Rangers 8, Indians 5
April 8, 2009 Posted by RobertDoes anybody know where I can get text-only box scores without all the fancy graphics? I’d love to just be able to copy and paste.
Positives
- Vicente Padilla was one out away from a Quality Start. You would like to see him get more innings, but once the Rangers took the lead, Padilla kept Cleveland at bay. He got himself into some trouble in the fourth, hitting Ryan Garko with the bases loaded, but then he got himself out of the jam.
- The offense was on again, and the best part is that it’s not coming from just one or two sources. Five Rangers drove in runs.
- Nelson Cruz hit two home runs. Breakout season?
- Elvis Andrus used his speed to beat out an infield single and drive in his first run, then hit a solo homer. I’m starting to like this kid.
- Francisco made it a little interesting in the ninth, but ultimately got the save on a strikeout.
- Have I mentioned I love the red unis? The Rangers wore white with blue letters tonight, but the red hats were a great touch. It was funny to watch the commercials with last year’s footage and the blue uniforms.
Negatives
- Defense. Michael Young and Elvis Andrus each had throwing errors. So much for that tight defense on the left side. I really do think it will be better, but it’s a little early for errors, right? C.J. Wilson added one of his own.
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia left the game with "lightheadedness." Uh, what? Taylor Teagarden was already scheduled to start tomorrow (day game after a night game), so hopefully Jarrod has enough time to, er, recover.
- It took Padilla 109 pitches to get through 5 2/3. He’s going to have to be more economical in the future. He also had 7 flyouts versus 5 groundouts, which will not be okay in July.
- I question bringing in Eddie Guardado for 1/3 of an inning. Why not let leave him in for the 8th if he’s already in the game and warm? He only threw 10 pitches. It seems like Washington was maybe being a little slavish to the predefined bullpen roles in this case.
- Only 23,000 in attendance? Come on, guys.

