Baltimore Orioles vs Texas Rangers
August 31, 2006 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 31, 2006 at Ameriquest Field in Arlington. The Texas Rangers defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Baltimore Orioles 5, Texas Rangers 7

Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Roberts 2b 5 1 2 0
Mora 3b 5 1 1 1
Markakis rf 5 1 3 3
Tejada ss 4 1 1 0
Gibbons dh 4 0 1 0
Millar 1b 4 0 1 0
Newhan cf 4 0 0 1
Ardoin c 3 1 0 0
Fahey lf 3 0 0 0
Cabrera p 0 0 0 0
  Chen p 0 0 0 0
  Ortiz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 9 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Matthews cf 5 1 1 1
Young ss 3 1 1 1
Teixeira 1b 4 2 2 2
Lee lf 4 1 2 2
Blalock 3b 3 0 1 0
DeRosa rf 4 0 1 0
Stairs dh 4 0 1 0
Kinsler 2b 3 1 1 0
Barajas c 4 1 2 0
Eaton p 0 0 0 0
  Benoit p 0 0 0 0
  Otsuka p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 6
Baltimore 000 200 003590
Texas 310 012 00x7121
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Cabrera  L (7-9) 5.0 8 5 4 4 7
  Chen   1.2 3 2 2 0 2
  Ortiz   1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
12
7
6
4
11
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Eaton  W (4-4) 5.0 5 2 1 2 7
  Benoit   3.2 3 3 3 1 3
  Otsuka  SV (29) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
5
4
3
10

  E–Lee (2).  DP–Baltimore 1. Tejada-Millar.  PB–Ardoin (1).  2B–Baltimore Markakis (20,off Eaton); Gibbons (20,off Eaton), Texas Lee (13,off Cabrera); Kinsler (23,off Cabrera); Barajas (20,off Chen); DeRosa (36,off Chen); M. Young (46,off Ortiz)..  HR–Baltimore Markakis (14,4th inning off Eaton 0 on 0 out), Texas Matthews (15,1st inning off Cabrera 0 on 0 out); Lee (4,5th inning off Cabrera 0 on 0 out); Teixeira (24,6th inning off Chen 1 on 2 out)..  Team LOB–8.  SF–M. Young (8,off Cabrera).  Team–8.  U-HP–Scott Barry, 1B–Paul Nauert, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Greg Gibson.  T–3:06.  A–21,446.
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