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Texas Rangers @ Baltimore Orioles

2005-07-26 · Night game · Oriole Park at Camden Yards · Att: 25235 · 98°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph to CF · 2:52

Baltimore Orioles defeated Texas Rangers 5–4. Baltimore Orioles put up 2 in the 6th. Jason Grimsley earned the win and B.J. Ryan picked up the save. Gary Matthews went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	4	9
BAL	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1		5	9

W: Jason Grimsley L: James Baldwin SV: B.J. Ryan

Umpires — HP: Mark Wegner · 1B: Gary Darling · 2B: Tom Hallion · 3B: Paul Nauert · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David Dellucci	2	0	1	1	2	0
Michael Young	5	0	1	0	0	0
Mark Teixeira	4	1	1	0	0	1
Hank Blalock	4	0	2	0	0	0
Alfonso Soriano	4	0	0	0	0	1
Adrian Gonzalez	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kevin Mench	3	1	1	0	1	0
Gary Matthews	4	2	3	2	0	0
Sandy Alomar	3	0	0	0	0	2
Richard Hidalgo	1	0	0	0	0	1

Baltimore Orioles — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Brian Roberts	4	0	0	0	0	1
Melvin Mora	3	0	0	0	1	0
Miguel Tejada	4	1	1	0	0	0
Rafael Palmeiro	4	1	2	1	0	0
Sammy Sosa	4	1	1	2	0	0
Javy Lopez	4	1	3	1	0	1
B. J. Surhoff	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Marrero	1	0	1	0	0	0
Luis Matos	3	1	1	1	0	0
Larry Bigbie	2	0	0	0	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kenny Rogers	7.0	8	1	3
James Baldwin	1.0	1	0	0

Baltimore Orioles — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rodrigo Lopez	6.1	6	2	4
Chris Ray	0.2	1	0	0
Steve Kline	0.0	2	0	0
Jason Grimsley	1.0	0	2	0
B. J. Ryan	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

David Dellucci: 7/F7M
Michael Young: S9/F89M
Mark Teixeira: 36(1)/FO/G3S
Hank Blalock: 4/P89S+

Bot 1

Brian Roberts: K
Melvin Mora: 5/P5F
Miguel Tejada: E5/TH/G5.B-2
Rafael Palmeiro: S8/F8LM-.2-H(UR)
Sammy Sosa: 5!4(1)/FO/G5+

Top 2

Alfonso Soriano: K
Adrian Gonzalez: 8/L8RD+
Kevin Mench: 53/G

Bot 2

Javy Lopez: K
B. J. Surhoff: 13/G13
Eli Marrero: T7/F7D+.BXH(762)

Top 3

Gary Matthews: D8/F89XD+
Sandy Alomar: 14/SH/BG34S-.2-3
David Dellucci: W
Michael Young: 54(1)3/GDP/G5

Bot 3

Luis Matos: HR/F7LD+
Brian Roberts: 63/G6
Melvin Mora: 9/P9S
Miguel Tejada: S5/G5S-
Rafael Palmeiro: 3/G3+

Top 4

Mark Teixeira: 3/L34+
Hank Blalock: S9/L9M+
Alfonso Soriano: 7/F78XD+
Adrian Gonzalez: K

Bot 4

Sammy Sosa: 13/G3S-
Javy Lopez: S7/L7S+
B. J. Surhoff: 9/L9M
Larry Bigbie: K

Top 5

Kevin Mench: 8/F8LM
Gary Matthews: HR/F89XD+
Sandy Alomar: K
David Dellucci: W
Michael Young: 46(1)/FO/G4

Bot 5

Luis Matos: 63/G6
Brian Roberts: 13/G15
Melvin Mora: W
Miguel Tejada: 1!/L15+

Top 6

Mark Teixeira: K
Hank Blalock: 7/F78M
Alfonso Soriano: 53/G5

Bot 6

Rafael Palmeiro: S5/G5S-
Sammy Sosa: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
Javy Lopez: S8/G6+
B. J. Surhoff: 31/G34S.1-2
Larry Bigbie: 7/F78D
Luis Matos: 53/G56

Top 7

Adrian Gonzalez: 43/G4
Kevin Mench: D7/L7LS+
Gary Matthews: DGR/F89XD+.2-H
Sandy Alomar: 53/G5
David Dellucci: S8/G4M+.2-H
Michael Young: 8/F89D

Bot 7

Brian Roberts: 8/F8RD
Melvin Mora: 8!/F8LXD+
Miguel Tejada: 9/F89D

Top 8

Mark Teixeira: S1/G25-.B-2(E1/TH)
Hank Blalock: S8/L6MD.2-3
Alfonso Soriano: WP.3-H;1-2
Alfonso Soriano: 63/G6
Adrian Gonzalez: IW
Kevin Mench: W.2-3;1-2
Gary Matthews: 46!(1)3/GDP/G4

Bot 8

Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8RXD
Sammy Sosa: 2/P2RF
Javy Lopez: HR/F8LXD+
B. J. Surhoff: 7/F7D

Top 9

Sandy Alomar: K
Richard Hidalgo: K
Michael Young: 9/F9M

Notes & reviews

Orioles left fielder Eli Marrero left the game due to an injured head, heat exhaustion after failed IPHR try in 2nd; story changed on following day to sprained thumb on collision in 2nd, onto 15-day DL

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