2009 Season

Season Notes

• 2009 Season Page at Baseball Reference
• 2009 Season Page at Wikipedia
• Final Record: 90-72 (.556), 2nd/4 AL West
• AL Champions; lost in World Series 4-1
• Interleague Home: Astros, Dodgers, Padres
• Interleague Away: Astros, Giants, Diamondbacks
• Pudge Rodriguez re-acquired via trade for last 6 wks of season
• All Star Representatives (3): Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, Nelson Cruz

• ST1: Rangers offensive power shows up early; beat Royals 12-7 (2/25/2009)
• ST2: Millwood pitches well; Rangers drop game though, 7-2 (2/26/2009)
• ST3: Rangers give up huge inning, lose game 10-4 (2/28/2009)
• ST4: Golson leads Rangers to 6-4 win over DBacks (3/1/2009)
• ST5: Rangers lose big again; 13-6 to Mariners (3/1/2009)
• ST6: Rangers hang on for 8-7 win (3/3/2009)
• ST7: Rangers top Royals, 5-3 (3/5/2009)
• ST8: Feldman’s perfection, Kinsler’s 2s lead to 4-3 win (3/5/2009)
• ST9: Rangers lose frustrating game via walkoff, 8-7 (3/7/2009)
• ST10: Rangers pitching dominates in 2-1 win over White Sox (3/7/2009)
• ST11: Rangers win 7-2 over Cubs (3/9/2009)
• ST12: Rangers lose 13-7, done in by stink from Number 33. (3/10/2009)
• ST13: Rangers lose late to Giants, 5-4 (3/12/2009)
• ST14: Rangers jump out early to 9-1 win over Mariners (3/13/2009)
• ST15: Rangers jump out early, do little else, lose 4-3 to LA (3/14/2009)
• ST16: Rangers lose second SS game against Royals, 4-1 (3/14/2009)
• ST17: Rangers lose game 8-4, but Harrison looked good (3/15/2009)
• ST18: Rangers win slugfest against San Diego 10-7 (3/16/2009)
• ST19: Rangers beat Indians big, 11-5 (3/18/2009)
• ST20: McCarthy & Hamilton dominate in 9-4 win (3/18/2009)
• ST21: Rangers beat A’s 8-5 behind 6 run third (3/20/2009)
• ST22: Rangers win again, 11-5 over Rockies (3/21/2009)
• ST23: Millwood leads Rangers to 8-4 win on Saturday (3/23/2009)
• ST24: Rangers lose big to Dodgers, 11-4 (3/23/2009)
• ST25: Rangers now 14-10-1 after 7-7 tie with Mariners (3/25/2009)
• ST26: Rangers win behind Crush Davis Grand slam, 8-5 (3/26/2009)
• ST27: Rangers blow it, lose to Brewers 11-10 (3/27/2009)
• ST28: Rangers lose 2nd in a row to Brewers, 7-4 (3/28/2009)
• ST29: Rangers beat KC 8-5 on Saturday (3/28/2009)
• ST30: Josh homers twice as Rangers beat Angels 13-7 (3/30/2009)
• ST31: Rangers take Giants 7-5 in 10 innings (3/31/2009)
• ST32: Rangers lose big to Giants, 10-3 (4/1/2009)
• ST33: Rangers win late 5-4 on Jones Home Run (4/1/2009)
• ST34: Rangers win game of 3’s in Arizona finale (4/3/2009)
• The Rawlings Grill is gone at the Ballpark (4/3/2009)
• ST35: Rangers win 7-2 over KC in Frisco (4/5/2009)
• ST36: Rangers lose Spring Finale in Arlington, 5-4 (4/5/2009)
• G1: Rangers bomb Lee & Indians 9-1 on Opening Day (4/6/2009)
• G2: Rangers make it 2-0 with 8-5 win on Wed night (4/9/2009)
• G3: Rangers go to 3-0 behind 12-8 sweep of Indians (4/10/2009)
• G4: Rangers brought back to Earth with 15-2 blowout loss (4/10/2009)
• G5: Rangers shut down on two hits, lose to Tigers, 4-3 (4/12/2009)
• G6: CJ Wilson blows game for Millwood; Rangers lose 6-4 (4/14/2009)
• G7: Rangers drop to 3-4 with 10-9 loss to Orioles (4/14/2009)
• G8: Bullpen blows it again (7-5), Galloway’s probably happy (4/15/2009)
• G9: Rangers destroy O’s 19-6 behind Kinsler cycle (4/21/2009)
• G10: Rangers fall hard again, 12-3 (4/21/2009)
• G11: Rangers shut out and shut down by Greinke; lose 2-0 (4/21/2009)
• G12: Rangers walk off with 6-5 win against KC (4/21/2009)
• G13: Rangers win in Toronto, 5-4 (4/24/2009)
• G14: Rangers lose to Jays in extra innings, 8-7 (4/24/2009)
• G15: Rangers lose rubber game to Blue Jays, 5-2 (4/24/2009)
• G16: Rangers win late against Orioles, 5-4 (4/26/2009)
• G17: Rangers win again by one in Baltimore, 6-5 (4/26/2009)
• G18: Rangers lose game they should have won, 8-5 (4/28/2009)
• G19: Matt Harrison & Rangers hang on, win 6-4 (4/28/2009)
• G20: Rangers come home, win against A’s, 5-4 (4/28/2009)
• First rainout of the season (4/29/2009)
• G21: Rangers lose to A’s 4-2 on Thursday (5/1/2009)
• G22: Rangers drop to 10-12 after 4-3 loss (5/2/2009)
• G23: Rangers survive rain and themselves; win 9-6 (5/3/2009)
• G24: Rangers go up early, win game 5-1 (5/5/2009)
• G25: Rangers hold on, win in Seattle, 6-5 (5/5/2009)
• Taking a short break (5/7/2009)
• G26: Rangers win it in 10th, 7-2 (5/16/2009)
• G27: Rangers beat A’s, 3-2 (5/16/2009)
• G28: Rangers lose to Athletics, 9-4 (5/16/2009)
• G29: Matt Harrison freakin’ fantastic; Rangers win 6-0 (5/16/2009)
• G30: Rangers lose to Dank Sox, 3-2 (5/16/2009)
• G31: Rangers pound White Sox, win 7-1 (5/16/2009)
• G32: Hamilton returns, goes deep in 7-1 win over M’s (5/16/2009)
• G33: Rangers walk off with win, 6-5 (5/16/2009)
• G34: Rangers walk off again 3-2, Harrison great again! (5/16/2009)
• G35: Rangers hang on against Angels, win 10-8 (5/16/2009)
• G36: Rangers win sixth straight 5-3; Lackey ejected (5/16/2009)
• G37: Rangers sweep away Angels with 3-0 win! (5/18/2009)
• G38: Rangers cooled off in Detroit; lose 4-0 (5/20/2009)
• G39: Rangers score this time; still lose to Tigers, 5-3 (5/22/2009)
• G40: Rangers futility continues; we are swept with 4-3 loss (5/22/2009)
• G41: Cruz homer late lifts Rangers to 6-5 win in Houston (5/25/2009)
• G42: Cruz keeps at it, powers Rangers to 6-3 win (5/25/2009)
• G43: McCarthy shines in 5-0 win over Astros (5/25/2009)
• G44: Rangers lose to Yankees, 11-1 (5/25/2009)
• G45: Rangers top Yankees.. eventually. 7-3 (5/27/2009)
• G46: Yankees beat Rangers 9-2 (5/27/2009)
• G47: Rangers take first game of DH, 6-3 (5/31/2009)
• G48: Rangers sweep DH with 5-2 win in Game 2 (5/31/2009)
• G49: Rangers bomb A’s on Saturday, 14-1 (5/31/2009)
• G50: Rangers drop finale of series to A’s 5-4 (6/2/2009)
• G51: Rangers lose to Yankees, 12-3 (6/3/2009)
• G52: Rangers and Feldman defeat Yanks, 4-2 (6/5/2009)
• G53: Rangers blow it late, lose to Yankees 8-6 (6/5/2009)
• G54: Millwood strong; Rangers beat Boston 5-1 (6/8/2009)
• G55: The Jon Lester show two hits Texas, 8-1 (6/8/2009)
• G56: Rangers take rubber game against Red Sox, 6-3 (6/8/2009)
• G57: Rangers drop series opener to Toronto, 6-3 (6/10/2009)
• G58: Rangers shut down completely, lose 9-0 to Blue Jays (6/10/2009)
• Wednesday’s game rained out (6/10/2009)
• G59: Rangers win a 1-0 game in Arlington. ARLINGTON! (6/13/2009)
• G60: Rangers toss second shutout in a row; 6-0 over L.A. (6/13/2009)
• G61: Rangers lose to Dodgers and lights, 3-1 (6/16/2009)
• G62: Rangers lose finale to Dodgers, 6-3 (6/16/2009)
• G63: Rangers take the Silver Boot with 6-1 win (6/19/2009)
• G64: Rangers win again 5-4 (in 10) on historic night (6/19/2009)
• G65: Rangers drop finale of Houston series, 5-3 (6/19/2009)
• G66: Rangers drop opener of SF series, 6-4 (6/23/2009)
• G67: Rangers lose in 11 to Giants, 2-1 (6/23/2009)
• G68: Rangers swept in SF with 3-2 loss (6/23/2009)
• G69: Rangers drop 5th in a row with 8-2 loss in Phoenix. (6/24/2009)
• G70: Rangers win again with a close 2-1 game over Arizona (6/26/2009)
• G71: Rangers win game very late by score of 9-8 (6/26/2009)
• G72: Rangers blow out San Diego with 12-2 win on Friday (6/26/2009)
• G74: Tommy Hunter hard luck pitcher in 2-0 loss to SD (6/29/2009)
• G73: Holland pitches like a rookie, Rangers lose 7-3 (6/29/2009)
• G75: Rangers lose to Angels 5-2; drop 2.5 games back (7/3/2009)
• G76: Rangers bounce back against Angels Tuesday, win 9-5 (7/3/2009)
• G77: Rangers walkoff after blown save, 9-7 (7/3/2009)
• G78: Tommy Hunter wins his first; 3-1 over Tampa Bay (7/4/2009)
• G79: Rangers unload on Rays, trounce them 12-4 (7/6/2009)
• G80: Rangers sweep Tampa Bay with 5-2 win (7/6/2009)
• G81: Rangers lose series opener to Anaheim, 9-4 (7/7/2009)
• G82: Rangers back in first with 8-5 win over Anaheim (7/8/2009)
• G83: Andruw Jones homers 3 times on way to 8-1 win (7/10/2009)
• G84: Rangers lose game rather annoyingly; 3-1 to Mariners (7/10/2009)
• G85: Rangers homer their way to 6-4 win in Seattle (7/11/2009)
• G86: Rangers & Millwood lose annoyingly to Seattle, 4-1 (7/13/2009)
• G87: Rangers drop series with a 5-3 stinkbomb loss. (7/13/2009)
• Nelson Cruz and the Home Run Derby (7/14/2009)
• AL wins again over NL by score of 4-3 (7/14/2009)
• G88: Padilla blows this one, Rangers lose 5-3 (7/18/2009)
• G89: Rangers drop 50th in a row, lose 4-1 (7/20/2009)
• G90: Kinsler bookends 5-3 extra inning win (7/20/2009)
• G91: Rangers homer their way to a 6-3 win over Red Sox (7/24/2009)
• G92: Hunter outduels Beckett for 4-2 win over Boston (7/24/2009)
• G93: Rangers sweep Boston with 3-1 win (7/24/2009)
• G94: Rangers take 5th in a row with 2-0 win over Greinke & KC (7/25/2009)
• G95: Rangers finally lose, 6-3 to Royals (7/28/2009)
• G96: Rangers take series in KC with 7-2 win on Sunday (7/28/2009)
• G97: Rangers finally beat Tigers, 5-2 at home (7/28/2009)
• G98: Rangers win again, 7-3 over Detroit (7/29/2009)
• G99: Rangers stink it up really badly, lose 13-5 (7/30/2009)
• G100: Derek Holland masterful; Rangers win 7-1 (7/31/2009)
• G101: Rangers win soggy game 5-4 on Friday night (8/1/2009)
• G102: Rangers lose 7-2, Sierra & Harrah inducted (8/3/2009)
• G103: Rangers take series with 4-2 win on Sunday (8/3/2009)
• G104: CJ Wilson blows it in the ninth. We lose 3-2! (8/3/2009)
• G105: Rangers shut out in Oakland, 6-0 (8/4/2009)
• G106: Rangers lose to Oakland, 7-5 (8/7/2009)
• G107: Tommy Hunter bounces back; Rangers win 6-4 (8/7/2009)
• G108: Rangers muscle around Anaheim again; win 11-6 (8/8/2009)
• G109: Rangers lose to Angels, 3-2 (8/11/2009)
• G110: Derek Holland makes Hannah Baugh happy again! (8/11/2009)
• G111: Rangers shut down by Aaron Laffey, lose 5-0 (8/14/2009)
• G112: Tommy Hunter shines again in 5-0 win. Squeee! (8/14/2009)
• G113: Scott Feldman & Rangers take final game 4-1 (8/14/2009)
• G114: Frankie Francisco totally blows it in 9th, we lose 8-4 (8/14/2009)
• G115: Rangers bounce back, beat Boston 7-2 (8/17/2009)
• G116: Rangers take series with 4-3 win; take over wild card! (8/17/2009)
• G117: Rangers beat Twins 8-5 (8/19/2009)
• G118: Twins top Rangers 9-6 (8/19/2009)
• G119: Twins spoil Pudge’s return; Rangers lose 5-4 (8/21/2009)
• G120: Rangers bomb Twins 11-1 on my birthday (8/21/2009)
• G121: Rangers are a little too late, lose to Rays 5-3 (8/25/2009)
• G122: Rangers lose to Rays in 10 innings, 5-4 (8/25/2009)
• G123: Scott Feldman stops losing streak, shuts out Tampa, 4-0 (8/25/2009)
• G124: Rangers hang on, beat Yankees 10-9 (8/26/2009)
• G125: Rangers lose to Yankees 9-2 (8/27/2009)
• G126: Rangers tee off on Yankees, win 7-2 (8/28/2009)
• G127: Rangers screwed by AAA Ump, lose 3-2 (8/29/2009)
• G128: Scott Feldman brilliant, Rangers win 3-0 (8/30/2009)
• G129: Rangers bullpen gives it to Twins; we lose 5-3 (9/1/2009)
• G130: What was THAT MESS? Rangers lose 18-10 (9/1/2009)
• How many in 2009? (9/1/2009)
• G131: Rangers beat Jays 5-2 in first game of DH (9/2/2009)
• G132: Rangers beat Jays 5-2 in second game of DH (9/2/2009)
• G133: Rangers take series finale against Toronto 6-4 (9/4/2009)
• G134: Rangers go to five in a row with 5-1 win in Baltimore (9/5/2009)
• G135: Rangers drop close game to Baltimore, 5-4 (9/7/2009)
• G136: Rangers shut out by O’s, 7-0 (9/7/2009)
• Monday night’s game was rained out (9/7/2009)
• Update on the Sale of the Rangers (9/7/2009)
• G137: Rangers hang on, beat Indians in Game 1, 11-9 (9/9/2009)
• G138: Rangers take DH sweep with 10-5 win in Game 2 (9/9/2009)
• G139: Rangers sweep Indians with 10-0 bombing on Wednesday (9/9/2009)
• Friday night’s game rained out (9/11/2009)
• G140: Rangers lose very soggy game Saturday, 8-3 (9/14/2009)
• G141: Tommy Hunter brilliant in DH Game 1 win, 7-2 (9/14/2009)
• G142: Rangers shut out in game 2 of DH, 5-0 (9/14/2009)
• G143: Rangers look pathetic losing to A’s, 9-0 (9/15/2009)
• G144: Rangers lose again 6-1 to Oakland (9/17/2009)
• G145: Rangers stink it up. I mean A LOT. Lose 4-0 (9/17/2009)
• G146: Rangers shut out AGAIN, this time by Angels, 2-0 (9/19/2009)
• G147: Rangers finally win, 3-2 over Angels (9/20/2009)
• G148: Rangers lose again 10-5, I don’t really care (9/21/2009)
• G149: Rangers offense wakes up, wins 10-3 (9/23/2009)
• G150: Rangers offense sleeps again, team loses 9-1 (9/23/2009)
• G151: Rangers squeak out a win, 9-8 (9/25/2009)
• G152: Rangers blown out in Oakland, 12-3 (9/25/2009)
• G153: Rangers top Tampa on Friday, 8-3 (9/29/2009)
• G154: 11 run 5th leads to 15-3 thrashing of Rays (9/29/2009)
• G155: Rangers blow home finale, 7-6 (9/29/2009)
• G156: It’s over. Rangers don’t even show up, lose 11-0 (9/29/2009)
• G157: Rangers lost to Angels, 5-2 (9/30/2009)
• G158: Rangers shut out AGAIN, 5-0 (10/3/2009)
• G159: Millwood pitches well in 11-3 win (10/3/2009)
• G160: Rangers win late in Seattle, 7-4 (10/3/2009)
• G161: Rangers drop close game, 2-1 to Seattle (10/4/2009)
• G162: Last game of season ends with a 4-3 loss. (10/5/2009)
• WS G1: Lee & Utley take down Yankees, 6-1 (10/29/2009)
• WS G2: Yankees bounce back against Phillies, win 3-1 (10/31/2009)
• The Rest of the World Series (11/5/2009)