Atlanta Braves vs Texas Rangers
June 18, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 18, 2008 at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington. The Atlanta Braves defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Atlanta Braves 5, Texas Rangers 2

Atlanta Braves ab   r   h rbi
Escobar ss 4 1 2 0
Johnson 2b 4 0 1 2
Jones C. dh 5 1 2 1
Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 0
McCann c 3 0 0 0
Francoeur rf 4 1 1 0
Jones B. lf 4 0 0 0
Infante 3b 4 1 1 1
Blanco cf 4 1 1 1
Reyes p 0 0 0 0
  Bennett p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 5 8 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 3 0 1 0
Laird c 3 0 1 1
Young ss 4 0 0 0
Hamilton rf 3 0 2 0
Byrd cf 3 1 1 0
Boggs lf 4 0 1 1
Shelton 1b 3 0 0 0
Saltalamacchia dh 3 0 0 0
Duran 3b 2 1 0 0
Hurley p 0 0 0 0
  Francisco p 0 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 6 2
Atlanta 101 000 003581
Texas 001 001 000261
  Atlanta Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Reyes   7.0 5 2 1 4 3
  Bennett  W(1-4) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Gonzalez  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
1
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Hurley   5.0 5 2 2 2 5
  Francisco   1.0 0 0 0 1 2
  Wright   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Guardado   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Wilson  L(0-2) 1.0 2 3 1 1 1
Totals
9.0
2
3
1
1
1

  E–McCann (3), Wilson (1).  DP–Atlanta 2. Escobar-Johnson-Teixeira, Infante-Johnson-Teixeira, Texas 1. Kinsler-Young-Shelton.  2B–Atlanta Escobar (9,off Hurley).  3B–Atlanta Blanco (2,off Wilson).  HR–Atlanta C. Jones (16,1st inning off Hurley 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Laird (3,off Bennett).  HBP–Duran (2,by Reyes).  IBB–Hamilton (2,by Bennett).  Team–6.  SB–Duran (1,2nd base off Reyes/McCann); Byrd (2,2nd base off Reyes/McCann).  CS–Laird (2,2nd base by Reyes/McCann); Boggs (2,2nd base by Reyes/McCann).  U-HP–Ed Montague, 1B–Jim Wolf, 2B–Jerry Layne, 3B–Phil Cuzzi.  T–2:50.  A–38,545.
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