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May 2, 2009

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Bottom 7 R H E
White Sox 6 8 2
Rangers 9 12 0
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White Sox 6 8 2
Rangers 9 12 0

Nelson Cruz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .265
OBP .333 .333
At Bats 3 83
Hits 1 22
• Singles 0 13
• Doubles 1 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 6
Walks 0 9
RBI’s 1 18

Matt Thornton Season Stats

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Rangers Ballpark In Arlington - May 2, 2009
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Matt Thornton
A.J. Pierzynski
Paul Konerko
Chris Getz
Josh Fields
Alexei Ramirez
Carlos Quentin
Brent Lillibridge
Scott Podsednik
Nelson Cruz
Count: 1-1, 1 Out
Count: 1-1, 2 Outs

Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 7 Matt Thornton now pitching. Murphy strikes out.
Top 7 Darren O'Day now pitching. Lillibridge strikes out.
Top 7 Thome hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Thome reaches second base with a double. Getz scores. Fields moves to third.
Top 7 Quentin hits a line drive towards short. Vizquel reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Fields hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Getz moves to third.
Top 7 Getz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cruz. Getz reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Eddie Guardado now pitching. Podsednik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Byrd hits a line drive towards first. Konerko catches it and steps on first to double up Blalock.
Bottom 6 Pierzynski fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Pierzynski. Vizquel moves to third.
Bottom 6 Blalock takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. Vizquel moves to second.
Bottom 6 Brent Lillibridge now playing center field. Scott Podsednik now playing right field. Vizquel hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Pierzynski hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 6 Brent Lillibridge pinch runs for Jermaine Dye. Konerko takes first base on ball four. Thome moves to third. Lillibridge moves to second.
Top 6 Dye is hit by the pitch. Thome moves to second.
Top 6 Thome hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Quentin hits a line drive into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Luis Mendoza now pitching. Fields hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Kinsler strikes out.
Bottom 5 Saltalamacchia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fields picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Fields. Saltalamacchia moves to second.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Lance Broadway now pitching. Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ramirez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Getz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vizquel scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Podsednik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Ramirez hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Getz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Byrd hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Blalock scores.
Bottom 4 Blalock hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Quentin. Blalock reaches second base with a double. Vizquel scores.
Bottom 4 Young hits a line drive into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Clayton Richard now pitching. Vizquel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Quentin. Vizquel reaches second base with a double. Kinsler goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 4 Kinsler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Davis scores.
Bottom 4 Saltalamacchia hits a fly ball into center field. Podsednik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Davis moves to third.
Bottom 4 Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Davis reaches second base with a double. Cruz scores.
Bottom 4 Cruz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Cruz reaches second base with a double. Murphy scores.
Bottom 4 Murphy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Murphy reaches second base with a double.
Top 4 Pierzynski hits a popup in front of the plate. Saltalamacchia settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Konerko hits a popup, foul, towards first. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Dye hits a line drive into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Byrd for the out.
Bottom 3 Blalock hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 3 Young strikes out.
Bottom 3 Vizquel bunts towards the mound. Contreras fields it and throws to first for the out. Saltalamacchia moves to third. Kinsler moves to second.
Bottom 3 Kinsler takes first base on ball four. Saltalamacchia moves to second.
Bottom 3 Saltalamacchia takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Thome strikes out.
Top 3 Quentin hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Fields strikes out.
Bottom 2 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Davis for the out.
Bottom 2 Cruz strikes out.
Bottom 2 Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Byrd hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Getz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Getz hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Podsednik hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Ramirez hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Konerko tags and scores.
Top 2 Pierzynski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Konerko moves to third.
Top 2 Konerko is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 1 Blalock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Konerko scoops it up and throws to first, with Contreras covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Young strikes out.
Bottom 1 Vizquel bunts towards third. Fields fields it and throws to first for the out. Kinsler moves to third.
Bottom 1 Kinsler hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Quentin. Kinsler reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Thome strikes out.
Top 1 Quentin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Fields moves to second.
Top 1 Fields hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Getz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out.