Game 142: Rangers 6, Indians 4
The Indians dropped the opening game of a weekday series in Texas 6-4. A recap of the action.
| Final - 9.11.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 0 |
Stories
Series Preview: Cleveland Indians @ Texas Rangers
The Rangers face the Cleveland Indians as the final non-divisional American League team they will play. This is the first and last time the Indians will play in Arlington this year. The Tribe are looking to stay out of the Central basement.
GameThreads
Rangers Fans GameThread on Lone Star Ball
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Texas | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Soo Choo, RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .279 |
| Jason Kipnis, 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .257 |
| Carlos Santana, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 |
| Russ Canzler, 1B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .324 |
| Matt LaPorta, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall, ph,dh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| Brent Lillibridge, SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .194 |
| Casey Kotchman, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Vinny Rottino, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jack Hannahan, SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Jason Donald, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .195 |
| Michael Brantley, ph,8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 |
| Thomas Neal, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Cord Phelps, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Ezequiel Carrera, 8,7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - LaPorta
Grounded into DP - 2 Santana
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Canzler, Donald
Doubles - LaPorta
Grounded into DP - 2 Santana
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Canzler, Donald
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubaldo Jimenez (L, 9-16) | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5.52 | 1 | 93-59 |
| Cody Allen | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 | 0 | 29-18 |
| Scott Barnes | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.79 | 0 | 12-8 |
| Joe Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.93 | 0 | 10-5 |
Pitching
IBB - Hamilton by Smith
IBB - Hamilton by Smith
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| Josh Hamilton, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .317 |
| David Murphy, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .313 |
| Michael Young, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| Mitch Moreland, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 |
| Leonys Martin, CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Craig Gentry, ph,8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .307 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Beltre
Doubles - Kinsler, Moreland, Martin, Gentry
Sacrifices - Kinsler
Sacrifice flies - Martin
Stolen Bases - Murphy, Soto, Martin
Team LOB - 10
Home runs - Beltre
Doubles - Kinsler, Moreland, Martin, Gentry
Sacrifices - Kinsler
Sacrifice flies - Martin
Stolen Bases - Murphy, Soto, Martin
Team LOB - 10
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harrison (W, 16-9) | 5.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3.36 | 0 | 87-55 |
| Alexi Ogando (, 2-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.97 | 0 | 21-14 |
| Mike Adams | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.96 | 0 | 26-12 |
| Koji Uehara | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.42 | 0 | 7-5 |
| Tanner Scheppers (, 1-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.08 | 0 | 4-3 |
| Joe Nathan (S, 2-3; S,32) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.40 | 0 | 17-11 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: K.Uehara pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. S.Barnes pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ed Hickox, First Base Umpire - Chris Conroy, Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson, Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Duration: 3:12
Pitching notes: K.Uehara pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. S.Barnes pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ed Hickox, First Base Umpire - Chris Conroy, Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson, Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Duration: 3:12
