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APRIL 12, 2004
Tonight concludes the four-game series in Texas between the Rangers and the Anaheim Angels. The Rangers are looking to take the series three out of four.
AL Player of the Week: 3B Melvin Mora Baltimore Orioles
NL Player of the Week; 1B J T Snow San Francisco Giants
WEEKLY POWER RANKINGS
1. Oakland Athletics
2. New York Yankees
3. St Louis Cardinals
4. Colorado Rockies
5. Houston Astros
6. New York Mets
7. Detroit Tigers
8. Florida Marlins
9. Chicago Cubs
10. San Francisco Giants
11. Cleveland Indians
12. Boston Red Sox
13. Texas Rangers
14. Toronto Blue Jays
15. Pittsburgh Pirates
16. Chicago White Sox
17. Cincinnati Reds
18. Minnesota Twins
19. Tampa Bay Devil Rays
20. Atlanta Braves
21. San Diego Padres
22. Philadelphia Phillies
23. Anaheim Angels
24. Montreal Expos
25. Arizona Diamondbacks
26. Los Angeles Dodgers
27. Seattle Mariners
28. Baltimore Orioles
29. Milwaukee Brewers
30. Kansas City Royals
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 3-3 at Cleveland Indians 4-3
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 2-4 at New York Mets 4-2
Cincinnati Reds 3-3 at Philadelphia Phillies 2-4
Pittsburgh Pirates 3-3 at Chicago Cubs 4-2
Arizona Diamondbacks 2-4 at Colorado Rockies 4-2
Milwaukee Brewers 2-5 at San Francisco Giants 4-2
Houston Astros 4-2 at St Louis Cardinals 5-2
ANAHEIM ANGELS (2-4) AT TEXAS RANGERS (3-3)
MATCHUPS
SP John Lackey vs Ryan Drese Advantage Anaheim
C Bengie Molina vs Rod Barajas Advantage Push
1B Robb Quinlan vs Mark Teixeira Advantage Texas
2B Adam Kennedy vs Eric Young Sr Advantage Anaheim
3B Troy Glaus vs Hank Blalock Advantage Anaheim
SS David Eckstein vs Mike B Young Advantage Push
LF Jose Guillen vs David Dellucci Advantage Anaheim
CF Chone Figgins vs Gary Matthews Jr Advantage Push
RF Vladimir Guerrero vs Kevin Mench Advantage Anaheim
DH Jeff DaVanon vs Alfonso Soriano Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Anaheim
In the top of the first, Guillen put the Angels on the board with a sacrifice fly.
In the top of the third, Guerrero got a two-out RBI single.
In the bottom of the third, Matthews brought home a run with a single.
After three: Anaheim 2 Texas 1.
In the top of the fourth, Glaus hit a two-run homer 357 feet. An RBI single by Quinlan made it 5-1 Angels. The Angels then loaded the bases with one out. DaVanon walked on four pitches to bring home another run. With the bases still loaded with one out, Jeff Nelson took the mound for the Rangers and got Guerrero to ground into the 5-4-3 to retire the side.
In the bottom of the sixth, Soriano got an RBI with a sacrifice fly. Teixeira hit a two-run blast 442 feet to get the Rangers back in the game.
After six: Anaheim 6 Texas 4.
In the top of the seventh, Ron Mahay took the mound for the Rangers.
In the top of the eighth, with a runner on first and two out, Doug Brocail took the mound for the Rangers and got out of the inning without the runner scoring.
In the top of the ninth, a two-out RBI single by Guillen made it a three-run lead.
In the bottom of the ninth, Francisco Rodriguez took the mound for the Angels and took care of the Rangers to end the game.
The Angels got 13 hits in the win.
Final score: Anaheim 7 Texas 4.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Chone Figgins 2 for 3, 3B, 3 R, 2 BB
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Cleveland Indians 5 Minnesota Twins 4
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta Braves 21 New York Mets 4
Cincinnati Reds 9 Philadelphia Phillies 6
Pittsburgh Pirates 1 Chicago Cubs 0
Arizona Diamondbacks 12 Colorado Rockies 3
Milwaukee Brewers 5 San Francisco Giants 3
St Louis Cardinals 7 Houston Astros 5 13 innings
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Julio Franco Atlanta Braves 4 for 5, 3 2B, 6 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Shea Hillenbrand Arizona Diamondbacks 4 for 5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R
3. Richie Sexson Arizona Diamondbacks 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R
Colorado Rockies RF Larry Walker recorded his 2,000th career base hit.
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