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You are here: Home / Schedule / 2008 Season

2008 Season

Season Notes

  • 2008 Season Page at Baseball Reference
  • 2008 Season Page at Wikipedia
  • Final Record: 79-83 (.488), 2nd/4 AL West, 21GB
  • Interleague Home: Astros, Phillies, Braves
  • Interleague Away: Astros, Nationals, Mets
  • First season with Nolan Ryan as team President
  • All Star Representatives (4): Milton Bradley, Josh Hamilton, Ian Kinsler, Michael Young
  • Josh Hamilton ran away with Home Run Derby, even though he didn’t win.
  • The Interactive schedule is not available for this season – the first year MLB.com did that was 2009.

Opening Day Lineup

  1. Ian Kinsler – 2B
  2. Michael Young – SS
  3. Josh Hamilton – CF
  4. Hank Blalock – 3B
  5. Milton Bradley – DH
  6. Marlon Byrd – RF
  7. David Murphy – LF
  8. Gerald Laird – C
  9. Ben Broussard – 1B
  • Kevin Millwood – SP

My Game Recaps

  • G1: Rangers beat Mariners, 27-2 (2/20/2008)
  • ST1: Rangers beat Royals in Cactus Opener, 6-1 (2/27/2008)
  • ST2: Rangers tie Angels, 3-3 (2/28/2008)
  • ST3: Rangers drop close one to Angels, 3-2 (2/29/2008)
  • ST4: Rangers blow out Royals, 15-7 (3/1/2008)
  • ST5: Rangers come from behind to beat Royals, 8-7 (3/2/2008)
  • ST6: Rangers win in 10 against Giants, 8-6 (3/3/2008)
  • ST7: Rangers lose to DBacks 9-3 (3/4/2008)
  • ST8: Rangers lose to Brewers, 12-6 (3/8/2008)
  • ST9: Rangers pitching beats the White Sox, 6-1 (3/8/2008)
  • ST10: Rangers lose to Brewers for 2nd time in three days, 9-8 (3/8/2008)
  • ST11: Rangers lose to Padres on Saturday, 9-5 (3/9/2008)
  • ST12: Rangers lose again – to Angels, 6-4 (3/9/2008)
  • ST13: Rangers beat Pads Monday night, 5-2 (3/11/2008)
  • ST14: Rangers beat White Sox in 10, 7-5 (3/12/2008)
  • ST15: Laird powers Rangers to 5-4 win over Cubs (3/12/2008)
  • ST16: Rangers get second tie of the spring; 6-6 against Rockies (3/16/2008)
  • ST17: Rangers beat Royals Friday, 10-8 (3/16/2008)
  • ST18: Rangers get 10th win with 10 runs over Rockies (3/16/2008)
  • ST19: Rangers lose to A’s, 9-7 (3/16/2008)
  • ST20: Rangers lose to Mariners, 5-2 (3/18/2008)
  • ST21: Rangers win behind Mendoza, 11-6 (3/19/2008)
  • ST22: Rangers beat Diamondbacks, 8-7 (3/21/2008)
  • ST23: Rangers weak offensively; lose 4-1 to Halos (3/21/2008)
  • ST24: Rangers slug out Mariners, 8-5 (3/24/2008)
  • ST25: Rangers win again; beat Giants 5-2 (3/24/2008)
  • ST26: Rangers lose to Cubs in bottom of ninth, 7-6 (3/24/2008)
  • ST27: Rangers beat Mariners late, 5-1 (3/26/2008)
  • ST28: Rangers club Padres, 12-7 (3/28/2008)
  • ST29: Rangers win final Arizona game; 8-5 over Royals (3/28/2008)
  • ST30: Rangers lose to Chisox in OKC, 5-4 (3/29/2008)
  • ST31: Rangers lose to their own AA team Saturday, 7-2 (3/30/2008)
  • G1: Rangers waste good outing by Millwood; lose 5-2 (4/1/2008)
  • G2: Rangers waste Padilla outing; win anyway, 5-4 (4/2/2008)
  • G3: Rangers lose longball contest to M’s, 4-1 (4/3/2008)
  • G4: Rangers blow out Angels, 11-6 (4/8/2008)
  • G5: Millwood gets shaft again; Rangers lose 2-1 (4/8/2008)
  • G6: Gerald Laird leads Rangers to 10-4 win (4/8/2008)
  • G7: Rangers blown out in home opener; lose 8-1 (4/9/2008)
  • Wednesday night’s game rained out (4/9/2008)
  • G8: Millwood finally wins in first game of DH, 3-1 (4/11/2008)
  • G9: Rangers sweep DH with 5-4 win in Game 2 (4/11/2008)
  • G10: Hamilton’s bat not enough, Rangers back to .500 with loss (4/12/2008)
  • G11: Defense & Halladay add up to not much of a chance (4/13/2008)
  • G12: Rangers swept by Blue Jays after 10 inning 5-4 loss (4/14/2008)
  • G13: Rangers drop fourth in a row with 7-4 loss to Angels (4/15/2008)
  • G14: Rangers lose again, 7-4 – drop to 5-9 overall (4/15/2008)
  • G15: Rangers win in 14 against Toronto, 4-2 (4/18/2008)
  • G16: Rangers beat Roy Halladay 4-1, commit no errors (gasp) (4/18/2008)
  • G17: Rangers slammed into submission; lose 11-3 (4/19/2008)
  • G18: Rangers lose late Saturday, 5-3 on Manny HR (4/20/2008)
  • G19: Rangers blow it again on another late loss, 6-5 (4/20/2008)
  • G20: Rangers swept in Boston (4/22/2008)
  • G21: Rangers now 7-14 after 10-2 drubbing in Detroit (4/23/2008)
  • G22: Rangers serve up a heaping big pile of suck, lose 19-6 (4/24/2008)
  • G23: Rangers swept in Detroit on 8-2 loss (4/25/2008)
  • G24: Rangers finally win in walkoff fashion Friday, 6-5 (4/26/2008)
  • G25: Rangers one game winning streak is over; lose 12-6 (4/27/2008)
  • G26: Vicente Padilla very strong, Rangers win 10-0 (4/29/2008)
  • G27: Jennings stinks; Rangers lose 9-5 (4/30/2008)
  • G28: Rangers win despite themselves 11-9; Hamilton gets slam (5/1/2008)
  • G29: Ponson (!) outduels Greinke to win 2-1 pitcher’s duel (5/1/2008)
  • G30: Rangers take opener against A’s, 4-3 (5/5/2008)
  • G31: Rangers win 4th in a row; 6-3 over Athletics (5/5/2008)
  • G32: Rangers lose to A’s 3-1 (5/5/2008)
  • G33: Rangers lose big early to Mariners, 7-3 (5/6/2008)
  • G34: Rangers blow out M’s early, win big 10-1 (5/7/2008)
  • G35: Padilla strong again, Rangers beat Mariners, 2-0 (5/8/2008)
  • G36: Rangers win 5-0, Mariners suck, Sexson declared “a girl” (5/8/2008)
  • G37: Rangers win 4-0. 4/31 in a row. Sexson’s still gutless. (5/10/2008)
  • G38: Rangers win 5th in a row, Millwood hurt (5/12/2008)
  • G39: Rangers lose win streak with big 12-6 defeat (5/12/2008)
  • G40: Rangers win slugfest in 10th, 13-12 (5/14/2008)
  • G41: Rangers D leads team to 5-2 win over Mariners (5/14/2008)
  • G42: Rangers drop series finale in 12, 4-3 (5/14/2008)
  • G43: Rangers bomb Astros with 6 HR, win 16-8 (5/17/2008)
  • G44: Rangers beat Oswalt & Houston, 6-2, get back to .500 (5/18/2008)
  • G45: Rangers drop finale to Astros, 5-4 (5/20/2008)
  • G46: Rangers drop gaming in annoying fashion; 7-6 in 12 (5/20/2008)
  • G47: 7 run inning by Twins dooms Rangers; we lose big, 11-4 (5/23/2008)
  • G48: Rangers turn tables; bomb Twins, 10-1 (5/23/2008)
  • G49: Rangers take it in 10; beat Twins 8-7 (5/23/2008)
  • G50: Rangers survive a “no pitching” game, win 13-9 (5/24/2008)
  • G51: Rangers lose game to Cleveland, 5-2 (5/26/2008)
  • G52: Rangers win on Ben Francisco Treat, 2-1 (5/26/2008)
  • G53: Rangers beat by Kazmir & Rays, 7-3 (5/26/2008)
  • G54: Rangers slam Rays behind Hamilton, 12-6 (5/27/2008)
  • G55: Rangers dop finale to Tampa Bay 5-3 (5/28/2008)
  • G56: Rangers back to .500 again with 3-1 win over A’s (5/31/2008)
  • G57: Rangers get over .500 again with 8-4 win (5/31/2008)
  • G58: Rangers pen lays a big steaming pile of… (We lose 13-8) (6/2/2008)
  • G59: Rangers lose to Indians, 13-9 (6/2/2008)
  • G60: Rangers outslug Cleveland, 12-7 (6/3/2008)
  • G61: Rangers pitching sucked. Rangers lost 15-9 (6/5/2008)
  • G62: Rangers get split in Indians series with 9-4 win (6/8/2008)
  • G63: Rangers shut down by Kazmir again, lose 12-4 (6/8/2008)
  • G64: Rangers drop close one to Rays, 5-4 (6/8/2008)
  • G65: Rangers get win in series finale, 6-3 (6/8/2008)
  • G66: Back to .500 AGAIN with 5-4 comeback in Kansas City (6/11/2008)
  • G67: Rangers win 11-5 behind big seven spot in seventh (6/12/2008)
  • G68: Rangers can’t sweep anyone again, lose 6-5 (6/12/2008)
  • G69: Rangers shut down by Oliver Perez, lose 7-1 (6/14/2008)
  • Rangers and Mets rained out (6/14/2008)
  • G70: Rangers hang on with 8-7 win in Game 1 of DH (6/17/2008)
  • G71: Rangers split DH, lose series with 4-2 loss (6/17/2008)
  • G72: Rangers take opener against Braves at home, 7-5 (6/18/2008)
  • G73: Bullpen blows it late, Rangers lose to Atlanta 5-2 (6/19/2008)
  • G74: Rangers walk off with 5-4 win, but didn’t have to (6/19/2008)
  • G75: Rangers lose in 14 innings to Nats, 4-3 (6/20/2008)
  • G76: Rangers come back and stomp on Nats, 13-3 (6/24/2008)
  • G77: Rangers are one game over .500 with 5-3 win (6/24/2008)
  • G78: Rangers drop Game 1 in “H Town”, 4-3 (6/25/2008)
  • G79: Rangers win nailbiter over Astros, 3-2 (6/26/2008)
  • G80: Rangers fall behind early, lose game 7-2 (6/27/2008)
  • G81: Rangers win battle of bad starters against Phillies 8-7 (6/27/2008)
  • G82: Rangers lose tight one to Phillies, 8-6 (7/1/2008)
  • G83: Rangers beat Moyer & Phillies, 5-1 (7/1/2008)
  • G84: Rangers outpitch Yankees, win game 2-1 (7/1/2008)
  • G85: Rangers beat Mariano Rivera & Yanks, 3-2 (7/1/2008)
  • G86: Rangers beat Ponson, but not Yanks – lose big 18-7 (7/2/2008)
  • G87: Padilla looks bad, Rangers lose to Orioles, 10-4 (7/5/2008)
  • G88: Rangers take middle game in Baltimore series, 5-3 (7/7/2008)
  • G89: Rangers survive 11-10 to take series against Orioles (7/7/2008)
  • G90: Rangers lose exciting game to Angels, 9-6 (7/8/2008)
  • G91: Matt Harrison shines in Rangers’ 3-2 win (7/9/2008)
  • G93: Rangers lose game in 11 innings to Angels, 11-10 (7/10/2008)
  • G94: Luis Mendoza much better; Rangers beat ChiSox, 7-2 (7/12/2008)
  • G95: Rangers lose to White Sox, 9-7 (7/13/2008)
  • G96: Rangers barely hang on for 12-11 win (7/13/2008)
  • Michael Young ends it in 15th, AL wins All Star Game 4-3 (7/16/2008)
  • G97: Rangers underwhelm in second half opener; lose 6-0 (7/19/2008)
  • G98: Rangers stink it up, lose big, 14-2 to Twins (7/19/2008)
  • G99: It’s the Taylor Tegarden show as Rangers win 1-0 (7/21/2008)
  • G100: Couple of HR’s lead Texas to 6-1 win on Monday (7/23/2008)
  • G101: Rangers lose big to White Sox, 10-2 (7/23/2008)
  • G102: Rangers don’t have enough stick, lose 10-8 (7/23/2008)
  • G103: Rangers pour it on LATE, win game 14-5 (7/26/2008)
  • G104: Texas homers its way to a 9-4 win in Oakland (7/28/2008)
  • G105: Texas still can’t sweep; we lose finale to A’s, 6-5 (7/28/2008)
  • G106: Beltre powers Mariners to 7-5 win over Texas (7/30/2008)
  • G107: Rangers survive themselves, beat M’s in slugfest, 11-10 (7/30/2008)
  • G108: Rangers win game with Young pinch hit, 4-3 (8/1/2008)
  • G109: Harrison bad early, Rangers can’t recover; lose 8-5 (8/1/2008)
  • G110: Rangers walk off with another one, 9-8 (8/3/2008)
  • G111: Rangers can’t get to five over; lose to Jays, 6-4 (8/3/2008)
  • G112: Rangers powered by Laird, win game 8-4 (8/4/2008)
  • G113: Rangers overcome umpires, win game 9-5 (8/5/2008)
  • G114: Rangers win again after hanging on for 8-6 victory (8/5/2008)
  • G115: Rangers lose to Yankees, 5-3 (8/6/2008)
  • G116: Rangers lose to Yankees, 3-0 (8/7/2008)
  • G117: Rangers still apparently in TX during 9-1 loss in Baltimore (8/9/2008)
  • G118: Rangers still not in Baltimore apparently; lose 9-0 (8/9/2008)
  • G119: Rangers unload on Orioles, win finale 15-7 (8/14/2008)
  • G120: Rangers suffer epic loss to Red Sox, 19-17 (8/14/2008)
  • G121: Rangers lose to Boston again, 8-4 (8/14/2008)
  • G122: Rangers stink it up something awful, lose to Red Sox 10-0 (8/14/2008)
  • G123: Rangers look sad in 7-0 loss, drop below .500 again (8/16/2008)
  • G124: Rangers break losing streak behind 3-0 Harrison gem (8/17/2008)
  • G125: Rangers drop finale to Rays, 7-4 (8/18/2008)
  • G126: Rangers lose opening game to Detroit, 8-7 (8/21/2008)
  • G127: Texas drops to 3 games under .500 with 11-3 loss (8/21/2008)
  • G128: Rangers power and pitching lead to 9-1 win over Tigers (8/21/2008)
  • G129: Texas opens Indians series with 7-5 loss (8/23/2008)
  • G130: Rangers drop second one to Indians, 8-7 (8/24/2008)
  • G131: Rangers swept by Indians with 4-3 loss on Sunday (8/24/2008)
  • G132: Rangers and Nelson Cruz beat KC, 9-4 (8/30/2008)
  • G133: Millwood beats Greinke 2-1 in KC pitchers’ duel (8/30/2008)
  • G134: Rangers sweep Royals (!) with 3-2 win (8/30/2008)
  • G135: Bullpen blows it in 7-5 loss to Angels (8/30/2008)
  • G136: Rangers lose low scoring affair to Angels, 3-1 (8/30/2008)
  • G137: Angels squeak by Rangers, win 4-3 (9/5/2008)
  • G138: Rangers turn tables, squeak by Angels, 4-3 (9/5/2008)
  • G139: Beltre cycle leads M’s to bombing of Texas, 12-6 (9/5/2008)
  • G140: McCarthy bounces back for the win, 6-4 (9/5/2008)
  • G141: Dustin Nippert stellar in 1-0 win over Seattle (9/5/2008)
  • G142: Millwood stumbles, Rangers lose big, 8-1 (9/5/2008)
  • G143: Rangers destory Wakefield, bomb Sox 15-8 (9/9/2008)
  • G144: Rangers drop finale against Red Sox, 7-2 (9/9/2008)
  • G145: Rangers get to Hernandez & Mariners, 7-3 (9/13/2008)
  • G146: Rangers drop game to Mariners, 8-7 (9/13/2008)
  • G147: Dustin Nippert and Rangers get win over A’s, 6-1 (9/13/2008)
  • G148: Matt Harrison dominates A’s, Rangers win 7-0 (9/13/2008)
  • G149: Rangers lose big to A’s 7-1 (9/15/2008)
  • G150: Rangers lose to A’s again, 7-4 (9/15/2008)
  • G151: Rangers outslug Tigers, win 11-8 (9/16/2008)
  • G152: Rangers walk off with 5-4 win (9/18/2008)
  • G153: That was just awful. Rangers lose 17-4 (9/18/2008)
  • G154: Rangers lose 15-13. Fans sigh. (9/21/2008)
  • G155: Rangers drop another to Anaheim, 7-3 (9/27/2008)
  • G156: Rangers lose to Angels again by same score, 7-3 (9/28/2008)
  • G157: Rangers lose in 11 to A’s, 4-3 (9/28/2008)
  • G158: Rangers retake 2nd place with 6-4 win over A’s (9/28/2008)
  • G159: Rangers blow out A’s 14-4 (9/28/2008)
  • G160: Rangers bomb Lackey & Angels, win 12-1 (9/28/2008)
  • G161: Rangers beat Angels again, 8-4 (9/28/2008)
  • G162: Season ends with 7-0 loss to Angels (9/28/2008)

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