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Texas Rangers @ Cleveland Guardians

2006-04-28 · Night game · Progressive Field · Att: 22106 · 52°F, sunny · Wind 18 mph from LF · 3:20

Cleveland Indians defeated Texas Rangers 7–6. Cleveland Indians put up 2 in the 1st. Jason Davis earned the win and Bob Wickman picked up the save. Kevin Mench went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	1	6	15
CLE	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	1		7	8

W: Jason Davis L: Rick Bauer SV: Bob Wickman

Umpires — HP: Brian O'Nora · 1B: Phil Cuzzi · 2B: Jerry Crawford · 3B: Chuck Meriwether · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Gary Matthews	3	2	2	1	1	0
Michael Young	5	1	1	0	0	0
Mark Teixeira	4	1	3	1	1	1
Phil Nevin	5	0	2	1	0	0
Hank Blalock	5	0	2	2	0	0
Kevin Mench	5	1	1	1	0	0
Brad Wilkerson	4	1	2	0	0	1
Rod Barajas	4	0	1	0	0	1
D'Angelo Jimenez	3	0	1	0	1	0

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Grady Sizemore	4	2	1	0	1	0
Jason Michaels	5	2	3	2	0	0
Jhonny Peralta	5	1	1	1	0	1
Travis Hafner	2	0	1	0	2	0
Victor Martinez	2	1	0	1	2	0
Eduardo Perez	3	0	1	2	1	0
Ronnie Belliard	4	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Boone	4	0	1	1	0	2
Casey Blake	3	1	0	0	1	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Koronka	5.2	6	4	2
Rick Bauer	0.2	0	1	0
Ron Mahay	0.2	0	2	0
Francisco Cordero	1.0	2	0	2

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jason Johnson	6.0	12	2	1
Jason Davis	1.0	0	0	1
Guillermo Mota	1.0	1	1	1
Bob Wickman	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gary Matthews: W
Michael Young: 43/G4.1-2
Mark Teixeira: S7/G6.2-3
Phil Nevin: WP.1-2
Phil Nevin: 4/P4M-
Hank Blalock: S9/L34D.3-H;2XH(92)

Bot 1

Grady Sizemore: 7/F78XD+
Jason Michaels: D7/G
Jhonny Peralta: S8/L8LM.2-H
Travis Hafner: S7/L7LS.1-3;BX2(74)
Victor Martinez: W
Eduardo Perez: D7.3-H;1-3
Ronnie Belliard: 6/P6D

Top 2

Kevin Mench: 23/G2R-
Brad Wilkerson: D8/F8RD
Rod Barajas: 31/G34.2-3
D'Angelo Jimenez: 43/G4

Bot 2

Aaron Boone: 53/G56
Casey Blake: 43/G4
Grady Sizemore: 13/G15-

Top 3

Gary Matthews: S4/G4
Michael Young: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Mark Teixeira: S8/L8RS
Phil Nevin: S9/G34.1-2
Hank Blalock: 31/G34

Bot 3

Jason Michaels: 4!/L4D
Jhonny Peralta: 13/G13-
Travis Hafner: 8/F89XD+

Top 4

Kevin Mench: 63/G6
Brad Wilkerson: 63/G6
Rod Barajas: K

Bot 4

Victor Martinez: 63/G6
Eduardo Perez: 3/G
Ronnie Belliard: 63/G6

Top 5

D'Angelo Jimenez: 6/P6M
Gary Matthews: D7/G
Michael Young: 63/G6
Mark Teixeira: W
Phil Nevin: S5/G6S-.2-H;1-3(E2);B-1
Hank Blalock: S7/L7S.3-H;1-2
Kevin Mench: 8/F8LM

Bot 5

Aaron Boone: K
Casey Blake: W
Grady Sizemore: 8/L8LD+
Jason Michaels: D8/L89D.1-H
Jhonny Peralta: K

Top 6

Brad Wilkerson: S9/G34+
Rod Barajas: S7/G56.1-2
D'Angelo Jimenez: S7/L7S-.2-3;1-2
Gary Matthews: 8!/SF/L78D.3-H
Michael Young: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 6

Travis Hafner: W
Victor Martinez: 64(1)/FO/G56.B-1
Eduardo Perez: W.1-2
Ronnie Belliard: 14(1)/FO.2-3;B-1
Aaron Boone: S8/L8RS.3-H;1-3
Casey Blake: 63/G6

Top 7

Mark Teixeira: K
Phil Nevin: 9/F89D
Hank Blalock: 63/G6MD

Bot 7

Grady Sizemore: W
Jason Michaels: E6/G6MS.1-2;B-1
Jhonny Peralta: 9!/F9LD.2-3
Travis Hafner: W.1-2
Victor Martinez: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Eduardo Perez: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H(UR);2-3;B-1
Ronnie Belliard: 46(1)/FO/G4+

Top 8

Kevin Mench: HR/F78XD+
Brad Wilkerson: K
Rod Barajas: 4/P4D
D'Angelo Jimenez: W
Gary Matthews: 7/F7M

Bot 8

Aaron Boone: K
Casey Blake: K
Grady Sizemore: D8/F8LXD+
Jason Michaels: S8/G6M.2-H
Jhonny Peralta: 54(1)/FO/G56

Top 9

Michael Young: D9/G
Mark Teixeira: D8/F8LXD+.2-H
Phil Nevin: 63/G6.2-3
Hank Blalock: 9/P9S
Kevin Mench: 4/P4

Notes & reviews

Rangers Third Base Coach Steve Smith ejected by HP umpire Brian O'Nora for protesting the delayed call at the plate; O'Nora waited to see if catcher Victor Martinez held the ball after the tag
the seventh consecutive game in which Mench has homered

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