Rangers 12, Padres 2
David Murphy and Jarrod Saltalamacchia celebrate a run in the second. (Getty)
By Todd Wills / Special to MLB.com
A return home could be what the Rangers needed to awaken the offense. Texas came out of the gate swinging, scoring nine runs in the first three innings. David Murphy and Hank Blalock each homered and Elvis Andrus had four hits, providing more than enough offense for Kevin Millwood to earn his eighth win.
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Series at a glance:
Fri. 06/26:
TEX 12, SD 2
Sat. 06/27:
SD 7, TEX 3
Sun. 06/28:
SD 2, TEX 0
Texas 12, San Diego 2
Today's Boxes 6/26/09
CHC 5, CWS 4
CLE 9, CIN 2
PIT 5, KC 3
BAL 11, WSH 1
TOR 6, PHI 1
NYY 9, NYM 1
BOS 4, ATL 1
TB 7, FLA 3
HOU 5, DET 4
MIL 5, SF 1
MIN 3, STL 1
LAA 12, ARI 3
COL 4, OAK 2
LAD 8, SEA 2
June 26, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
San Diego
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2 4
1
Texas
2
4
3
1
0
0
2
0
X
12 13
1
Standings thru 6/26/09 | Recap: SD | TEX | Gameday | Padres stats | Rangers stats
San Diego AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gwynn , RF
5
1
1
1
0
1
3
.327
Eckstein , 2B
4
0
2
0
0
0
0
.268
Rodriguez, L , 2B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.204
Hairston, S , CF
4
0
0
1
0
0
3
.309
Gonzalez, Ad , 1B
2
0
0
0
2
0
2
.273
Gonzalez , 1B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.192
Kouzmanoff , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
0
5
.238
Headley , LF
3
0
0
0
1
1
0
.227
Blanks , DH
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
.125
Alfonzo , C
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
.313
Cabrera, E , SS
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
.306
Totals 32 2 4 2 3 5 16
BATTING HR : Gwynn (1, 1st inning off Millwood, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Gwynn 4; Eckstein 2; Alfonzo.RBI :
Gwynn (6), Hairston, S (25).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Cabrera, E; Kouzmanoff 2; Gwynn.Team
RISP : 1-for-8.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Gwynn (4, fielding).Outfield assists :
Gwynn (Andrus at 2nd base).DP : 2 (Gwynn-Cabrera, E, Cabrera, E-Eckstein-Gonzalez, Ad).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
.272
Murphy, Dv , LF
4
2
1
3
1
1
4
.261
Young, M , 3B
4
0
0
0
1
2
5
.307
Byrd , CF
5
0
1
0
0
0
3
.283
Blalock , DH
4
2
2
2
0
0
0
.246
Cruz, N , RF
4
1
0
0
1
0
2
.258
Saltalamacchia , C
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
.258
Davis, C , 1B
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
.210
Andrus , SS
4
1
4
2
0
0
0
.272
Totals 34 12 13 10 6 5 16
BATTING 2B : Kinsler (17, Silva, W), Saltalamacchia (8, Silva, W).3B : Andrus (5, Silva, W).HR :
Murphy, Dv (5, 2nd inning off Silva, W, 2 on, 1 out), Blalock (14, 4th inning off Perdomo, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Kinsler
3; Murphy, Dv 4; Byrd; Blalock 5; Saltalamacchia 3; Davis, C; Andrus 6.RBI : Blalock 2 (32), Kinsler (50), Murphy,
Dv 3 (19), Saltalamacchia 2 (27), Andrus 2 (14).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Byrd 2; Young, M 2.SF :
Blalock; Kinsler.GIDP : Cruz, N.Team RISP : 7-for-16.Team LOB : 6.FIELDING E :
Andrus (11, fielding).
San Diego IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Silva, W (L, 0-1)
2.1
7
9
8
4
1
1
9.35
Perdomo
3.2
2
1
1
2
3
1
4.68
Thatcher
1.0
4
2
2
0
1
0
5.68
Burke
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.26
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Millwood (W, 8-5)
6.0
4
2
2
3
5
1
2.64
Grilli
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.06
Eyre
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5.06
Mathis
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.60
WP : Thatcher.HBP : Cabrera, E (by Millwood), Cabrera, E (by Millwood).Pitches-strikes : Silva,
W 67-36, Perdomo 54-32, Thatcher 22-17, Burke 8-5, Millwood 113-67, Grilli 10-6, Eyre 11-7, Mathis 9-5.Groundouts-flyouts :
Silva, W 1-3, Perdomo 6-1, Thatcher 0-1, Burke 1-1, Millwood 7-4, Grilli 2-1, Eyre 1-2, Mathis 1-2.Batters faced :
Silva, W 18, Perdomo 15, Thatcher 6, Burke 3, Millwood 28, Grilli 3, Eyre 3, Mathis 3.Inherited runners-scored :
Perdomo 1-0.Umpires : HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Brian O'Nora. 2B: Fieldin Culbreth. 3B: Gary Cederstrom.Weather :
100 degrees, clear.Wind : 10 mph, In from CF.T : 2:46.Att : 33,340.June 26, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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