texas rangers at toronto blue jays

may 26, 2006

top of the first

josh towers takes the mound for the blue jays.
brad wilkerson grounded to first base. <--->
mark derosa singled to right. <--1>
chad tracy popped up behind home plate. <--1>
richie sexson homered around the foul pole in right for two rbis. <--->
chris shelton singled through the right side. <--1>
matt murton grounded to short. <--1>
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the first, texas leads 2 to 0.

bottom of the first

brandon webb takes the mound for the rangers.
pete orr struck out. <--->
alexis rios flied out to center. <--->
vernon wells grounded to the third baseman. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the first, toronto trails 2 to 0.

top of the second

casey kotchman lined out to right. <--->
conor jackson popped up to short. <--->
ian kinsler popped up to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the second, texas leads 2 to 0.

bottom of the second

troy glaus popped up behind home plate. <--->
lyle overbay singled back through the middle. <--1>
brad fullmer hit an infield single to third. <-21>
michael barrett grounded back to the pitcher for a double play (1-4-3). <-2->
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the second, toronto trails 2 to 0.

top of the third

brad wilkerson grounded to second. <--->
mark derosa struck out. <--->
chad tracy dribbled weakly to the catcher. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the third, texas leads 2 to 0.

bottom of the third

larry bigbie grounded to second. <--->
aaron hill struck out. <--->
pete orr singled over the first baseman. <--1>
pete orr stole second. <-2->
alexis rios struck out. <-2->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
at the end of the third, toronto trails 2 to 0.

top of the fourth

richie sexson struck out. <--->
chris shelton grounded to third. <--->
matt murton singled through the right side. <--1>
casey kotchman struck out. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the fourth, texas leads 2 to 0.

bottom of the fourth

vernon wells popped up to the second baseman. <--->
troy glaus walked. <--1>
lyle overbay hit an infield single to the shortstop. <-21>
brad fullmer struck out. <-21>
michael barrett walked. <321>
larry bigbie walked, scoring a run. <321>
aaron hill struck out. <321>
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 3 left on base.
at the end of the fourth, toronto trails 2 to 1.

top of the fifth

conor jackson lined out to left. <--->
ian kinsler grounded to the second baseman. <--->
brad wilkerson grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
in the middle of the fifth, texas leads 2 to 1.

bottom of the fifth

pete orr struck out. <--->
alexis rios grounded to third. <--->
vernon wells popped up to second. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the fifth, toronto trails 2 to 1.

top of the sixth

mark derosa grounded to first. <--->
chad tracy singled into the left field corner. <--1>
richie sexson homered over the left field fence for two rbis. <--->
kiko calero came in to pitch for the blue jays. <--->
chris shelton walked. <--1>
matt murton struck out. <--1>
casey kotchman grounded to third. <--1>
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the sixth, texas leads 4 to 1.

bottom of the sixth

troy glaus grounded to third. <--->
lyle overbay grounded to the shortstop. <--->
brad fullmer flied out to center. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the sixth, toronto trails 4 to 1.

top of the seventh

conor jackson struck out. <--->
ian kinsler reached first on a fielding error by the second baseman. <--1>
brad wilkerson popped up to second. <--1>
mark derosa popped up to the third baseman in foul ground. <--1>
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the seventh, texas leads 4 to 1.

bottom of the seventh

gerald laird came in to play catcher. <--->
jason michaels came in to play left field. <--->
jorge piedra came in to play right field. <--->
michael barrett struck out. <--->
larry bigbie struck out. <--->
aaron hill grounded to short. <--->
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, and 0 left on base.
at the end of the seventh, toronto trails 4 to 1.

top of the eighth

gustavo chacin came in to pitch for the blue jays. <--->
chad tracy struck out. <--->
richie sexson popped up to second. <--->
gerald laird walked. <--1>
jorge piedra doubled down the third base line. <32->
casey kotchman grounded to second. <32->
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 2 left on base.
in the middle of the eighth, texas leads 4 to 1.

bottom of the eighth

pete orr reached first on a fielding error by the shortstop. <--1>
alexis rios singled through the left side. <-21>
vernon wells grounded to the pitcher. <-21>
troy glaus popped up to second. <-21>
joaquin benoit came in to pitch for the rangers. <-21>
lyle overbay flied out to right field. <-21>
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, and 2 left on base.
at the end of the eighth, toronto trails 4 to 1.

top of the ninth

jason michaels grounded to second. <--->
ian kinsler grounded to the shortstop. <--->
brad wilkerson singled into right field. <--1>
mark derosa grounded to the shortstop. <--1>
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, and 1 left on base.
in the middle of the ninth, texas leads 4 to 1.

bottom of the ninth

brad fullmer flied out to center field. <--->
michael barrett homered into the right field bleachers. <--->
fernando cabrera came in to pitch for the rangers. <--->
larry bigbie struck out. <--->
aaron hill reached first on a fielding error by the second baseman. <--1>
pete orr struck out. <--1>

rangers win: 4-2