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Commentary (by me)
Rangers signed Rafael Bournigal this morning. He played a morning practice
game, and hit a home run, and was in uniform for today's MLB game, but will be sent to
AAA. No errors last season - batted around .250. The Rangers site hasn't had
any media notes in over a week now. Hope that gets going again once the new season
starts up.
We gave up a run very quickly in the first inning - it was weird, they had scored and got
three outs on a foul sacrifice fly, which is pretty rare. The runner was a fluke bloop
double. The second run seemed like a Loaiza manufactured run, as he fell behind hitters,
and then gave up a double and then a single for a few more runs. And then a few more
runs... Ugh... I think today shows that Loaiza is out of the starting rotation. Loaiza
went 5 innings, gave up 5 runs. Munoz went two innings and gave up two runs. Johnson &
Patterson each went 1 inning, giving up nothing.
At the start of the 6th, Bournigal came into the MLB game at shortstop. At this point, we
were losing 5-1. The 1 was thanks of a Juan Gonzalez home run the inning before. Bournigal
got his first Ranger at bat and got a hit for it, so he's batting 1.000 so far with the
Rangers. :)
The 7th run by the Red Sox was a squeeze play, which you don't see very often, and you
didn't get to see it here either, as this was a radio only game. :)
Commentary (by Jim Meeks)
The Rangers lost their 5th game in their last 6 tries Tuesday. If there ever was a
question since last Wednesday who the Rangers' fifth starter was, it was answered in this
game.
Esteban Loaiza continued his terrible spring, giving up another 5 earned runs in 5 innings
(bringing his spring ERA ever closer to 9.00). Mike Morgan will be the 5th starter,
there's no doubt, barring injury. Loaiza just might find himself traded, if the Rangers
can find the right deal, allowing Jeff Zimmerman to make the staff.
The Rangers' offense was missing for the 2nd day in a row. Only Juan Gonzalez (who homered
in the 4th) and Lee Stevens (a double) managed extra-base hits. The Rangers had only 8
hits and no player had more than 1 hit.
It's almost time to play for keeps, so this team had better wake up soon or it's going to
be a long season.
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| Royce Clayton steals second | Pat Rapp pitches | Pudge goes after the ball on the squeeze play in the 6th. | Johnny Oates (R) talks with Ed Napoleon before the game. | Juan slams a home run. | Pudge talks to Loaiza in the middle of the 2nd. | See below |
Last picture description: Cody Dent (#20 - son of Rangers coach Bucky Dent), 7, has the full attention of umpires John Hirschbeck, left, Doug Eddings and Jim Reynolds and Boston Red Sox manager Jimy Williams as he gives them the Texas Rangers lineup.
Line Score
GPFT FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
BOSTON 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7 9 1
TEXAS 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 x 1 8 0 FINAL
WP - PAT RAPP (2-0)
LP - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (0-1)
HOME RUNS: BOS - NONE
TEX - JUAN GONZALEZ (3) OFF RAPP IN THE 4TH
TIME: 2:25 ATT: 3,751
Box Score
BOSTON (7) AT TEXAS (1)
BOSTON AB R H BI TEXAS AB R H BI
OFFERMAN DH 3 1 1 1 T GOODWIN CF 3 0 0 0
GUBANICH PH 1 0 0 0 BOURNIBAL SS 2 0 1 0
D LEWIS CF 4 0 1 1 MCLEMORE 2B 4 0 0 0
NUNNALLY RF 0 0 0 0 GREER LF 2 0 1 0
JOHN VALENTIN 3B 3 0 1 1 ZAUN C 1 0 0 0
JACKSON SS 0 0 0 0 J GONZALEZ RF 3 1 1 1
N GARCIAPARRA SS 3 0 0 0 SHELDON 1B 1 0 0 0
KEITH MITCHELL LF1 0 0 0 I RODRIGUEZ C 3 0 0 0
OLEARY LF 3 2 2 0 CUYLER LF 1 0 0 0
DAUBACH 1B 1 0 0 0 L STEVENS 1B 3 0 1 0
STANLEY 1B 2 2 1 0 MATEO RF 1 0 0 0
VERAS 3B 1 0 0 0 ZEILE 3B 3 0 1 0
HATTEBERG C 4 1 1 2 SHAVE 3B 1 0 0 0
SADLER 2B 3 1 1 2 ALICEA DH 3 0 1 0
T NIXON RF 1 0 0 0 R KELLY PH 1 0 0 0
BUFORD CF 2 0 1 0 CLAYTON SS 2 0 1 0
S GREEN CF 2 0 1 0
TOTALS 32 7 9 7 TOTALS 36 1 8 1
BOSTON 140 002 000-- 7
TEXAS 000 100 000-- 1
E--STANLEY. DP--TEXAS 1. LOB--BOSTON 3, TEXAS 9.
2B--OFFERMAN, HATTEBERG, STANLEY, L STEVENS. HR--J
GONZALEZ (OFF RAPP). SB--SADLER, CLAYTON. CS--OFFERMAN.
S--SADLER. SF--JOHN VALENTIN.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
BOSTON
RAPP (W) 5 2-3 4 1 1 1 3 1
R CORMIER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
GROSS 1 1-3 2 0 0 0 0 0
HARIKKALA 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
GUTHRIE 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TEXAS
LOAIZA (L) 5 6 5 5 3 1 0
MUNOZ 2 2 2 2 0 1 0
ZIMMERMAN 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
D PATTERSON 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
T--2:25. A--3,751.
PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA (TICKER) -- Esteban Loaiza was
pounded for five runs in five innings as the Boston Red Sox routed the Texas Rangers, 7-1,
in a spring game.
Loaiza is competing for the fifth spot in the rotation with Mike Morgan and did little to
help his cause, allowing six hits and walking three. In five spring outings, Loaiza has
allowed 14 earned runs in 15 2/3 innings.
The Red Sox scored four times in the second to take a 5-1 lead, keyed by an RBI double by
Scott Hatteberg. Troy O'Leary had two of the nine hits for Boston.
Pat Rapp was the winner, allowing one run and four hits in 5 2/3 innings. The lone run
came on a fourth-inning homer by Juan Gonzalez.