Texas 8, Cleveland 5
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  Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 5 7 0
Texas 0 4 0 0 2 1 1 0 X 8 9 3
WP: V. Padilla (1-0) S: F. Francisco (1)
LP: F. Carmona (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 2nd: Texas
- N. Cruz homered to deep left
- E. Andrus singled to first, C. Davis scored, J. Saltalamacchia to third
- I. Kinsler doubled to deep left, J. Saltalamacchia scored, E. Andrus to third
- M. Young grounded out to shortstop, E. Andrus scored, I. Kinsler to third
Top 4th: Cleveland
- R. Garko hit by pitch, V. Martinez scored, T. Hafner to third, S. Choo to second
Bot 5th: Texas
- J. Hamilton tripled to deep right, M. Young scored
- N. Cruz grounded into fielder's choice, J. Hamilton scored, H. Blalock out at second
Top 6th: Cleveland
- B. Francisco homered to deep left center, S. Choo scored
Bot 6th: Texas
- E. Andrus homered to deep right
Top 7th: Cleveland
- T. Hafner safe at first on shortstop E. Andrus' throwing error, G. Sizemore scored
Bot 7th: Texas
- N. Cruz homered to deep left
Top 8th: Cleveland
- R. Garko doubled to deep right center, S. Choo scored
 Cleveland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
G. Sizemore cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250
M. DeRosa 3b 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000
V. Martinez c 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .250
T. Hafner dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250
J. Peralta ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .000
S. Choo rf 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 .333
R. Garko 1b 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .333
B. Francisco lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .333
A. Cabrera 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000
 Totals 37 5 7 4 3 9 24  
 Batting
2B - G Sizemore (1, J Jennings); R Garko (1, C Wilson).
HR - B Francisco (1, 6th inning off V Padilla 1 on, 2 Out).
RBI - R Garko 2 (2), B Francisco 2 (2).
2-out RBI - B Francisco 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, M DeRosa 1, J Peralta 1, S Choo 1, A Cabrera 2.
Team LOB - 10.
 Fielding
DP - 1 (J Peralta-A Cabrera-R Garko).
 Texas
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
I. Kinsler 2b 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .600
M. Young 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .500
J. Hamilton cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .400
H. Blalock dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500
N. Cruz rf 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .400
D. Murphy lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
C. Davis 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .000
J. Saltalamacchia c 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .500
    T. Teagarden c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
E. Andrus ss 4 2 2 2 0 2 0 .250
 Totals 32 8 9 8 3 7 8  
 Batting
2B - J Saltalamacchia (1, F Carmona); I Kinsler (3, F Carmona); M Young (1, F Carmona).
3B - J Hamilton (1, F Carmona).
HR - N Cruz 2 (2, 2nd inning off F Carmona 0 on, 0 Out, 7th inning off R Perez 0 on, 2 Out), E Andrus (1, 6th inning off R Betancourt 0 on, 1 Out).
RBI - N Cruz 3 (3), E Andrus 2 (2), I Kinsler (3), M Young (2), J Hamilton (1).
2-out RBI - N Cruz.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hamilton 1, C Davis 1.
GIDP - T Teagarden.
Team LOB - 4.
 Base Running
SB - N Cruz (1, 2nd base off F Carmona/V Martinez).
 
 Fielding
E - M Young (1, throw); E Andrus (1, throw); C Wilson (1, throw).
 Cleveland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
F. Carmona (L, 0-1) 5.0 7 6 6 2 4 1 10.80
R. Betancourt 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 9.00
R. Perez 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 0.00
J. Smith 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
 Texas
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
V. Padilla (W, 1-0) 5.2 4 3 3 3 5 1 4.76
J. Jennings (H, 1) 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0.00
E. Guardado 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
C.J. Wilson 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0.00
F. Francisco (S, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
WP - V Padilla.
HBP - R Garko (by V Padilla); H Blalock (by F Carmona); S Choo (by C Wilson).
Pitches-strikes - F Carmona 95-58; R Betancourt 16-10; R Perez 23-11; J Smith 9-6; V Padilla 109-63; J Jennings 11-7; E Guardado 6-4; C Wilson 26-13; F Francisco 19-12.
Ground balls-fly balls - F Carmona 6-5; R Betancourt 0-1; R Perez 1-2; J Smith 2-0; V Padilla 5-7; J Jennings 2-0; E Guardado 1-0; C Wilson 0-1; F Francisco 0-2.
Batters faced - F Carmona 25; R Betancourt 4; R Perez 5; J Smith 2; V Padilla 26; J Jennings 4; E Guardado 2; C Wilson 6; F Francisco 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Tom Hallion. 1B--Phil Cuzzi. 2B--Ed Hickox. 3B--Jerry Crawford.
Time: 3:18.
Attendance: 22,829.
Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 20 mph, in from right.

Updated on Thursday, Apr 9, 2009 3:45 am ET

  
 Top Batters
 Cleveland
B. Francisco Ben Francisco
1-4, 1 HR
2 RBI
 Texas
N. Cruz Nelson Cruz
2-4, 2 HR
3 RBI