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A Texas Rangers Historical Simulation beginning in the year 2004. AI will control all teams. Real life lineups and transactions are turned off.

2004 TEXAS RANGERS
PRIMARY LINEUP
1. David Dellucci LF
2. Mike B Young SS
3. Alfonso Soriano 2B
4. Mark Teixeira 1B
5. Kevin Mench RF
6. Hank Blalock 3B
7. Rod Barajas C
8. Laynce Nix DH
9. Gary Matthews Jr CF

ROTATION
1. Kenny Rogers
2. Ryan Drese
3. Chris R Young
4. R A Dickey
5. Chan Ho Park

BULLPEN
CL Francisco Cordero
SU Doug Brocail
SU Brian Shouse
MR Ron Mahay
MR Jeff Nelson

PRESEASON PREDICTIONS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
STANDINGS
EAST
New York Yankees 111-51
Boston Red Sox 107-55
Baltimore Orioles 74-88
Toronto Blue Jays 73-89
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 63-99

CENTRAL
Cleveland Indians 88-74
Minnesota Twins 88-74
Detroit Tigers 82-80
Chicago White Sox 73-89
Kansas City Royals 66-96

WEST
Anaheim Angels 91-71
Oakland Athletics 91-71
Seattle Mariners 62-100
Texas Rangers 62-100

TOP HITTERS
1. Gary Sheffield RF New York Yankees
2. David Ortiz 1B Boston Red Sox
3. Manny Ramirez LF Boston Red Sox
4..Vladimir Guerrero RF Anaheim Angels
5. Miguel Tejada SS Baltimore Orioles
6. Carlos Delgado 1B Toronto Blue Jays
7. Jason Giambi 1B New York Yankees
8. Trot Nixon RF Boston Red Sox
9. Mike Sweeney 1B Kansas City Royals
10. Carlos Beltran CF Kansas City Royals

TOP PITCHERS
1. Johan Santana Minnesota Twins
2. Pedro J Martinez Boston Red Sox
3. Rich Harden Oakland Athletics
4. Jon Lieber New York Yankees
5. Mark Redman Oakland Athletics
6. Kelvim Escobar Anaheim Angels
7. Curt Schilling Boston Red Sox
8. Kevin Brown New York Yankees
9. John Lackey Anaheim Angels
10. Esteban Loaiza Chicago White Sox

NATIONAL LEAGUE
STANDINGS
EAST
Philadelphia Phillies 100-62
Florida Marlins 88-74
Atlanta Braves 83-79
Montreal Expos 74-88
New York Mets 53-109

CENTRAL
St Louis Cardinals 102-60
Houston Astros 100-62
Chicago Cubs 93-69
Milwaukee Brewers 77-85
Pittsburgh Pirates 67-95
Cincinnati Reds 66-96

WEST
San Francisco Giants 86-76
San Diego Padres 83-79
Los Angeles Dodgers 79-83
Arizona Diamondbacks 77-85
Colorado Rockies 76-86

TOP HITTERS
1. Barry Bonds LF San Francisco Giants
2. Todd Helton 1B Colorado Rockies
3. Albert Pujols 1B St Louis Cardinals
4. Jim Edmonds CF St Louis Cardinals
5. Bobby Abreu RF Philadelphia Phillies
6. J D Drew RF Atlanta Braves
7. Larry Walker RF Colorado Rockies
8. Derrek Lee 1B Chicago Cubs
9. Richie Sexson 1B Arizona Diamondbacks
10. Marcus Giles 2B Atlanta Braves

TOP PITCHERS
1. Chris Carpenter St Louis Cardinals
2. Randy D Johnson Arizona Diamondbacks
3. Jason Schmidt San Francisco Giants
4. Mark Prior Chicago Cubs
5. Roy Oswalt Houston Astros
6. Roger Clemens Houston Astros
7. Kerry Wood Chicago Cubs
8. Woody Williams St Louis Cardinals
9. Dan Haren St Louis Cardinals
10. John Thomson Atlanta Braves

2004 MLB TOP PROSPECTS
1. C Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins
2. CF Grady Sizemore Cleveland Indians
3. 3B David Wright New York Mets
4. 3B Kevin Youkilis Boston Red Sox
5. RHP Zack Greinke Kansas City Royals
6. LF Matt Holliday Colorado Rockies
7. LHP Scott Kazmir Tampa Bay Devil Rays
8. 3B Jose A Bautista Baltimore Orioles
9. C Yadier Molina St Louis Cardinals
10. RF Brad Hawpe Colorado Rockies

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MARCH 30, 2004
Today is Opening Day.

The Rangers will begin their season on April 5.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Devil Rays

There are no National League games scheduled today.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 8 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Kevin Brown New York Yankees 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 10 K, W
2. Jorge Posada New York Yankees 2 for 3, 2B, 3 RBI, BB
3. Mark Hendrickson Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 3 K



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MARCH 31, 2004
The Rangers do not have a game for another six days.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 1-0 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0-1

There are no National League games scheduled today.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Mike Mussina New York Yankees 8.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, W
2. Alex Rodriguez New York Yankees 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB
3. Jorge Cantu Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, R

New York Yankees SP Mike Mussina got his 200th career win.



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APRIL 1, 2004
The Rangers first game of the season is still four days away.

The Rangers signed free agent SS Erick Almonte to a 1-year contract worth a total of $216,000.

There are no games scheduled today.

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APRIL 2, 2004
The Rangers will begin their season in three days.

The Seattle Mariners signed free agent 3B Aaron Boone to a 1-year contract worth a total of $1,860,000.

There are no games scheduled today.

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APRIL 4, 2004
The Rangers will finally begin their season tomorrow.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles

There are no National League games scheduled today.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 9 Baltimore Orioles 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Manny Ramirez Boston Red Sox 3 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB
2. Pedro J Martinez Boston Red Sox 7.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 7 K, W
3. Mark Bellhorn Boston Red Sox 2 for 3, 2 2B, 2 R, 2 BB

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APRIL 5, 2004
The Rangers begin their season with a three-game series in Oakland against the Athletics. The Athletics have won the American League West two straight seasons and have made the postseason four years in a row.

AL Player of the Week: LF Manny Ramirez Boston Red Sox

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City Royals
Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies at Pittsburgh Pirates
Milwaukee Brewers at St Louis Cardinals
San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers
San Francisco Giants at Houston Astros

TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
The game was canceled due to bad weather and has been rescheduled for tomorrow as part of a doubleheader.

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto Blue Jays 5 Detroit Tigers 4
Chicago White Sox 5 Kansas City Royals 4 13 innings
Minnesota Twins 3 Cleveland Indians 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds 3 Chicago Cubs 2 10 innings
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Philadelphia Phillies 3 13 innings
Milwaukee Brewers 10 St Louis Cardinals 0
San Diego Padres 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Houston Astros 4 San Francisco Giants 3 11 innings

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Geoff Jenkins Milwaukee Brewers 2 for 4, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Ben Sheets Milwaukee Brewers 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K, W
3. Johan Santana Minnesota Twins 7.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 12 K, W

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APRIL 6, 2004
Finally! The Rangers will have their first game today as they face the Athletics in a doubleheader in Oakland.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 1-0 at Baltimore Orioles 0-1
Anaheim Angels at Seattle Mariners
Detroit Tigers 0-1 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-0.
New York Yankees 2-0 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0-2
Cleveland Indians 0-1 at Minnesota Twins 1-0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Montreal Expos at Florida Marlins
Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks
New York Mets at Atlanta Braves
San Francisco Giants 0-1 at Houston Astros 1-0
Milwaukee Brewers 1-0 at St Louis Cardinals 0-1
San Diego Padres 1-0 at Los Angeles Dodgers 0-1

TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS GAME ONE
MATCHUPS
SP Kenny Rogers vs Rich Harden Advantage Oakland
C Rod Barajas vs Damian Miller Advantage Push
1B Mark Teixeira vs Scott Hatteberg Advantage Texas
2B Eric Young Sr vs Marco Scutaro Advantage Push
3B Hank Blalock vs Eric Chavez Advantage Oakland
SS Mike B Young vs Bobby Crosby Advantage Oakland
LF David Dellucci vs Eric Byrnes Advantage Push
CF Gary Matthews Jr vs Mark Kotsay Advantage Oakland
RF Kevin Mench vs Jermaine Dye Advantage Push
DH Alfonso Soriano vs Erubiel Durazo Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the bottom of the first, a two-out RBI single by Dye put the Athletics on the board.

In the top of the third, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Harden got Teixeira looking at a knee high fastball on a 1-2 count for the second out. Mench then flew to center to retire the side without the Rangers scoring.

After three: Oakland 1 Texas 0.

In the top of the fifth, Mench again came to bat with a clutch scoring chance as runners were at second and third with two out and, this time, he delivered a two-run double to put the Rangers in the lead.

In the top of the sixth, with a runner on third and two out, Chad Bradford took the mound for the Athletics and got Young to fly to center to retire the side.

After six: Texas 2 Oakland 1.

In the top of the eighth, with a runner on first and one out, Justin Duchscherer took the mound for the Athletics and kept the deficit to one.

In the top of the ninth, Arthur Rhodes took the mound for the Athletics.

In the bottom of the ninth, Francisco Cordero took the mound for the Athletics with a one-run lead to protect. With a runner on first and two out, Hatteberg grounded to short to end the game.

Final score: Texas 2 Oakland 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kenny Rogers 8.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 2 K

TEXAS RANGERS (1-0) AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS (0-1) GAME TWO
SP Ryan Drese vs Tim Hudson Advantage Oakland
C Damny Ardoin vs Adam Melhuse Advantage Oakland
1B Mark Teixeira vs Scott Hatteberg Advantage Texas
2B Eric Young Sr vs Marco Scutaro Advantage Push
3B Hank Blalock vs Eric Chavez Advantage Oakland
SS Mike B Young vs Bobby Crosby Advantage Oakland
LF David Dellucci vs Eric Byrnes Advantage Push
CF Gary Matthews Jr vs Mark Kotsay Advantage Oakland
RF Kevin Mench vs Jermaine Dye Advantage Push
DH Alfonso Soriano vs Erubiel Durazo Advantage Texas
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the top of the third, Hudson struck out the side.

After three: Texas 0 Oakland 0.

In the top of the fourth, Teixeira broke the scoreless tie with an RBI single.

In the bottom of the fourth, a two-out two-run double by Melhuse put the Athletics in the lead.

In the bottom of the fifth, Chavez got a two-out RBI single.

After six: Oakland 3 Texas 1.

In the top of the eighth, a two-out RBI single by Teixeira made it a one-run game.

In the bottom of the eighth, Doug Brocail took the mound for the Rangers.

In the top of the ninth, Arthur Rhodes took the mound for the Athletics with a one-run lead to protect and he retired the side in order to end the game.

Final score: Oakland 3 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Tim Hudson 8.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 10 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 5 Baltimore Orioles 2
Seattle Mariners 8 Anaheim Angels 2
Detroit Tigers 5 Toronto Blue Jays 4
New York Yankees 3 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2
Cleveland Indians 7 Minnesota Twins 5

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida Marlins 4 Montreal Expos 1
Arizona Diamondbacks 3 Colorado Rockies 1
New York Mets 9 Atlanta Braves 5
San Francisco Giants 2 Houston Astros 1
Milwaukee Brewers 6 St Louis Cardinals 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 San Diego Padres 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Joel Pineiro Seattle Mariners 9.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
2. A J Burnett Florida Marlins 8.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
3. Tony Clark New York Yankees 2 for 3, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB

A wayward cat got out on the field during the game between the San Diego Padres and the Los Angeles Dodgers.



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APRIL 7, 2004
Today is the rubber game in the season-opening series in Oakland between the Rangers and the Athletics.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 3-0 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0-3
Chicago White Sox 1-0 at Kansas City Royals 0-1
Detroit Tigers 1-1 at Toronto Blue Jays 1-1
Boston Red Sox 2-0 at Baltimore Orioles 0-2
Cleveland Indians 1-1 at Minnesota Twins 1-1
Anaheim Angels 0-1 at Seattle Mariners 1-0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 1-0 at Atlanta Braves 0-1
Montreal Expos 0-1 at Florida Marlins 1-0
Chicago Cubs 0-1 at Cincinnati Reds 1-0
San Francisco Giants 1-1 at Houston Astros 1-1
Philadelphia Phillies 0-1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-0
Milwaukee Brewers 2-0 at St Louis Cardinals 0-2
Colorado Rockies 0-1 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1-0
San Diego Padres 1-1 at Los Angeles Dodgers 1-1

TEXAS RANGERS (1-1) AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1-1)
MATCHUPS
SP Chris R Young vs Mark Mulder Advantage Oakland
C Rod Barajas vs Damian Miller Advantage Push
1B Mark Teixeira vs Scott Hatteberg Advantage Texas
2B Alfonso Soriano vs Frank Menechino Advantage Texas
3B Hank Blalock vs Eric Chavez Advantage Oakland
SS Mike B Young vs Bobby Crosby Advantage Oakland
LF Eric Young Sr vs Eric Byrnes Advantage Push
CF Gary Matthews Jr vs Mark Kotsay Advantage Oakland
RF Kevin Mench vs Jermaine Dye Advantage Push
DH Brad Fullmer vs Erubiel Durazo Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Oakland

In the top of the first, Mike Young hit a two-run homer 391 feet. Blalock added a 350 foot two-out solo home run. Mench then went 397 feet to make it back-to-back home runs and complete the four-run inning.

In the bottom of the first, Durazo cut the Rangers lead in half with a 355 foot two-run shot.

In the bottom of the second, the Athletics scored a run on a Byrnes two-out single.

In the bottom of the third, Hatteberg delivered the game-tying two-out run-scoring double.

After three: Texas 4 Oakland 4.

In the top of the sixth, Blalock's second home run of the game was a 352 foot two-run bomb that gave the Rangers the lead back and ended the day for Mulder. With the bases empty and nobody out, Chris Hammond took the mound for the Athletics.

In the bottom of the sixth, Ron Mahay took the mound for the Rangers.

After six: Texas 6 Oakland 4.

In the bottom of the seventh, Menechino tied the game with a 382 foot two-run home run. Later in the inning, Durazo hit the go-ahead RBI single. With a runner on first and two out, Doug Brocail took the mound for the Rangers and got the final out of the inning.

In the top of ninth, Arthur Rhodes took the mound for the Athletics with a one-run lead to protect. Eric Young tied the game with a two-out RBI single.

In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner on second and one out, Brian Shouse took the mound for the Rangers. With runners at the corners and one out, Durazo ended the game with a run-scoring single.

The Rangers had 11 hits but also committed three errors in the loss.

Final score: Oakland 8 Texas 7.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Erubiel Durazo 3 for 5, HR, 4 RBI, R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7 New York Yankees 5
Chicago White Sox 7 Kansas City Royals 3
Detroit Tigers 14 Toronto Blue Jays 12
Baltimore Orioles 5 Boston Red Sox 4
Minnesota Twins 4 Cleveland Indians 3
Seattle Mariners 1 Anaheim Angels 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York Mets 5 Atlanta Braves 4
Florida Marlins 5 Montreal Expos 4
Chicago Cubs 9 Cincinnati Reds 8
San Francisco Giants 7 Houston Astros 4
Philadelphia Phillies 9 Pittsburgh Pirates 4
St Louis Cardinals 6 Milwaukee Brewers 3
Colorado Rockies 3 Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 12 San Diego Padres 3

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Vernon Wells Toronto Blue Jays 3 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. John Lackey Anaheim Angels 7.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 12 K
3. Pedro Feliz San Francisco Giants 3 for 5, 2 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 2 R

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APRIL 8, 2004
After losing two out of three to the Athletics in Oakland to start the season, the Rangers had the day off.

STANDINGS
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST
New York Yankees 3-1
Boston Red Sox 2-1
Toronto Blue Jays 1-2
Baltimore Orioles 1-2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1-3

CENTRAL
Chicago White Sox 2-0
Minnesota Twins 2-1
Detroit Tigers 2-1
Cleveland Indians 1-2
Kansas City Royals 0-2

WEST
Seattle Mariners 2-0
Oakland Athletics 2-1
Texas Rangers 1-2
Anaheim Angels 0-2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
EAST
New York Mets 2-0
Florida Marlins 2-0
Philadelphia Phillies 1-1
Montreal Expos 0-2
Atlanta Braves 0-2

CENTRAL
Milwaukee Brewers 2-1
Chicago Cubs 1-1
Cincinnati Reds 1-1
Pittsburgh Pirates 1-1
Houston Astros 1-2
St Louis Cardinals 1-2

WEST
Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1
San Francisco Giants 2-1
Arizona Diamondbacks 1-1
Colorado Rockies 1-1
San Diego Padres 1-2

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM LEADERS
BATTING
BATTING AVG
Hank Blalock .364
Kevin Mench and Alfonso Soriano .333 each

HOME RUNS
Hank Blalock 2
Kevin Mench and Mike B Young 1 each

RUNS BATTED IN
Hank Blalock and Kevin Mench 3 each
Two tied with 2

PITCHING
EARNED RUN AVERAGE
Kenny Rogers 1.13
Ryan Drese 3.86
Chris R Young 5.40

WINS
Kenny Rogers 1

STRIKEOUTS
Ryan Drese 5
Chris R Young 4
Doug Brocail 3

TEXAS RANGERS TEAM STATS AND AL RANK
Runs Scored 11 10th
Batting AVG .272 5th
On-Base PCT .324
OPS .742 6th
Batting WAR 0.3 8th
wOBA .321 6th
Home Runs 4 t-5th
Stolen Bases 4 2nd
Base Running +0.2 12th
Runs against 12 t-6th
Starters ERA 3.15 3rd
Bullpen ERA 5.06 12th
FIP 3.78 6th
Pitching WAR 0.5 5th
Strikeouts 17 t-11th
Defensive Eff. .709 4th
Zone Rating -1.8 14th
Errors 3 t-11th

SCHEDULED GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Chicago White Sox 2-0 at New York Yankees 3-1
Minnesota Twins 2-1 at Detroit Tigers 2-1
Cleveland Indians 1-2 at Kansas City Royals 0-2
Anaheim Angels 0-2 at Seattle Mariners 2-0
Boston Red Sox 2-1 at Baltimore Orioles 1-2

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 1-1 at Cincinnati Reds 1-1
Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 at St Louis Cardinals 1-2
New York Mets 2-0 at Atlanta Braves 0-2
Philadelphia Phillies 1-1 at Pittsburgh Pirates 1-1
Montreal Expos 0-2 at Florida Marlins 2-0
Colorado Rockies 1-1 at Arizona Diamondbacks 1-1
San Francisco Giants 2-1 at San Diego Padres 1-2

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
New York Yankees 5 Chicago White Sox 4 14 innings
Detroit Tigers 7 Minnesota Twins 6
Cleveland Indians 6 Kansas City Royals 2
Anaheim Angels 6 Seattle Mariners 3
Boston Red Sox 4 Baltimore Orioles 3

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Chicago Cubs 2 Cincinnati Reds 1
St Louis Cardinals 3 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Atlanta Braves 4 New York Mets 2
Pittsburgh Pirates 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2 11 innings
Montreal Expos 5 Florida Marlins 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 7 Colorado Rockies 4
San Francisco Giants 12 San Diego Padres 10

TOP PERFORMERS
1. A J Pierzynski San Francisco Giants 3 for 3, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Matt Clement Chicago Cubs 7.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, W
3. Dmitri Young Detroit Tigers 3 for 4, 2B, HR, RBI, 3 R

Kansas City Royals 2B Tony Graffanino has been suspended for 4 games and Cleveland Indians RP Jose Jimenez has been suspended for 8 games following a fight in today's game.

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APRIL 9, 2004
The Rangers begin a seven-game home stand with a four-game series against the Anaheim Angels. Tonight is the Rangers home opener.

The Rangers signed pitching coach Andy Borenstein to a 1-year, $23,000 per year contract.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Toronto Blue Jays 1-2 at Boston Red Sox 3-1
Chicago White Sox 2-1 at New York Yankees 4-1
Baltimore Orioles 1-3 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1-3
Cleveland Indians 2-2 at Kansas City Royals 0-3
Seattle Mariners 2-1 at Oakland Athletics 2-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston Astros 1-2 at Milwaukee Brewers 2-2
Philadelphia Phillies 1-2 at Florida Marlins 2-1
New York Mets 2-1 at Montreal Expos 1-2
Chicago Cubs 2-1 at Atlanta Braves 1-2
Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 at Cincinnati Reds 1-2
St Louis Cardinals 2-2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1
Colorado Rockies 1-2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1

ANAHEIM ANGELS (1-2) AT TEXAS RANGERS (1-2)
MATCHUPS
SP Jarrod Washburn vs R A Dickey Advantage Push
C Bengie Molina vs Rod Barajas Advantage Push
1B Robb Quinlan vs Mark Teixeira Advantage Texas
2B Adam Kennedy vs Alfonso Soriano 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 Eric Young Sr Advantage Push
RF Vladimir Guerrero vs Kevin Mench Advantage Anaheim
DH Jeff DaVanon vs Brad Fullmer Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Anaheim

Nothing of note happened in the first three innings.

After three: Anaheim 0 Texas 0.

In the top of the fifth, Eckstein got an RBI double to break the scoreless tie. Molina brought Eckstein home from third with a single. Molina went on to score from third when Figgins grounded to second. Guerrero delivered a two-out RBI single to complete the four-run inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Mike Young put the Rangers on the board with a 412 foot
solo home run.

After six: Anaheim 4 Texas 1.

In the top of the seventh, Jeff Nelson took the mound for the Rangers.

In the top of the ninth, with a runner on first and one out, Erasmo Ramirez took the mound for the Rangers. Quinlan got an RBI double. DaVanon added an RBI single.

In the bottom of the ninth, with a runner on first and one out, Kevin Gregg took the mound for the Angela. Eric Young got a two-out RBI single. With runners at first and second and two out, Francisco Rodriguez took the mound for the Angels and got Fullmer to ground out to end the game.

The Angels got 11 hits in the win.

Final score: Anaheim 6 Texas 2.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Jarrod Washburn 8.1 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 2 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Boston Red Sox 2 Toronto Blue Jays 1
New York Yankees 8 Chicago White Sox 2
Baltimore Orioles 6 Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5
Kansas City Royals 8 Cleveland Indians 5
Oakland Athletics 9 Seattle Mariners 0

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston Astros 6 Milwaukee Brewers 2
Florida Marlins 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2
Montreal Expos 6 New York Mets 4
Chicago Cubs 3 Atlanta Braves 1
Cincinnati Reds 2 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
St Louis Cardinals 7 Arizona Diamondbacks 4
Colorado Rockies 6 Los Angeles Dodgers 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Carlos Beltran Kansas City Royals 2 for 3, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, 2 BB
2. Reggie L Sanders St Louis Cardinals 3 for 3, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, BB
3. Jeromy Burnitz Colorado Rockies 2 for 3, 2 HR, 4 RBI, 2 R, BB

Toronto Blue Jays CF Vernon Wells was suspended for two games for throwing his bat and helmet after he was ejected for arguing with the umpire.



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APRIL 10, 2004
Tonight is the second game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Anaheim Angels. The Rangers will try to snap a three-game losing streak.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 2-2 at Detroit Tigers 3-1
Chicago White Sox 2-2 at New York Yankees 5-1
Cleveland Indians 2-3 at Kansas City Royals 1-3
Seattle Mariners 2-2 at Oakland Athletics 3-1
Baltimore Orioles 2-3 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1-4
Toronto Blue Jays 1-3 at Boston Red Sox 4-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pittsburgh Pirates 2-2 at Cincinnati Reds 2-2
Houston Astros 2-2 at Milwaukee Brewers 2-3
Philadelphia Phillies 1-3 at Florida Marlins 3-1
Chicago Cubs 3-1 at Atlanta Braves 1-3
New York Mets 2-2 at Montreal Expos 2-2
St Louis Cardinals 3-2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2-2
Colorado Rockies 2-2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-2
San Francisco Giants 3-1 at San Diego Padres 1-3

ANAHEIM ANGELS (2-2) AT TEXAS RANGERS (1-3)
MATCHUPS
SP Ramon Ortiz vs Chan Ho Park Advantage Push
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 bottom of the first, Eric Young was thrown out at home trying to score from second on a Mench two-out single.

In the bottom of the second, Barajas put the Rangers on the board with a two-RBI double.

After three: Texas 2 Anaheim 0.

In the bottom of the fourth, a two-out two-run home run by Dellucci went 423 feet .

In the bottom of the fifth, Teixeira led off with a 409 foot home run. That was all for Ortiz as Ben Weber took the mound for the Angels.

In the top of the sixth, a two-out run-scoring single by Guillen put the Angels on the board.

After six: Texas 5 Anaheim 1.

In the bottom of the seventh, Brendan Donnelly took the mound for the Rangers.

In the top of the ninth, with a runner on first and two out, Brian Shouse took the mound for the Rangers and got Eckstein to pop up to end the game.

The Rangers got 10 hits in the win.

Final score: Texas 5 Anaheim 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Chan Ho Park 8.2 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 7 Detroit Tigers 2
Chicago White Sox 8 New York Yankees 0
Cleveland Indians 7 Kansas City Royals 3
Oakland Athletics 5 Seattle Mariners 0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8 Baltimore Orioles 4
Toronto Blue Jays 8 Boston Red Sox 5 11 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Cincinnati Reds 3 Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Houston Astros 4 Milwaukee Brewers 1
Philadelphia Phillies 6 Florida Marlins 1
Chicago Cubs 8 Atlanta Braves 2
New York Mets 9 Montreal Expos 4
St Louis Cardinals 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 3
Colorado Rockies 8 Los Angeles Dodgers 0
San Francisco Giants 7 San Diego Padres 2

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ronnie Belliard Cleveland Indians 3 for 3, 2B, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB
2. Melvin Mora Baltimore Orioles 4 for 4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB
3. Aaron Harang Cincinnati Reds 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, W

Esteban Loaiza of the Chicago White Sox and Shawn Estes of the Colorado Rockies each pitched a complete game shutout.

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APRIL 11, 2004
Today is the third game in the series in Texas between the Rangers and the Anaheim Angels. The two teams split the first two games.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Minnesota Twins 3-2 at Detroit Tigers 3-2
Chicago White Sox 3-2 at New York Yankees 5-2
Baltimore Orioles 2-4 at Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2-4
Toronto Blue Jays 2-3 at Boston Red Sox 4-2
Cleveland Indians 3-3 at Kansas City Royals 1-4
Seattle Mariners 2-3 at Oakland Athletics 4-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia Phillies 2-3 at Florida Marlins 3-2
New York Mets 3-2 at Montreal Expos 2-3
Pittsburgh Pirates 2-3 at Cincinnati Reds 3-2
Chicago Cubs 4-1 at Atlanta Braves 1-4
Houston Astros 3-2 at Milwaukee Brewers 2-4
St Louis Cardinals 4-2 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2-3
Colorado Rockies 3-2 at Los Angeles Dodgers 2-3
San Francisco Giants 4-1 at San Diego Padres 1-4

ANAHEIM ANGELS (2-3) AT TEXAS RANGERS (2-3)
MATCHUPS
SP Bartolo Colon vs Kenny Rogers Advantage Anaheim
C Jose Molina vs Rod Barajas Advantage Texas
1B Andres Galarraga 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 Garret Anderson vs Alfonso Soriano Advantage Anaheim
Overall Advantage Anaheim

In the bottom of the first, Dellucci delivered an RBI double to put the Rangers on the board. Dellucci went on to score from third when Teixeira grounded into the 3-6-3.

After three: Texas 2 Anaheim 0.

In the top of the fourth, Guerrero scored from third on a two-out infield single by Eckstein.

In the bottom of the fifth, Teixeira brought one home with a two-out single. Mench followed with a two-run double. With a runner on third and two out, Kevin Gregg took the mound for the Angels and got Blalock to fly out to end the inning.

In the bottom of the sixth, Mike Young belted a 394 foot lead off bomb. Soriano added a two-out RBI single.

After six: Texas 7 Anaheim 1.

In the top of the seventh, Erasmo Ramirez took the mound for the Rangers.

In the bottom of the seventh, Scot Shields took the mound for the Angels.

In the top of the ninth, following a lead off single, Ron Mahay took the mound for the Rangers and he retired three straight to end the game.

The Rangers got 10 hits in the win.

Final score: Texas 7 Anaheim 1.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kenny Rogers 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Detroit Tigers 6 Minnesota Twins 4
New York Yankees 8 Chicago White Sox 1
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7 Baltimore Orioles 2
Toronto Blue Jays 9 Boston Red Sox 5
Cleveland Indians 6 Kansas City Royals 5
Oakland Athletics 4 Seattle Mariners 2 12 innings

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Florida Marlins 10 Philadelphia Phillies 9 10 innings
New York Mets 6 Montreal Expos 5
Pittsburgh Pirates 7 Cincinnati Reds 0
Atlanta Braves 4 Chicago Cubs 3
Houston Astros 9 Milwaukee Brewers 6
St Louis Cardinals 5 Arizona Diamondbacks 3
Colorado Rockies 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 2
San Diego Padres 9 San Francisco Giants 4

TOP PERFORMERS
1. David Williams Pittsburgh Pirates 9.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K, W
2. Travis Hafner Cleveland Indians 3 for 4, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
3. Mike Lowell Florida Marlins 3 for 4, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, BB

New York Yankees SP Kevin Brown recorded his 200th career win.



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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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