ASB2004 - Texas Rangers Franchise (9-1 @ Seattle)

[KIG1]

Team: Texas Rangers
Roster: Fantasy Draft
Record: 8-0, 1st AL West

Starting Lineup:


1. Ichiro Suzuki, CF
2. Jimmy Rollins, SS
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Vladimir Guerrero, RF
5. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
6. Paul Lo Duca, C
7. Mark McLemore, DH
8. Corey Patterson, LF
9. Placido Polanco, 2B


Bench:


1. Ben Broussard, 1B
2. Coco Crisp, OF
3. Ramon Martinez, IF
4. Marcus Giles, IF
5. Wiki Gonzalez, C
6. Jose Valentin, UT


Starting Pitchers:


1. Josh Beckett
2. Ben Sheets
3. Ted Lilly
4. Jake Peavy
5. Pedro Astacio


Relief Pitchers:


1. Mike Stanton, RP
2. Rheal Cormier, RP
3. Willie Banks, RP
4. Travis Phelps, LR
5. Kelvim Escobar, CL

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"Season Stats"

Starters
1. Ichiro Suzuki --------- .368, 1 HR, 4 RBI
2. Jimmy Rollins--------- .406, 2 HR, 7 RBI
3. Albert Pujols---------- .417, 2 HR, 14 RBI
4. Vladimir Guerrero---- .342, 2 HR, 7 RBI
5. Aramis Ramirez------- .314, 2 HR, 4 RBI
6. Paul Lo Duca---------- .207, 0 HR, 2 RBI
7. Mark McLemore------- .240, 0 HR, 2 RBI
8. Corey Patterson------ .324, 2 HR, 5 RBI
9. Placido Polanco------- .273, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Bench
1. Ben Broussard-------- .667, 0 HR, 1 RBI
2. Coco Crisp------------- .333, 0 HR, 1 RBI
3. Ramon Martinez------ .333, 0 HR, 0 RBI
4. Marcus Giles---------- .400, 0 HR, 0 RBI
5. Wiki Gonzalez-------- .500, 0 HR, 0 RBI
6. Jose Valentin--------- .500, 0 HR, 1 RBI


Starting Pitchers
1. Josh Beckett---------- 1-0, 2.92 ERA, 7 K
2. Ben Sheets------------ 2-0, 0.00 ERA, 14 K
3. Ted Lilly--------------- 2-0, 0.56 ERA, 12 K
4. Jake Peavy----------- 1-0, 2.77 ERA, 8 K
5. Pedro Astacio-------- 1-0, 0.00 ERA, 5 K

Relief Pitchers
1. Mike Stanton--------- 0-0, 4.15 ERA, 2 K
2. Rheal Cormier-------- 0-0, 9.00 ERA, 1 K
3. Willie Banks---------- 2-0, 1.93 ERA, 2 K
4. Travis Phelps--------- 0-0, 6.75 ERA, 0 K
5. Kelvim Escobar------- 0-0, 2.45, 4 SV

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"Transactions"

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"Standings"

AL West
1. Texas Rangers ---------*|---- 6-0
2. Oakland Athletics ---------.--- 3-4
3. Seattle Mariners ---------.-.-- 3-4
4. Anaheim Angels ----- -----.--- 1-5

AL Central
1. Kansas City Royals ----------- 4-2
2. Cleveland Indians ------- ---- 3-3
3. Detroit Tigers ------------+---- 3-3
4. Minnesota Twins -------------- 2-4
5. Chicago White Sox ---- -.----- 2-4

AL East
1. Toronto Blue Jays --------- --- 5-1
2. Baltimore Orioles --------|--- - 4-2
3. Boston Red Sox ----------- --- 4-3
4. New York Yankees -----.---- - 2-4
5. Tampa Bay Devil Rays --.--- - 2-5


NL West
1. San Fransisco Giants ----- -- 4-2
2. Los Angeles Dodgers ----- -- 4-2
3. Colorado Rockies ------- - --- 3-3
4. Arizona Diamondbacks --- -- 3-3
5. San Diego Padres --------- -- 2-3

NL Central
1. Pittsburgh Pirates -------|--- 4-2
2. Cincinatti Reds -------| - ---- 3-3
3. Chicago Cubs -------- - ---- - 3-3
4. Milwaukee Brewers --------- 3-3
5. St. Louis Cardinals -----|---- 3-3
6. Houston Astros --------| ---- 2-4

NL East
1. Montreal Expos ------------- 4-2
2. Florida Marlins -------------- 3-3
3. Atlanta Braves -------------- 3-3
4. New York Mets -------------- 2-4
5. Philadelphia Phillies -------- 2-4

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"League Leaders/Awards"

[Silas]

I like you representing the best players from the Mariners and Cardinals... my two favorite teams, in that order of course. I'll be following along.

[JT_55]

Guess I have some competition in the baseball franchise area, huh?

I'll be following this. But with the lineup, I won't be suprised if this will turn into sort of like the "Houston wins 47 straight games" thread, baseball style. Did you tweak the rosters so the players' ratings are as good as they are now or are they as good as they were back in 2004?

Happy to see you put Ichiro on the team.

Good Luck.

[KIG1]

I like you representing the best players from the Mariners and Cardinals... my two favorite teams, in that order of course. I'll be following along.

Thanks.

Guess I have some competition in the baseball franchise area, huh?

I'll be following this. But with the lineup, I won't be suprised if this will turn into sort of like the "Houston wins 47 straight games" thread, baseball style. Did you tweak the rosters so the players' ratings are as good as they are now or are they as good as they were back in 2004?

Happy to see you put Ichiro on the team.

Good Luck.

I didn't tweak the rosters, so the players on that list aren't all that good. Ichiro and Rollins are rated a B, Pujols B+, Vlad A-, Aramis C+, Lo Duca B-, Last 3 C.

Peavy is a C by the way.

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"Ichiro Makes His Impression Felt"



This spring training was a very promising one for Ichiro Suzuki. He showed that he can hit for average (.400), power (3 HR), and drive in runs (9 RBI). Ichiro was also very happy about his start to the season in spring training. He said that he loves the team and feels like he has a great environment to work under, which makes him a better player. The stats are not the only thing that is great about Ichiro this year. Also, his determination and work ethic have improved tremendously, and it shows. He has put on a few pounds of muscle and has worked even more on his hitting this off-season. So beware AL West, Ichiro is here.

Spring Training Record: 4-5

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(0-0) Texas Rangers at (0-0) Anaheim Angels


Angel Stadium of Anaheim

- 6
- 5

Winning Pitcher: Willie Banks (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Antonio Alfonseca (0-1)
Save: Kelvim Escobar (1)

Player of the Game: Albert Pujols - 3-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI

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Rangers Lineup:

1. Ichiro Suzuki, CF
2. Jimmy Rollins, SS
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Vladimir Guerrero, RF
5. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
6. Paul Lo Duca, C
7. Mark McLemore, DH
8. Corey Patterson, LF
9. Placido Polanco, 2B

Angels Lineup:

1. Chuck Knoblauch, LF
2. Christian Guzman, SS
3. Gary Sheffield, RF
4. Brian Jordan, CF
5. Junior Spivey, 2B
6. Benito Santiago, C
7. Jeff Conine, DH
8. Travis Lee, 1B
9. Kevin Young, 3B

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Stats:

Texas
2B: Pujols (1), Guerrero (1), Patterson (1)
HR: Pujols (1), Guerrero (1), Ramirez (1)
RBI: Pujols 2 (2), Guerrero 2 (2), Ramirez (1), Polanco (1)
E: Guerrero (1)

Anaheim
2B: Guzman (1), Sheffield (1), Conine 2 (2), Lee (1)
RBI: Guzman 2 (2), Jordan 2 (2), Spivey (1)


Texas
Beckett - 5.1 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, 3 K
Stanton - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K
Phelps - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K
Banks - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K
Escobar - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K

Anaheim
Rusch - 6.1 IP, 10 H, 3 ER, 0 K
H. Jackson - 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K
Alfonseca - 0.2 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 K

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Home Runs:

Vladimir Guerrero hit a solo HR in the 3rd inning to left-center field.
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Albert Pujols hit a go ahead 2 run HR in the top of the 9th inning.
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Aramis Ramirez hit a solo HR in the 9th to give the Rangers an extra insurance run.
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(1-0) Texas Rangers at (0-1) Anaheim Angels


Angel Stadium of Anaheim

- 6
- 0

Winning Pitcher: Ben Sheets (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Jimmy Haynes (0-1)

Player of the Game: Ben Sheets - 9 IP, 0 ER, 7 K

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Rangers Lineup:

1. Ichiro Suzuki, CF
2. Jimmy Rollins, SS
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Vladimir Guerrero, RF
5. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
6. Paul Lo Duca, C
7. Mark McLemore, DH
8. Corey Patterson, LF
9. Jose Valentin, 2B

Angels Lineup:

1. Chuck Knoblauch, LF
2. Christian Guzman, SS
3. Gary Sheffield, RF
4. Brian Jordan, CF
5. Junior Spivey, 2B
6. Benito Santiago, C
7. Jeff Conine, DH
8. Travis Lee, 1B
9. Kevin Young, 3B

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Stats:

Texas
2B: Pujols (2), Valentin (1)
HR: Pujols (2)
RBI: Rollins (1), Pujols 5 (7)

Anaheim
2B: Spivey (1), Young (1)
E: Guzman (1), Young (1)


Texas
Sheets - 9.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 7 K

Anaheim
Haynes - 5.2 IP, 9 H, 3 ER, 0 K
M. Jackson - 1.1 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 0 K
Alfonseca - 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K

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Home Runs:

Albert Pujols blasted a HR to cap off his day with 5 RBI.
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[JT_55]

Nice wins against Anaheim. Pujols certainly brings a lot of power into your lineup.

Slow start for Ichiro, though. Sorta expected him to hit 1.000 .

[KIG1]

Nice wins against Anaheim. Pujols certainly brings a lot of power into your lineup.

Slow start for Ichiro, though. Sorta expected him to hit 1.000 .

Yeah Pujols has been on a tear the first two games of the year. I hope Ichiro starts hitting more, too. Thanks for the comment.

[KIG1]

(2-0) Texas Rangers vs. (0-2) Anaheim Rangers


Angel Stadium of Anaheim

- 12
- 1

Winning Pitcher - Ted Lilly (1-0)
Losing Pitcher - Tim Wakefield (0-1)

Player of the Game: Jimmy Rollins - 2-4, 2 HR, 5 RBI

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Rangers Lineup:

1. Ichiro Suzuki, CF
2. Jimmy Rollins, SS
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Vladimir Guerrero, RF
5. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
6. Paul Lo Duca, C
7. Mark McLemore, DH
8. Corey Patterson, LF
9. Placido Polanco, 2B

Angels Lineup:

1. Chuck Knoblauch, LF
2. Christian Guzman, SS
3. Gary Sheffield, RF
4. Brian Jordan, CF
5. Junior Spivey, 2B
6. Benito Santiago, C
7. Jeff Conine, 3B
8. Travis Lee, 1B
9. Kevin Young, DH

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Stats:

Texas
2B: Pujols (3), Guerrero (2), Ramirez (1), Lo Duca (1), McLemore (1), Patterson (1), Polanco (1), Giles (1)
HR: Rollins 2 (2), Patterson (1)
RBI: Rollins 5 (6), Pujols (8), Ramirez (2), Lo Duca (1), McLemore (1), Patterson 2 (2)
E: Ichiro (1), Polanco (1)

Anaheim
2B: Jordan (1)
HR: Spivey (1)
RBI: Spivey (2)


Texas
Lilly - 8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 4 K
Stanton - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Cormier - 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K

Anaheim
Wakefield - 7.0 IP, 11 H, 4 ER, 0 K
M. Jackson - 0.2 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 0 K
Baez - 1.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 0 K
Glover - 0.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K

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Home Runs:

Jimmy Rollins hit a HR in the 1st.
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Corey Patterson is not known for hitting HR's, but he connected in the 8th.
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Jimmy Rollins crushed his 2nd HR of the game.
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Junior Spivey also hit one out in the ladder part of the game.
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[jonthefon]

Wow, pretty bloated lineup. Should win plenty of games this season.

Good luck!

[JT_55]

Nice sweep against those Halos. I don't them. Then again, I don't like any team higher in the AL West then the M's .

[KIG1]

(3-1) Seattle Mariners at (3-0) Texas Rangers


The Ballpark In Arlington

- 0
- 3

Winning Pitcher: Jake Peavy (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Woody Williams (1-1)
Save: Kelvim Escobar (2)

Player of the Game: Jake Peavy - 8 IP, 0 ER, 4 K

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Mariners Lineup:

1. Alex Gonzalez, SS
2. Randal Simon, DH
3. Jason Giambi, 1B
4. Jim Edmonds, CF
5. Josh Phelps, C
6. Karim Garcia, RF
7. Joe Crede, 3B
8. Shawon Dunston, LF
9. Joe Thurston, 2B

Rangers Lineup:

1. Ichiro Suzuki, CF
2. Jimmy Rollins, SS
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Vladimir Guerrero, RF
5. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
6. Paul Lo Duca, C
7. Mark McLemore, DH
8. Corey Patterson, LF
9. Placido Polanco, 2B

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Stats:

Seattle
2B: Edmonds (1), Dunston (1)
SB: Thurston (1)
E: Crede (1)

Texas
2B: Pujols (4), Polanco (2)
HR: Suzuki (1), Ramirez (2), Polanco (1)
RBI: Ramirez (3), Polanco (2)


Seattle
Williams - 7.1 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 0 K
Groom - 0.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 K
Osuna - 0.2 IP, 0 ER, 0 K

Texas
Peavy - 8.0 IP, 8 H, 0 ER, 4 K
Escobar - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 K

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Home Runs:

Placido Polanco hit his 1st HR of the year.
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Aramis Ramirez connected on a hanging curveball, and hit a bomb.
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Ichiro Suzuki also hit an inside the park homerun.

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(3-2) Seattle Mariners at (4-0) Texas Rangers


The Ballpark In Arlington

- 1
- 4

Winning Pitcher: Pedro Astacio (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Ryan Drese (1-1)
Save: Kelvim Escobar (3)

Player of the Game: Pedro Astacio - 8 IP, 0 ER, 5 K

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Mariners Lineup:

1. Joe Thurston, 2B
2. Randal Simon, DH
3. Jason Giambi, 1B
4. Jim Edmonds, CF
5. Josh Phelps, C
6. Karim Garcia, RF
7. Joe Crede, 3B
8. Ray Lankford, LF
9. Benji Gil, SS

Rangers Lineup:

1. Ichiro Suzuki, CF
2. Jimmy Rollins, SS
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Vladimir Guerrero, RF
5. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
6. Paul Lo Duca, C
7. Mark McLemore, DH
8. Corey Patterson, LF
9. Placido Polanco, 2B

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Stats:

Seattle
2B: Phelps (2)
HR: Edmonds (2)
RBI: Edmonds (3)
E: Gil (1)

Texas
2B: Rollins (1)
HR: Guerrero (2), Patterson (2)
RBI: Pujols 2 (10), Guerrero (3), Patterson (3)
E: Ramirez (1)


Seattle
Drese - 7.2 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 0 K
Cruz - 1.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K

Texas
Astacio - 8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 5 K
Banks - 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Escobar - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 K

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Home Runs:

Corey Patterson hit an inside the park HR in the 5th.

Vladimir Guerrero hit a short HR to left center field in the the 8th inning.
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Jim Edmonds also hit an inside the park HR in the 9th inning.

[JT_55]

So many inside the park home runs...

The standings and the stats are great. They're very easy to follow and now I can track down Ichiro's stats game-by-game. Now why didn't I think of that? But I wouldn't do it anyway, it takes too long. I got enough on my plate.

[KIG1]

So many inside the park home runs...

The standings and the stats are great. They're very easy to follow and now I can track down Ichiro's stats game-by-game. Now why didn't I think of that? But I wouldn't do it anyway, it takes too long. I got enough on my plate.

Thanks man. Oh and the game is really weird towards inside the park homeruns. Ichiro got a triple and then the other team made an error and he scored. They marked it as a HR, but 0 RBI.

[JT_55]

At least you got credit for a home run. In MVP 2003, when the computer teams get inside the park home runs, they count it as a normal HR. But when I get one, they don't score anything at all. Not a double, triple, or home run. Just "hit". Only once did I get one called for a home run, and Mike Lowell hit it. Something weird happened that time...the fielder missed it and then threw it away or something. Can't remember.

I get the most inside the park homers from Furcal. CPU puts outfield in, line drive into gap, instant run.

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(3-3) Seattle Mariners at (5-0) Texas Rangers


The Ballpark In Arlington

- 1
- 2

Winning Pitcher: Josh Beckett (1-0)
Losing Pitcher: Mark Hendrickson (1-1)
Save: Kelvim Escobar (4)

Player of the Game: Josh Beckett - 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 K

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Mariners Lineup:

1. Alex Gonzalez, SS
2. Randal Simon, DH
3. Jason Giambi, 1B
4. Jim Edmonds, CF
5. Karim Garcia, RF
6. Ray Lankford, LF
7. Benji Gil, 3B
8. Kelly Stinnett, C
9. Shawon Dunston, 2B

Rangers Lineup:

1. Ichiro Suzuki, CF
2. Jimmy Rollins, SS
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Vladimir Guerrero, RF
5. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
6. Paul Lo Duca, C
7. Mark McLemore, DH
8. Corey Patterson, LF
9. Placido Polanco, 2B

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Stats:

Seattle
2B: Giambi (2), Edmonds (2)
RBI: Giambi (2)

Texas
2B: Pujols (5), Ramirez (2)
3B: Suzuki (1), Rollins (1)
RBI: Pujols 2 (12)
E: Patterson (1)


Seattle
Hendrickson - 7.2 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 K
Groom - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K

Texas
Beckett - 7.0 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 4 K
Banks - 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K
Phelps - 0.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 K
Escobar - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 K

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Notes:

New profiles of all the Texas Rangers will be up in a few days.

[JT_55]

Nice sweep of the Mariners. Now I'm six games closer of gettting my prediction that you will win 47 straight games correct.

Who is Mark McLemore? The only thnig I know about him is that he played for the Mariners in MVP Baseball 2003 and he sucks. Even lower rated then Luis Ugueto.

[KIG1]

Nice sweep of the Mariners. Now I'm six games closer of gettting my prediction that you will win 47 straight games correct.

Who is Mark McLemore? The only thnig I know about him is that he played for the Mariners in MVP Baseball 2003 and he sucks. Even lower rated then Luis Ugueto.

He is old (38 years old), decently fast, and hits for pretty good contact. I really don't have anybody else on my bench besides Jose Valentin that could take his spot.

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(3-4) Oakland Athletics at (6-0) Texas Rangers


The Ballpark In Arlington

- 0
- 8

Winning Pitcher: Ben Sheets (2-0)
Losing Pitcher: Carlos Zambrano (0-1)

Player of the Game: Ben Sheets - 9.0 IP, 0 ER, 7 K

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Athletics Lineup:

1. Angel Berroa, SS
2. Ron Gant, CF
3. Carlos Delgado, 1B
4. Ellis Burks, DH
5. Jorge Posada, C
6. Fernando Tatis, 3B
7. Matt Stairs, RF
8. Jason Lane, LF
9. Brandon Phillips, 2B

Rangers Lineup:

1. Ichiro Suzuki, CF
2. Jimmy Rollins, SS
3. Albert Pujols, 1B
4. Vladimir Guerrero, RF
5. Aramis Ramirez, 3B
6. Paul Lo Duca, C
7. Jose Valentin, DH
8. Corey Patterson, LF
9. Placido Polanco, 2B

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Stats:

Oakland
2B: Burke (2)
E: Tatis (2)

Texas
2B: Ichiro (1), Pujols (6), Ramirez (3), Valentin (2)
3B: Patterson (1)
RBI: Pujols 2 (14), Ramirez (4), Valentin (1), Broussard (1), Patterson 2 (5), Polanco (3)


Oakland
Zambrano - 7.2 IP, 9 H, 7 ER, 0 K
Sosa - 1.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 K

Texas
Sheets - 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 7 K

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Notes:

The profiles are coming.