Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Atlanta 5, Texas 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 90°
Umpires: Home - Edward Montague, 1B - Jim Wolf, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Phil Cuzzi
Attendance: 38545
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Atlanta 101000003581
Texas 001001000261
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Atlanta 36-37 25-11 11-26 W1
Texas 36-37 18-17 18-20 L1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Texas Rangers have a 18-17 record at home this season. The Atlanta Braves have a 11-26 record on the road.
  • Texas has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rangers have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Atlanta has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Braves have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Jeff Bennett pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.47. Mike Gonzalez closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. C.J. Wilson took the loss for Texas.
  • Chipper Jones had the only homerun for Atlanta.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Atlanta   Texas
Jo-Jo Reyes Player Eric Hurley
Loss W/L Loss
7.0 IP 5.0
3 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 5
1.29 ERA 3.60
Hitting
Atlanta   Texas
Yunel Escobar Player Josh Hamilton
2 Hits 2
0 RBI 0
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Atlanta 8 1 14 .229 15 10 5 4 0 1
Texas 6 0 6 .214 15 4 2 5 2 1