman T Metcalf, M Mora to second. B Roberts walked, M Mora to third, J Payton to second. C Patterson walked, M Mora scored, J Payton to third, B Roberts to second. N Markakis struck out looking. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TEXAS 5, BALTIMORE 4. TEXAS 5TH: M Young singled to left. M Young stole second. S Sosa flied out to center, M Young to third. M Byrd hit sacrifice fly to center, M Young scored. J Botts grounded out to third. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, BALTIMORE 4. BALTIMORE 5TH: M Tejada popped out to third. K Millar singled to center. K Millar to second on wild pitch by J Rheinecker. A Huff grounded out to second, K Millar to third. M Mora singled to left center, K Millar scored. P Bako grounded out to first. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, BALTIMORE 5. TEXAS 6TH: C Bradford relieved G Olson. N Cruz flied out to right. G Laird flied out to right. T Metcalf flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, BALTIMORE 5. BALTIMORE 6TH: M Wood relieved J Rheinecker. J Payton popped out to shortstop. B Roberts grounded out to second. C Patterson reached on infield single to second. N Markakis grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, BALTIMORE 5. TEXAS 7TH: I Kinsler grounded out to shortstop. B Wilkerson flied out to center. M Young singled to center. S Sosa singled to right, M Young to third. M Byrd grounded out to third. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 6, BALTIMORE 5. BALTIMORE 7TH: F Francisco relieved M Wood. M Tejada walked. M Tejada safe at second on throwing error by catcher G Laird. K Millar walked. A Huff flied out to center, M Tejada to third, K Millar to second. M Mora intentionally walked. J House hit for P Bako. J Benoit relieved F Francisco. J House struck out swinging. J Payton singled to left, M Tejada and K Millar scored, M Mora to second. B Roberts struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) TEXAS 6, BALTIMORE 7. TEXAS 8TH: J House catching. J Hoey relieved C Bradford. J Botts struck out swinging. N Cruz singled to left. G Laird walked, N Cruz to second. T Metcalf singled to right, N Cruz scored, G Laird to third. I Kinsler walked, T Metcalf to second. B Wilkerson hit sacrifice fly to left, G Laird scored. M Young singled to right, T Metcalf scored, I Kinsler to third. S Sosa grounded out to second. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 9, BALTIMORE 7. BALTIMORE 8TH: D Murphy in left field. C Patterson reached on infield single to shortstop. N Markakis fouled out to third. M Tejada grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Patterson out at second.(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 9, BALTIMORE 7. TEXAS 9TH: J Walker relieved J Hoey. M Byrd lined out to second. D Murphy singled to center. D Murphy to second on wild pitch by J Walker. N Cruz struck out swinging. G Laird popped out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 9, BALTIMORE 7. BALTIMORE 9TH: C Wilson relieved J Benoit. K Millar flied out to left. A Huff singled to left. M Mora struck out swinging. J House fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 9, BALTIMORE 7.</div>
Metcalf, Wilkerson help Rangers rally past Orioles <h3>TEXAS 9, BALTIMORE 7 (2ND GAME)</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Texas Rangers crossed the plate 21fewer times than in the opener of their doubleheader, but it wasstill enough to get the job done. Rookie Travis Metcalf had four RBI and Brad Wilkerson drove inthe go-ahead run as the Rangers posted a 9-7 victory over theBaltimore Orioles, completing a sweep of Wednesday'sdoubleheader. Michael Young had three hits and plated an insurance run andNelson Cruz had two hits and scored twice for Texas, which wonby just two runs after crushing Baltimore, 30-3, in the firstgame of the twinbill. Texas, which posted franchise highs in runs and hits (29) in thefirst game, has won two straight road contests after droppingseven of its previous eight away from home. Unlike the earlier rout, which saw it score 30 unanswered runs,Texas had to rally after surrendering the lead in the nightcap. The Rangers trailed, 7-6, with one out in the eighth before Cruzsingled and Gerald Laird walked to put runners on first andsecond. Metcalf, who belted a grand slam in the opener, hit arun-scoring single to right field off rookie reliever Jim Hoey(1-1) to knot the game. After Ian Kinsler walked to load the bases, Wilkerson lofted afly ball for a sacrifice fly, giving Texas an 8-7 lead. Youngthen hit an RBI single to right to double the advantage. Baltimore, which trailed on three occasions earlier in thecontest, staged a rally of its own in the seventh. With the Orioles trailing, 6-5, Miguel Tejada and Kevin Millarled off with walks and advanced on a flyout to center field.Melvin Mora was walked intentionally to load the bases and,after pinch hitter J.R. House struck out, Jay Payton hit atwo-run single into left field off reliever Joaquin Benoit (6-3)on a 3-2 offering to give Baltimore its first lead. Despite surrendering the advantage, Benoit picked up the victorythanks to Texas' late rally. C.J. Wilson worked around aone-out single in the ninth inning for his seventh save in eightopportunities. After watching Baltimore run out to a 3-0 lead in the first gameof the evening, the Rangers decided to try it for themselves inthis one. With runners on first and second and one out in the top of thesecond, Cruz hit a run-scoring single to right field to getTexas on the board. Two batters later, Metcalf hit a two-rundouble to center off Orioles rookie starter Garrett Olson toopen a 3-0 advantage. The Orioles tied the game in the third on a leadoff homer byPayton and a two-run shot by Nick Markakis later in the frameoff starter John Rheinecker. But Texas moved back in front onthe fourth as Gerald Laird hit an RBI single and Metcalf added asacrifice fly. Mora drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the inning to cutthe Orioles' deficit to 5-4, before Marlon Byrd - who hit agrand slam in the first game - lifted a sacrifice fly in thefifth to push the lead back to two. Mora had a run-scoring single in the fifth to draw Baltimorewithin 6-5.
Metcalf, Wilkerson help Rangers rally past Orioles <h3>TEXAS 9, BALTIMORE 7 (2ND GAME)</h3>BALTIMORE (Ticker) -- The Texas Rangers crossed the plate 21fewer times than in the opener of their doubleheader, but it wasstill enough to get the job done. Rookie Travis Metcalf had four RBI and Brad Wilkerson drove inthe go-ahead run as the Rangers posted a 9-7 victory over theBaltimore Orioles, completing a sweep of Wednesday'sdoubleheader. Michael Young had three hits and plated an insurance run andNelson Cruz had two hits and scored twice for Texas, which wonby just two runs after crushing Baltimore, 30-3, in the firstgame of the twinbill. The Rangers scored a total of 39 runs in the doubleheader,eclipsing the previous American League mark of 36 set by theDetroit Tigers on August 14, 1937 against the St. Louis Browns. Texas, which posted franchise highs in runs and hits (29) in thefirst game, has won two straight road contests after droppingseven of its previous eight away from home. "We kept coming back," Rangers manager Ron Washington said."After the first game, we came in the clubhouse and said, 'We'vegot another game to go, so you've got to stay up.' We're goingto be the kind of team that's going to swing and miss a lot.For two games here in Baltimore, we still swung and missed alittle bit, but we did some damage." Unlike the earlier rout, which saw it score 30 unanswered runs,Texas had to rally after surrendering the lead in the nightcap. The Rangers trailed, 7-6, with one out in the eighth before Cruzsingled and Gerald Laird walked to put runners on first andsecond. Metcalf, who belted a grand slam in the opener, hit arun-scoring single to right field off rookie reliever Jim Hoey(1-1) to knot the game. After Ian Kinsler walked to load the bases, Wilkerson lofted afly ball to left field for a sacrifice fly, giving Texas an 8-7lead. "It's been a long day today," said Orioles manager DaveTrembley, who earlier in the day was given a contract extensionto manage the club in 2008 but watched his team get demolishedby a combined score of 39-10. Young then hit an RBI single to right to double the advantage. "A very strange day," Kinsler said. "I don't know whathappened. It was a freak thing today. We had guys hitting theball out of the yard left and right, getting base hitseverywhere. It seemed like nothing could go wrong." Baltimore, which trailed on three occasions earlier in thecontest, staged a rally of its own in the seventh. With the Orioles trailing, 6-5, Miguel Tejada and Kevin Millarled off with walks and advanced on a flyout to center field.Melvin Mora was walked intentionally to load the bases and,after pinch hitter J.R. House struck out, Jay Payton hit atwo-run single into left field off reliever Joaquin Benoit (6-3)on a 3-2 offering to give Baltimore its first lead. "The second game was a tough one to lose because we battled,"said Millar, who tied Ken Singleton's club record of reachingbase in 49 straight games. Despite surrendering the advantage, Benoit picked up the victorythanks to Texas' late rally. C.J. Wilson worked around aone-out single in the ninth inning for his seventh save in eightopportunities. After watching Baltimore run out to a 3-0 lead in the first gameof the evening, the Rangers decided to try it for themselves inthis one. With runners on first and second and one out in the top of thesecond, Cruz hit a run-scoring single to right field to getTexas on the board. Two batters later, Metcalf hit a two-rundouble to center off Orioles rookie starter Garrett Olson toopen a 3-0 advantage. The Orioles tied the game in the third on a leadoff homer byPayton and a two-run shot by Nick Markakis later in the frameoff starter John Rheinecker. But Texas moved back in front onthe fourth as Gerald Laird hit an RBI single and Metcalf added asacrifice fly. Mora drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the inning to cutthe Orioles' deficit to 5-4, before Marlon Byrd - who hit agrand slam in the first game - lifted a sacrifice fly in thefifth to push the lead back to two. Mora had a run-scoring single in the fifth to draw Baltimorewithin 6-5.
