Texas Rangers vs Cleveland Indians
September 8, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 2009 at Progressive Field. 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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Texas Rangers 10, Cleveland Indians 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler 2b 5 1 3 1
Andrus ss 5 0 1 1
Byrd cf 5 0 3 0
Jones dh 5 0 1 1
Cruz rf 5 2 2 0
Murphy lf 5 2 2 1
Teagarden c 4 2 2 0
Davis 1b 4 2 3 4
German 3b 5 1 1 2
McCarthy p 0 0 0 0
  Guardado p 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  O'Day p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 10 18 10
Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Brantley cf 5 0 1 1
Carroll 3b 4 1 1 0
  Romero ph 1 0 0 0
Cabrera ss 5 1 1 2
Choo rf 4 0 1 0
Peralta dh 4 0 0 0
Valbuena 2b 4 0 1 0
LaPorta lf 3 0 0 0
  Crowe pr,lf 0 0 0 0
Gimenez 1b 2 1 0 0
  Marte ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Shoppach c 3 2 2 1
Laffey p 0 0 0 0
  Ohka p 0 0 0 0
  Veras p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 7 4
Texas 042 100 00310182
Cleveland 000 012 200572
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
McCarthy  W(7-2) 6.1 5 5 5 2 4
  Guardado   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Grilli   0.2 0 0 0 0 2
  Wilson   0.2 1 0 0 1 0
  O'Day  SV(2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
7
5
5
3
8
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Laffey  L(7-5) 3.1 12 7 6 1 1
  Ohka   4.2 4 0 0 0 3
  Veras   1.0 2 3 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
18
10
6
1
6

  E–Andrus (19), German (2), LaPorta (2), Marte (2).  DP–Cleveland 2. Cabrera-Carroll, Cabrera-Valbuena-Gimenez.  2B–Texas Andrus (14,off Laffey); Cruz (20,off Laffey); Teagarden (9,off Laffey); Kinsler (26,off Laffey); Murphy (19,off Ohka), Cleveland Shoppach (13,off McCarthy).  HR–Texas Davis (18,9th inning off Veras 2 on 2 out), Cleveland Shoppach (11,5th inning off McCarthy 0 on 2 out); Cabrera (6,6th inning off McCarthy 1 on 0 out).  SF–Davis (2,off Laffey).  Team LOB–8.  Team–7.  SB–Brantley (2,2nd base off Grilli/Teagarden).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Marvin Hudson, 2B–Angel Hernandez, 3B–Adrian Johnson.  T–2:58.  A–12,976.
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