VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/23/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2255 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (69-92) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Texas Rangers (70-91) 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 X 9 12 1
Rangers Rough Up Expos, 9-0
The Texas Rangers defeated the Montreal Expos, 9-0, in part because of third baseman Hank Blalock. Blalock was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and a double, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Rangers. The Expos, now 69-92, have lost 4 in a row.

Early in the game, catcher Ivan Rodriguez had a 2-run home run for Texas. It was his 31st home run of the season and put the Rangers on top, 2-0.

"We were able to put some runs on the board," said Rodriguez after the game.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Boone 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 16 44
W. Bloomquist 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .239 0 16
M. Tejada SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 35 122
B. Moss LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .235 31 91
A. Rowand CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 19 69
   c-R. Spilborghs PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251 9 25
M. Bradley RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .229 14 42
B. Phillips 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .254 23 66
T. Hall C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .270 16 87
J. Liebeck P 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .133 2 4
   a-G. Sizemore PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 2 15
   A. Galarraga P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .088 0 1
   b-R. Castro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .221 4 19
   M. Ginter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 1 1
   K. Gregg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 2
Totals 28 0 1 0 5 4 13      
a - G. Sizemore pinch hit for J. Liebeck in the 5th
b - R. Castro pinch hit for A. Galarraga in the 8th
c - R. Spilborghs pinch hit for A. Rowand in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Bloomquist (12, 1st Inning off C. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. Bloomquist 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Tejada , B. Moss , B. Phillips , T. Hall
GIDP: M. Tejada
Hit by Pitch: B. Phillips
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Boone-Phillips-Bloomquist)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hollandsworth LF 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .272 23 67
C. Pena 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .232 34 90
I. Rodriguez C 4 2 2 3 0 0 1 .283 31 97
C. Richard RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .251 21 56
H. Blalock 3B 4 2 3 4 0 0 1 .251 29 82
M. Byrd CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .247 21 70
A. Nunez SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .236 3 36
J. Hernandez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .219 9 53
C. Wilson P 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .113 0 2
   E. Bedard P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 34 9 12 9 3 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Blalock (27, 3rd Inning off J. Liebeck, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Richard (41, 5th Inning off A. Galarraga, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Hernandez (20, 8th Inning off M. Ginter, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Rodriguez 2 (31, 1st Inning off J. Liebeck, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off A. Galarraga, 0 on, 2 outs) , H. Blalock 2 (29, 1st Inning off J. Liebeck, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off M. Ginter, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Hollandsworth , I. Rodriguez 8 , C. Richard 3 , H. Blalock 10 , A. Nunez 3 , J. Hernandez 2
2-out RBI: T. Hollandsworth , I. Rodriguez , H. Blalock 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hollandsworth , C. Pena , H. Blalock , M. Byrd
GIDP: J. Hernandez
Sac Bunt: C. Wilson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Pena (18) , C. Richard (15)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Wilson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Blalock-Hernandez-Pena)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Liebeck L (4-6) 4.0 4 4 4 3 3 2 76 5.08   
A. Galarraga 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 1 30 3.91   
M. Ginter 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 1 29 2.63   
K. Gregg 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Liebeck 38
Batters Faced: J. Liebeck 18, A. Galarraga 12, M. Ginter 7, K. Gregg 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Liebeck 5-3, A. Galarraga 2-5, M. Ginter 0-2, K. Gregg 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Liebeck 76-42, A. Galarraga 30-22, M. Ginter 29-18, K. Gregg 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Gregg 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Wilson W (11-10) 8.1 1 0 0 5 3 0 118 4.52   
E. Bedard 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Wilson 79
Batters Faced: C. Wilson 32, E. Bedard 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Wilson 14-7, E. Bedard 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Wilson 118-69, E. Bedard 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Bedard 2-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Wilson
Balk: C. Wilson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Blalock
Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 35396
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