Baltimore Orioles @ Texas Rangers
AMERICAN LEAGUE - GAME 2
6-3, 1-2 Away
4
6-3, 1-2 Away
Final
5-4, 2-1 Home
5
5-4, 2-1 Home
Orioles Hitting
a-grounded to shortstop for G Quiroz in the 9th
b-grounded to second for L Hernandez in the 9th
- Batting
- 2BB Roberts (3, K Gabbard); M Mora (2, J Wright)
- HRJ Payton (1, 6th inning off K Gabbard 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIN Markakis (2), J Payton 2 (2), K Millar (4)
- 2Out RBIN Markakis, J Payton 2
- GIDPK Millar
- Team LOB6
Rangers Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
M. YoungSS |
M. ByrdCF |
D. MurphyLF-CF |
J. Botts1B |
G. LairdPR-C |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .297 | .341 | .378 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .341 | .444 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .317 | .472 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .382 | .429 |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .364 | .357 |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .056 | .190 | .111 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .063 | .167 | .063 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .344 | .417 | .500 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | .355 | .607 |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .286 | .286 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .333 | .542 |
| 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
a-lined out to right for M Byrd in the 7th
- Batting
- 2BM Bradley 2 (4, R Bierd, A Loewen); M Byrd (1, A Loewen)
- HRM Young (2, 1st inning off A Loewen 0 on, 1 Out)
- RBIM Young (4), M Bradley 2 (3), D Murphy (4), I Kinsler (5)
- 2Out RBID Murphy
- Team LOB10
- Baserunning
- SBM Byrd (1, 2nd base off A Loewen/G Quiroz)
- Fielding
- DP1 (M Young-I Kinsler-J Botts)
- AssistsM Byrd (A Jones at 3rd base)
Orioles Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
C. Bradford(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 92-54 | 7.45 |
| 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-14 | 0.00 |
| 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.70 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 0.00 |
| 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 132-82 |
- Pitching
- IBBA Huff (By J Wright)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsA Loewen 5-6; R Bierd 2-2; C Bradford 0-1; D Sarfate 1-0
- Game ScoresA Loewen 39
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Wright(W,1-0; B, 1) |
C.J. Wilson(S,3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 101-59 | 2.13 |
| 2.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28-20 | 1.35 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 137-85 |
- Pitching
- IBBH Blalock (By R Bierd)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsK Gabbard 9-6; J Wright 5-0; C Wilson 2-1
- Game ScoresK Gabbard 42
Scoring Summary
Inning | BAL | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Young homered to right. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | N Markakis singled to center, B Roberts scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Bradley doubled to deep left, I Kinsler and J Hamilton scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 3rd | D Murphy singled to right, M Bradley scored, M Byrd to third. | 1 | 4 | |
| 6th | J Payton homered to left, A Huff scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 8th | K Millar grounded out to third, M Mora scored, N Markakis to second. | 4 | 4 | |
| 8th | I Kinsler singled to left center, B Broussard scored, A Melhuse to second. | 4 | 5 | |
Series tied 1-1
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
1:05 AM, 11 April 2008
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 15,560
Game Time:2:40
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
- First Base Umpire - Gerry Davis
- Second Base Umpire - Brian Gorman
- Third Base Umpire - Shawn Rakos
2025 American League East Standings
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |
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