Sarge puts Millwood in charge
Road kind to Millwood By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Kevin Millwood continued his strong road pitching, tossing seven solid innings, and the Rangers came back in the seventh inning to beat the Blue Jays in the rubber game. Mark DeRosa hit a two-run homer to tie the game, and Gary Matthews Jr.'s two-run double put Texas ahead for good.
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Rangers 5, Blue Jays 4
Gerald Laird crosses the plate for the Rangers' first run in the third inning. (Frank Gunn/AP)
Janssen can't hold lead By Jordan Bastian / MLB.com
Casey Janssen was solid for six innings on Wednesday, but ran into trouble in the seventh, as the Blue Jays dropped the series finale to the Rangers. The team designated infielder Shea Hillenbrand for assignment following the game.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 19, 2006
Texas
(49-46)
Won 2
Texas 5, Toronto 4
Today's Boxes 7/19/06
PIT 6, COL 5
OAK 5, BAL 1
BOS 1, KC 0
SEA 3, NYY 2
FLA 1, WSH 0
CLE 6, LAA 4
SF 7, MIL 6
PHI 5, SD 4
DET 5, CWS 2
CIN 7, NYM 4
HOU 4, CHC 2
STL 8, ATL 3
MIN 7, TB 2
ARI 8, LAD 0
Toronto
(52-42)
Lost 2
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Standings thru 7/19/06  | Gameday  | Rangers Stats  | Blue Jays Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Matthews , CF4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .330
Kinsler , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .309
Young , SS4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .309
Teixeira , 1B3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .272
Blalock , 3B3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .279
DeRosa , DH4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .332
Mench , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268
Hairston , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .209
Wilkerson , LF4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .238
Laird , C3 2 2 0 0 1 0 .339
Totals 33 5 7 4 2 5 7
BATTING 2B : Laird 2 (13, Janssen, Janssen), Matthews (31, Speier).HR : DeRosa (6, 7th inning off Janssen, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Matthews 3; Blalock; DeRosa 4; Wilkerson; Laird 4.RBI : DeRosa 2 (34), Matthews 2 (49).2-out RBI : Matthews 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Mench; Kinsler.GIDP : DeRosa; Kinsler.Team LOB : 3. FIELDING Outfield assists : Wilkerson (Hinske at 2nd base).DP : (Kinsler-Young-Teixeira).
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Johnson , RF4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .360
Catalanotto , LF3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .323
Wells , CF4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .311
Overbay , 1B4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .305
Zaun , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .301
Molina , C4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286
1-Mottola , PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Hinske , 3B4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .267
Hill , 2B-SS4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .303
McDonald , SS2 1 0 0 0 0 2 .220
a-Adams , PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
Totals 34 4 9 4 0 6 8
a-Lined out for McDonald in the 8th. 1-Ran for Molina in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Johnson (17, Millwood), Wells (23, Cordero).HR : Overbay (16, 4th inning off Millwood, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Johnson 2; Catalanotto; Wells 2; Overbay 5; Molina; Hinske 2; Hill.RBI : Overbay (54), Johnson 2 (25), Wells (73).2-out RBI : Overbay; Johnson 2; Wells.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Catalanotto; Zaun.GIDP : Hinske.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Hill (14, fielding).DP : 2 (Hinske-Hill-Overbay, Hill-McDonald-Overbay).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Millwood (W, 10-5)7.0 6 3 3 0 5 1 4.61
Cordero (H, 15)1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.24
Otsuka (S, 20)1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.98
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Janssen (L, 6-9)6.2 6 5 4 2 2 1 4.77
Speier 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.47
Downs 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.70
Ryan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.96
HBP : Catalanotto (by Cordero).Pitches-strikes : Millwood 92-65, Cordero 36-22, Otsuka 10-8, Janssen 86-57, Speier 8-5, Downs 14-9, Ryan 13-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Millwood 9-6, Cordero 0-2, Otsuka 3-0, Janssen 10-8, Speier 0-0, Downs 2-1, Ryan 0-1.Batters faced : Millwood 26, Cordero 6, Otsuka 3, Janssen 27, Speier 2, Downs 3, Ryan 3.Inherited runners-scored : Speier 2-2.Umpires : HP: Mike Everitt. 1B: Alfonso Marquez. 2B: Larry Young. 3B: Tom Hallion.Weather : 81 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph, R to L.T : 2:36.Att : 20,778.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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