Cleveland Indians vs Texas Rangers
August 18, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 18, 2004 at The Ballpark in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, Texas Rangers 5

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Crisp lf 5 0 1 0
Vizquel ss 4 0 2 1
Belliard 2b 4 0 1 0
Martinez c 4 0 1 0
Blake 3b 4 1 1 1
Broussard 1b 4 0 1 0
Phelps dh 4 1 1 0
Gerut rf 4 0 4 0
Sizemore cf 3 0 0 0
Elarton p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Betancourt p 0 0 0 0
  Riske p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 12 2
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Soriano 2b 4 1 1 0
Dellucci lf 4 1 1 2
Young ss 4 0 0 0
Teixeira 1b 4 1 1 0
Blalock 3b 4 2 3 3
Nix cf 4 0 2 0
Mench dh 4 0 0 0
Matthews rf 2 0 0 0
Barajas c 4 0 1 0
Rogers p 0 0 0 0
  Mahay p 0 0 0 0
  Almanzar p 0 0 0 0
  Cordero p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
Cleveland 001 100 0002122
Texas 200 102 00x590
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Elarton  L (2-3) 5.1 8 5 5 1 5
  Miller   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Betancourt   1.0 0 0 0 0 3
  Riske   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
9
5
5
2
9
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Rogers  W (15-5) 6.0 8 2 2 0 3
  Mahay   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Almanzar   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Cordero  SV (37) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
12
2
2
1
6

  E–Blake 2 (21).  DP–Cleveland 1, Texas 1.  2B–Cleveland V Martinez (29,off Rogers); Gerut (28,off Cordero), Texas Blalock (30,off Elarton); Teixeira (26,off Elarton).  HR–Cleveland Blake (21,4th inning off Rogers 0 on, 2 out), Texas Dellucci (12,1st inning off Elarton 1 on, 0 out); Blalock 2 (26,4th inning off Elarton 0 on, 1 out,6th inning off Elarton 1 on, 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  IBB–Matthews (4,by Elarton).  Team–7.  SB–Gerut (12,2nd base off Mahay/Barajas).  CS–Barajas (1,3rd base by Elarton/V Martinez).  WP–Elarton (2).  IBB–Elarton (2,Matthews).  U-HP–Gary Darling, 1B–Mark Carlson, 2B–Brian Runge, 3B–Bill Hohn.  T–2:45.  A–31,572.
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