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SEA  6
@LAA  3

BAL  9
BOS  1

OAK 10
@CHW  1

KCR 12
MIN  8

CLE  8
@NYY  7

TBD  5
DET  4

TEX 12
TOR 10

CIN  6
@ARI  2

MIL  9
@ATL  6

COL  1
SDP  0

CHC  8
@FLA  2

HOU  4
LAD  2

PHI  1
WSN  0

PIT 11
NYM  4

SFG  2
STL  0

Standings at end of play this day

Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Attendance: 36,285

Saturday, July 9, 2005, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 2:33
Blue Jays
10
44-43
Lost 2
4th, 5½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  7   10 15  0
Rangers         0  0  7   2  0  3   0  0  X   12 15  1
W: K Rogers (10-4), L: S Downs (0-1), S: F Cordero (20)
Rangers
12
45-40
Won 2
2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Johnson LF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .786   20    2   0   
A Rios RF                     5   2   2   1    0   1  .284  .751   20    3   0   2B
V Wells CF                    5   1   3   3    0   0  .268  .795   11    2   0   
S Hillenbrand 1B              3   1   1   2    0   0  .298  .804   10    7   0   HR,GDP
  E Hinske 1B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .703   10    4   0   
A Hill 3B                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .342  .877   12    0   3   SF
F Menechino 2B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .247  .773   21    1   6   HBP
F Catalanotto DH              4   1   2   3    0   1  .291  .772   15    0   0   HR,2B
J McDonald SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .287  .655   12    1   2   
K Huckaby C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .148  .376    7    4   0   

S Downs P                                                                0   0
  J Miller P                                                             0   0
  B League P                                                             0   0
  V Chulk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40  10  15  10    0   5              138   24  11
BATTING
2B: A Rios (15, off K Rogers); F Catalanotto (13, off K Rogers).
HR: S Hillenbrand (9, off K Rogers; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); F Catalanotto (4, off J Dominguez; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: A Hill (1, off F Cordero).
HBP: F Menechino (5, by J Dominguez).
TB: F Catalanotto 6; S Hillenbrand 4; V Wells 3; A Rios 3; J McDonald 2; F Menechino 2; A Hill; K Huckaby; R Johnson.
GIDP: S Hillenbrand (14).
RBI: F Catalanotto 3 (21); V Wells 3 (47); S Hillenbrand 2 (42); A Rios (36); A Hill (25).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Hill-F Menechino-E Hinske.
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Matthews CF                 5   2   1   2    0   1  .250  .700   18    0   0   HR
M Young SS                    5   1   1   0    0   1  .332  .905   15    1   7   2B
  M McDougall 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800         0   0   
M Teixeira 1B                 5   3   4   6    0   1  .290  .925   14   13   0   2·HR
H Blalock 3B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .283  .823   24    1   0   2B
A Soriano DH                  4   1   1   3    0   0  .275  .840   14    0   0   HR
K Mench LF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .291  .904   22    1   0   HR
R Hidalgo RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .212  .692   14    5   0   
R Barajas C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .736   10    5   0   2B,GDP
M DeRosa 2B-SS                3   2   2   0    1   0  .182  .598   12    1   5   

K Rogers P                                                               0   3
  K Loe P                                                                0   0
  J Dominguez P                                                          0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  F Cordero P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38  12  15  12    2   4              143   27  15
BATTING
2B: H Blalock (19, off B League); M Young (17, off S Downs); R Barajas (14, off B League).
HR: K Mench (16, off J Miller; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); G Matthews (7, off S Downs; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); M Teixeira 2 (24, off J Miller, off B League; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF); A Soriano (21, off J Miller; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
TB: M Teixeira 10; K Mench 5; G Matthews 4; A Soriano 4; M DeRosa 2; H Blalock 2; R Barajas 2; R Hidalgo 2; M Young 2.
GIDP: R Barajas (3).
RBI: M Teixeira 6 (71); A Soriano 3 (56); G Matthews 2 (20); K Mench (45).
2-out RBI: M Teixeira 6; A Soriano 3; G Matthews 2; K Mench.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. M Young-M DeRosa-M Teixeira.
E: G Matthews (2).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Downs, L (0-1)               2.2   4   5   5    1   1   1   6.75   13   51-31   15· 4·12    6· 2· 3· 0     30    -     0.74  -0.20
J Miller                       2.1   5   4   4    0   2   3  15.43   12   41-24   13· 5· 6    2· 8· 0· 0          2-2    0.35  -0.36
B League                       2     5   3   3    1   1   1   7.94   11   40-23   14· 1· 8    6· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.04  -0.01
V Chulk                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.98    4   11-7     6· 0· 1    4· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  12  12    2   4   5          40  143-85   48·10·27   18·12· 4· 0          2-2 
Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers, W (10-4)             7     8   3   3    0   3   1   2.54   28   90-55   32· 2·21   16· 4· 5· 0     52    -     0.51  -0.08
K Loe                          1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.26    3    7-6     3· 1· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
J Dominguez                    0     4   5   5    0   0   1   5.11    5    9-7     5· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.06  -0.01
D Brocail                      0     2   2   1    0   0   0   4.76    2   14-9     7· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.64  -0.06
F Cordero, S (20)              1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.44    4   15-9     5· 2· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          3-3    1.93   0.08
Totals                         9    15  10   9    0   5   2          42  135-86   52· 6·28   17·10· 9· 0          5-4 
J Dominguez faced 5 batters in the 9th inning.
D Brocail faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: J Dominguez (1; F Menechino).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Gorman, 1B - Mike DiMuro, 2B - Mark Carlson, 3B - Joe West.
Time of Game: 2:33.
Attendance: 36,285.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 91° F, Wind 10mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Texas Rangers                        
1. R Johnson            LF    1. G Matthews           CF 
2. A Rios               RF    2. M Young              SS 
3. V Wells              CF    3. M Teixeira           1B 
4. S Hillenbrand        1B    4. H Blalock            3B 
5. A Hill               3B    5. A Soriano            DH 
6. F Menechino          2B    6. K Mench              LF 
7. F Catalanotto        DH    7. R Hidalgo            RF 
8. J McDonald           SS    8. R Barajas            C  
9. K Huckaby            C     9. M DeRosa             2B 

   S Downs              P        K Rogers             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  3-3  12-  3   26%  81% A Soriano       J Miller        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Teixeira Scores; Blalock Scores
   b 3   2  3-0  1--  4   18%  40% G Matthews      S Downs         Home Run (Fly Ball); DeRosa Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  1--  7  -15%  26% S Hillenbrand   K Rogers        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Wells Scores
   b 3   2  3-2  -2-  1   11%  54% M Teixeira      S Downs         Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores; Teixeira to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 9   0 12-7  123  1  -10%  82% V Wells         F Cordero       Single to CF (Line Drive); Huckaby Scores; Johnson Scores; Rios to 3B/Adv on E8

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  R Johnson       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  2   48%  A Rios          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  1   41%  V Wells         Single to CF (Line Drive); Rios Scores
   RR     1--  7   26%  S Hillenbrand   Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Wells Scores
   O      ---  3   27%  A Hill          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   28%  F Menechino     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Downs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   26%  G Matthews      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   24%  M Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   23%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   20%  F Catalanotto   Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   22%  J McDonald      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  3   25%  K Huckaby       Lineout: RF
   O      -2-  5   27%  R Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Downs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   24%  H Blalock       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   23%  A Soriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   22%  K Mench         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Kenny Rogers facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   23%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   22%  V Wells         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   25%  S Hillenbrand   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Downs facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   23%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   21%  R Barajas       Lineout: CF
          ---  3   22%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  4   40%  G Matthews      Home Run (Fly Ball); DeRosa Scores
          ---  5   42%  M Young         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  1   54%  M Teixeira      Single to CF (Line Drive); Young Scores; Teixeira to 2B/Adv on throw
          -2-  5   55%  H Blalock       Walk
                  Justin Miller replaces Scott Downs pitching
   RRR    12-  3   81%  A Soriano       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Teixeira Scores; Blalock Scores
   R      ---  5   87%  K Mench         Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  4   88%  R Hidalgo       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   87%  R Barajas       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  7 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 7.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-7, Kenny Rogers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   88%  A Hill          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   86%  F Menechino     Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   89%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   87%  J McDonald      Single to RF (Line Drive); Catalanotto to 2B
   O      12-  1   90%  K Huckaby       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-3, Justin Miller facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   92%  M DeRosa        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   90%  G Matthews      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   90%  M Young         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   RR     1--  4   96%  M Teixeira      Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); DeRosa Scores
   O      ---  5   96%  H Blalock       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 9.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-9, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   97%  R Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  V Wells         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Justin Miller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   97%  A Soriano       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   97%  K Mench         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   97%  R Hidalgo       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 9.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-9, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   98%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  A Hill          Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   98%  F Menechino     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   98%  F Catalanotto   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-3, Brandon League facing 8-9-1
                  Brandon League replaces Justin Miller pitching
          ---  1   99%  R Barajas       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru RF Line)
          -2-  5   99%  M DeRosa        Walk
   O      12-  3   99%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Barajas to 3B
   O      1-3  5   98%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    1-3  2  100%  M Teixeira      Home Run (Fly Ball); Barajas Scores; Matthews Scores
          ---  5  100%  H Blalock       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5  100%  A Soriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 12.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-12, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  100%  J McDonald      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  K Huckaby       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  R Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 12-3, Brandon League facing 6-7-8
                  Eric Hinske replaces Shea Hillenbrand playing 1B batting 4th
          ---  6  100%  K Mench         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4  100%  R Hidalgo       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Mench to 2B
   OO     12-  2  100%  R Barajas       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Mench to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  M DeRosa        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 12.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-12, Kameron Loe facing 2-3-4
                  Kameron Loe replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  A Rios          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  1  100%  V Wells         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  3  100%  E Hinske        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 12-3, Vinnie Chulk facing 1-2-3
                  Vinnie Chulk replaces Brandon League pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  G Matthews      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Young         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4  100%  M Teixeira      Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  H Blalock       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Rangers 12.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-12, Juan Dominguez facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Dominguez replaces Kameron Loe pitching; Marshall McDougall replaces Michael Young playing 2B batting 2nd; Mark DeRosa moves to SS
          ---  3  100%  A Hill          Single to P (Ground Ball)
          1--  1  100%  F Menechino     Hit By Pitch; Hill to 2B
   RRR    12-  2  100%  F Catalanotto   Home Run (Fly Ball); Hill Scores; Menechino Scores
          ---  2   99%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  1   98%  K Huckaby       Single to RF (Line Drive); McDonald to 2B
                  Doug Brocail replaces Juan Dominguez pitching
          12-  5   96%  R Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive); McDonald to 3B; Huckaby to 2B
   R      123  9   92%  A Rios          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); McDonald Scores; Huckaby to 3B; Johnson to 2B
                  Francisco Cordero replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   RR     123  1   82%  V Wells         Single to CF (Line Drive); Huckaby Scores; Johnson Scores; Rios to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      1-3  7   90%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   RO     1-3  2   96%  A Hill          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (RF Line); Rios Scores/unER
          1--      96%  F Menechino     Defensive Indifference; Wells to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        7 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 10, Rangers 12.

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