Game 26: Indians 4, Rangers 2
Ubaldo Jimenez shut the Rangers through 7 innings, and the Indians held on to win both the game and the series. A recap of the 4-2 Tribe victory.
| Final - 5.6.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .302 |
| Josh Hamilton, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .381 |
| Michael Young, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .315 |
| David Murphy, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .216 |
| Mitch Moreland, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| Yorvit Torrealba, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .196 |
| Mike Napoli, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Alberto Gonzalez, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Adrian Beltre, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
Batting
Doubles - Andrus, Murphy
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Andrus
Doubles - Andrus, Murphy
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Andrus
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu Darvish (L, 4-1) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2.54 | 0 | 112-63 |
| Mark Lowe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.13 | 0 | 18-9 |
| Koji Uehara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 | 0 | 15-10 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Damon, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .235 |
| Aaron Cunningham, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jason Kipnis, 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .300 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Travis Hafner, DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .253 |
| Carlos Santana, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 |
| Michael Brantley, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| Casey Kotchman, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 |
| Jack Hannahan, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .282 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
Batting
Home runs - Kipnis
Doubles - Cabrera
Stolen Bases - Choo, Kotchman
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Kipnis
Doubles - Cabrera
Stolen Bases - Choo, Kotchman
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubaldo Jimenez (W, 3-2) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4.04 | 0 | 107-61 |
| Tony Sipp | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 14-11 |
| Vinnie Pestano (, 1-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | 6-5 |
| Chris Perez (S, 0-0; S,11) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.84 | 0 | 18-11 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Angel Campos, First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Third Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Duration: 2:49
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Angel Campos, First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Third Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Duration: 2:49
