Rangers 7, White Sox 1
Nelson Cruz and Hank Blalock celebrate after Blalock's first homer on Sunday. (Paul Beaty/AP)
By Patrick Mooney / Special to MLB.com
Vicente Padilla became the first Rangers pitcher to allow one hit in back-to-back starts. This time, he went seven innings and got the win. Hank Blalock hit a pair of solo home runs, while Chris Davis added one of his own.
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Texas
(17-14)
Won 1
Texas 7, Chi White Sox 1
Today's Boxes 5/10/09
ATL 4, PHI 2
DET 5, CLE 3
NYM 8, PIT 4
STL 8, CIN 7
NYY 5, BAL 3
CHC 4, MIL 2
HOU 12, SD 5
SEA 5, MIN 3
COL 3, FLA 2
LAA 4, KC 3
TOR 5, OAK 0
SF 7, LAD 5
ARI 10, WSH 8
BOS 4, TB 3
Chi White Sox
(14-16)
Lost 1
May 10, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Texas
0
1
0
0
4
0
1
1
0
7
9
0
Chi White Sox
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
Standings thru 5/10/09  | Recap: TEX | CWS  | Gameday  | Rangers stats  | White Sox stats
Texas
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Kinsler , 2B
5
1
1
0
0
0
1
.316
Vizquel , 3B
5
1
1
1
0
1
0
.371
Byrd , CF
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
.308
Blalock , DH
4
2
2
2
1
1
3
.257
Cruz, N , RF
3
0
0
1
1
1
2
.274
Murphy, Dv , LF
4
1
2
1
0
0
2
.207
Davis, C , 1B
4
1
2
2
0
1
3
.221
Saltalamacchia , C
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.262
Andrus , SS
4
1
1
0
0
2
1
.273
Totals
37
7
9
7
3
7
13
BATTING 2B : Vizquel (4, Colon), Davis, C (3, Broadway, La).HR : Blalock 2 (9, 2nd inning off
Colon, 0 on, 0 out; 7th inning off Carrasco, 0 on, 2 out), Davis, C (8, 5th inning off Colon, 0 on, 0 out).TB :
Kinsler; Vizquel 2; Blalock 8; Murphy, Dv 2; Davis, C 6; Andrus.RBI : Blalock 2 (21), Davis, C 2 (16), Vizquel
(6), Cruz, N (21), Murphy, Dv (7).2-out RBI : Cruz, N; Murphy, Dv; Blalock.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Murphy, Dv; Davis, C 2; Kinsler.Team RISP : 2-for-9.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING DP :
(Andrus-Kinsler-Davis, C).
Chi White Sox
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Getz , 2B
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
.291
Lillibridge , CF
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.164
Quentin , LF
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.245
Dye , RF
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
.294
Thome , DH
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
.198
a-Nix, J , PH-DH
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
.333
Konerko , 1B
4
0
0
0
0
1
5
.291
Betemit , 3B
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
.290
Ramirez, Al , SS
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.198
Miller, C , C
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
.182
Totals
28
1
2
0
5
3
10
a-Walked for Thome in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Quentin (4, Padilla).TB : Getz; Quentin 2.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Konerko.GIDP : Konerko.Team RISP : 0-for-3.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E :
Betemit (2, throw).
Texas
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Padilla (W, 2-2)
7.0
1
1
1
4
1
0
4.97
Jennings
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4.02
Wilson, C
1.0
0
0
0
1
2
0
4.85
Chi White Sox
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Colon (L, 2-3)
4.2
5
5
5
3
4
2
4.88
Richard
0.1
1
0
0
0
0
0
4.32
Carrasco
2.0
1
1
1
0
1
1
3.13
Broadway, La
1.0
2
1
1
0
1
0
5.14
Dotel
1.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.00
WP : Padilla.Pitches-strikes : Padilla 92-52, Jennings 16-11, Wilson, C 17-9, Colon 93-52, Richard 10-8,
Carrasco 22-16, Broadway, La 19-12, Dotel 11-8.Groundouts-flyouts : Padilla 9-6, Jennings 1-2, Wilson, C 1-0, Colon
7-3, Richard 0-1, Carrasco 3-2, Broadway, La 1-0, Dotel 2-0.Batters faced : Padilla 25, Jennings 4, Wilson, C 4,
Colon 23, Richard 2, Carrasco 7, Broadway, La 5, Dotel 3.Inherited runners-scored : Richard 3-1.Umpires :
HP: Brian Knight. 1B: Randy Marsh. 2B: Mike Winters. 3B: Lance Barksdale.Weather : 61 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind :
11 mph, R to L.T : 2:29.Att : 25,844.May 10, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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