VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/24/2005
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VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2256 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (69-93) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 0
Texas Rangers (71-91) 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 6 1
Expos Suffer One-Run Loss at Texas
Texas Rangers starter Esteban Loaiza pitched his team past the Montreal Expos, 3-2. Loaiza got the win, improving to 9-13. He gave up 9 hits and walked 2 over 8 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Picking up the save was B.J. Ryan. He's now 28 for 33 in save chances.

The Rangers got a big at-bat from third baseman Hank Blalock. For the game, Blalock went 1-4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the first, with a runner on 2nd, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 30th home run of the season gave Texas a 2-1 lead.

"We found a way to get it done," Blalock said.

Montreal has now lost 5 consecutive games.
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Boone 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250 16 44
W. Bloomquist SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .242 0 16
B. Moss LF 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .235 31 91
M. Bradley RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .230 14 43
B. Phillips 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .254 23 66
T. Hall C 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .270 16 87
G. Sizemore CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .208 2 15
J. Keppinger 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .240 0 10
T. Wakefield P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .039 0 0
   a-A. Rowand PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 19 69
   R. Bottalico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-M. Tejada PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 35 122
   A. Simon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 2 10 2 2 3 19      
a - A. Rowand pinch hit for T. Wakefield in the 7th
b - M. Tejada pinch hit for R. Bottalico in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Moss (33, 1st Inning off E. Loaiza, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Boone (30, 3rd Inning off E. Loaiza, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Bradley (33, 4th Inning off E. Loaiza, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Sizemore (5, 8th Inning off E. Loaiza, 1 on, 1 out) , W. Bloomquist (13, 9th Inning off B. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Boone 2 , W. Bloomquist 3 , B. Moss 2 , M. Bradley 3 , B. Phillips , T. Hall , G. Sizemore 3
2-out RBI: M. Bradley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Moss 2 , M. Bradley 2 , B. Phillips , G. Sizemore , J. Keppinger , M. Tejada
Sac Fly: J. Keppinger
Hit by Pitch: T. Wakefield
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Phillips-Bloomquist-Keppinger)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hollandsworth LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271 23 67
A. Nunez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .237 3 36
C. Richard RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .253 21 56
H. Blalock 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .251 30 84
T. Hafner 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227 11 49
M. Byrd CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 21 70
J. Hernandez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .218 9 53
J. Rose C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .218 10 22
E. Loaiza P 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .129 1 4
   B. Ryan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3 2 5 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Rose (5, 7th Inning off R. Bottalico, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Blalock (30, 1st Inning off T. Wakefield, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Nunez , C. Richard 2 , H. Blalock 4 , J. Rose 2 , E. Loaiza
2-out RBI: H. Blalock , E. Loaiza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Blalock , T. Hafner
GIDP: H. Blalock
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Richard (16)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Richard (11)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Wakefield L (8-12) 6.0 4 2 2 2 3 1 78 5.57   
R. Bottalico 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 4.32   
A. Simon 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Wakefield 57
Batters Faced: T. Wakefield 23, R. Bottalico 5, A. Simon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Wakefield 8-6, R. Bottalico 1-1, A. Simon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Wakefield 78-50, R. Bottalico 24-19, A. Simon 9-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Loaiza W (9-13) 8.0 9 2 2 2 3 0 109 5.31   
B. Ryan SV (28) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Loaiza 57
Batters Faced: E. Loaiza 36, B. Ryan 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Loaiza 9-12, B. Ryan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Loaiza 109-70, B. Ryan 18-10
Hit Batsmen: E. Loaiza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Esteban Loaiza
Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:33
Attendance: 36714
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