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Texas Rangers @ Chicago White Sox

2009-05-09 · Night game · Guaranteed Rate Field · Att: 28864 · 46°F, cloudy · Wind 6 mph L to R · 2:48

Chicago White Sox defeated Texas Rangers 3–2. Scott Linebrink earned the win and Bobby Jenks picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Scott Linebrink L: Kevin Millwood SV: Bobby Jenks

Umpires — HP: Lance Barksdale · 1B: Brian Knight · 2B: Randy Marsh · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ian Kinsler	5	0	1	1	0	1
Omar Vizquel	4	0	1	0	0	1
Marlon Byrd	4	0	1	0	0	3
Andruw Jones	4	0	0	0	0	2
Hank Blalock	3	0	1	0	1	0
Nelson Cruz	4	1	1	0	0	1
David Murphy	4	0	0	0	0	3
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	4	1	1	0	0	2
Elvis Andrus	1	0	1	1	2	0
Chris Davis	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Scott Podsednik	4	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Getz	3	1	1	0	0	0
Carlos Quentin	3	2	2	1	0	0
Jermaine Dye	3	0	2	1	1	0
Jim Thome	3	0	1	0	1	1
Paul Konerko	3	0	1	1	0	0
A. J. Pierzynski	3	0	0	0	1	1
Josh Fields	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alexei Ramirez	3	0	0	0	0	1

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Millwood	7.0	7	3	2
Derek Holland	0.1	0	0	0
Darren O'Day	0.2	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
John Danks	6.0	4	1	10
Matt Thornton	1.0	2	1	2
Scott Linebrink	1.0	1	1	0
Bobby Jenks	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ian Kinsler: 6/P5F
Omar Vizquel: K
Marlon Byrd: K

Bot 1

Scott Podsednik: 63/G6
Chris Getz: 7/F7LS
Carlos Quentin: 53/G56

Top 2

Andruw Jones: 63/G56
Hank Blalock: S4/G4.B-2(E4/TH1)
Nelson Cruz: 63/G6
David Murphy: K

Bot 2

Jermaine Dye: W
Jim Thome: K
Paul Konerko: S8/G4M+.1-3
A. J. Pierzynski: W.1-2
Josh Fields: 4/DP/F4-.2X2(46)

Top 3

Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 53/G5
Elvis Andrus: W
Ian Kinsler: 8/F8RS
Omar Vizquel: 13/BG

Bot 3

Alexei Ramirez: 7/F7S
Scott Podsednik: 63/G6
Chris Getz: HP
Carlos Quentin: D8/F78XD+.1-H
Jermaine Dye: 8/F8LM

Top 4

Marlon Byrd: K
Andruw Jones: K
Hank Blalock: 7/F7D+

Bot 4

Jim Thome: D9/F9D+
Paul Konerko: 13/G-
A. J. Pierzynski: 4/LDP/L4D-.2X2(46)

Top 5

Nelson Cruz: D7/G5+
David Murphy: K
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K
Elvis Andrus: S8/G6M.2-H
Ian Kinsler: K

Bot 5

Josh Fields: 63/G6
Alexei Ramirez: K
Scott Podsednik: 63/G6

Top 6

Omar Vizquel: S16/G15
Marlon Byrd: K
Andruw Jones: K
Hank Blalock: SB2
Hank Blalock: 63/G4MD

Bot 6

Chris Getz: 7/F7LM
Carlos Quentin: D7/L7LD+
Jermaine Dye: D8/F8RXD+.2-H
Jim Thome: W
Paul Konerko: 7/F78M
A. J. Pierzynski: 6(1)/FO/G6M

Top 7

Nelson Cruz: K
David Murphy: K
Jarrod Saltalamacchia: S7/G56
Elvis Andrus: W.1-2
Ian Kinsler: S9/F9S-.2-H;1-3
Omar Vizquel: 8/F8RD

Bot 7

Josh Fields: 4/F34D-
Alexei Ramirez: 9/F9S
Scott Podsednik: 7/F7LM

Top 8

Marlon Byrd: S8/G4M
Andruw Jones: SB2
Andruw Jones: 3/F3F-
Hank Blalock: IW
Nelson Cruz: 8/F8LM
David Murphy: 9/F9M

Bot 8

Chris Getz: S8/L8RS
Carlos Quentin: HP.1-2
Jermaine Dye: S9/L89M+.2-3;1-2
Jim Thome: 42(3)/FO/G4S-.2-3;1-2
Paul Konerko: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
A. J. Pierzynski: K

Top 9

Jarrod Saltalamacchia: K
Chris Davis: K
Ian Kinsler: 4/F4D-

Notes & reviews

the first pitch to Ian Kinsler was behind him; pitcher Bobby Jenks admitted later that it was intentional because Rangers pitcher Kevin Millwood had hit two White Sox batters in the game; Jenks said he will not do this again

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