World Series Game Two: Rangers vs. Giants, Thursday 10/28, 7 pm CT
Recap of Game One, and preview of Game Two of the 2010 World Series.
| Final - 10.27.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 | 14 | 2 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 11 | 14 | 2 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Michael Young, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Josh Hamilton, CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Vladimir Guerrero, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Nelson Cruz, LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Bengie Molina, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Mitch Moreland, 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .667 |
| Jorge Cantu, ph,3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Cliff Lee, P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Darren O`Day, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Murphy, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Alexi Ogando, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Lowe, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael Kirkman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Julio Borbon, PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 5 | |
Batting
Doubles - Cruz, Molina, Moreland, Lee
Grounded into DP - Kinsler
Sacrifice flies - Andrus, Guerrero
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Andrus, Young, Guerrero
Doubles - Cruz, Molina, Moreland, Lee
Grounded into DP - Kinsler
Sacrifice flies - Andrus, Guerrero
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Andrus, Young, Guerrero
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee (L, 0-1) | 4.2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 11.57 | 0 | 104-69 |
| Darren O`Day | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27.00 | 0 | 13-8 |
| Alexi Ogando | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 25-18 |
| Mark Lowe | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 0 | 23-15 |
| Michael Kirkman | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5-3 |
| San Francisco Giants | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andres Torres, CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Freddy Sanchez, 2B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .800 |
| Buster Posey, C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| Pat Burrell, LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| Nate Schierholtz, RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Cody Ross, 9,7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| Aubrey Huff, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Ramon Ramirez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeremy Affeldt, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brian Wilson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Juan Uribe, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .250 |
| Edgar Renteria, SS | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Tim Lincecum, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Santiago Casilla, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sergio Romo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Javier Lopez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Travis Ishikawa, ph,3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
Batting
Home runs - Uribe
Doubles - Torres, Sanchez 3, Huff, Ishikawa
Hit by pitch - Torres, Renteria
Caught Stealing - Huff
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Huff, Ishikawa
Home runs - Uribe
Doubles - Torres, Sanchez 3, Huff, Ishikawa
Hit by pitch - Torres, Renteria
Caught Stealing - Huff
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Huff, Ishikawa
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Lincecum (W, 1-0) | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.35 | 0 | 93-64 |
| Santiago Casilla (, 0-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 19-12 |
| Sergio Romo | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 7-6 |
| Javier Lopez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 2-2 |
| Ramon Ramirez | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 54.00 | 0 | 12-7 |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 6-2 |
| Brian Wilson | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 11-7 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: J Affeldt pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - John Hirschbeck, First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook, Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Duration: 3:36
Pitching notes: J Affeldt pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - John Hirschbeck, First Base Umpire - Sam Holbrook, Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Duration: 3:36
