2009 Texas Rangers season

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2009  Texas Rangers
League American League
Division West
Ballpark Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
City Arlington
Record87–75 (.537)
Divisional place2nd
Owners Tom Hicks
General managers Jon Daniels
Managers Ron Washington
Television Fox Sports Southwest
KDFI, channel 27 (MyNetworkTV)
KDFW, channel 4 (Fox)
Tom Grieve, Josh Lewin
Radio KRLD 105.3 FM (Weekdays)
KRLD 1080 AM (Weekends)
Eric Nadel, Dave Barnett
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The Texas Rangers 2009 season was the 49th in franchise history and the team's 38th year in Arlington, Texas.

Contents

2009 signified the continuation of a strategy implemented by General Manager Jon Daniels in the summer of 2007. The plan to improve the club emphasized the acquisition and development of prospective talent within the Rangers' organization. Several young players such as shortstop Elvis Andrus, outfielder Julio Borbon, and pitchers Derek Holland and Tommy Hunter made their big league debuts in 2009 after spending time in the Rangers' minor league system. Ranked as the #1 farm system by Baseball America prior to the start of the season, the organization began the season with several of its heralded prospects still in the minor leagues. Emergence of these prospects on the Major League level gave the franchise and its fan base a brighter hope for the future, in line with the objective of competing for the American League West title in 2010 and beyond.

Notable performances from several core players as well as a well-coached pitching staff contributed to a greatly improved record and allowed the Rangers to compete for the division and wild card playoff berths well into the final weeks of the season.

Preseason

Regular season

Opening day starters

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Opening Day at Rangers Ballpark, April 6, 2009

*Rookie

Season summary

April

Record: 10–11

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Scott Feldman

Starting Rotation: RHP Kevin Millwood, RHP Vicente Padilla, RHP Brandon McCarthy, RHP Kris Benson, LHP Matt Harrison, RHP Scott Feldman*

* spot starter

Opening day of the 2009 season saw the Rangers open the year at home for the first time in four years. In a 10–1 victory over the Cleveland Indians, the club roughed up reigning A.L. Cy Young winner Cliff Lee. A sweep of the Indians was quickly forgotten as the Rangers were swept by the Tigers in Detroit over the first weekend of the year. The Rangers dropped 5 games in a row before bouncing back in their last game against the Orioles on April 15. That day, MLB's "Jackie Robinson Day", 2B Ian Kinsler went 6-for-6 at the plate, hitting for the cycle. Kinsler became the fourth player to perform the feat in a Rangers uniform and the first player since 1890 to record a 6-hit cycle. [1] The Rangers dropped the next two games at home to the Royals, and before Sunday's game many observers openly questioned manager Ron Washington's job security. In that game, the Rangers' oft-criticized bullpen recorded four scoreless innings in relief, allowing the lineup to rally in the 8th inning. In a 5–5 tie game, 3B Michael Young led off the bottom of the 9th inning with a 427-foot walk-off home run, the first of his career. Washington's position as manager appeared to be saved as the Rangers headed to Toronto, where they bested Blue Jays ace Roy Halladay in the first game. Game 2 of the series saw the Rangers debuts of LHP prospect Derek Holland and newly acquired RHP Darren O'Day. O'Day, who arrived in Toronto after first pitch, quickly joined the team at the stadium and was informed upon arrival that he would pitch that night. Wearing Kason Gabbard's #60 jersey, O'Day met his new manager, catcher, and teammates on the pitching mound in the 11th inning. O'Day would be credited with the loss after giving up the winning run. While in Toronto, CF Josh Hamilton made a diving catch against the wall in left-center, suffering the first of several injuries in 2009. The Rangers took 3 of 4 games from another series with the Orioles before ending the month against their first division opponent, the Oakland Athletics, splitting the 2-game set.

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May

Record: 20–9

Starting Rotation: Millwood, Padilla, McCarthy, Feldman, Harrison, LHP Derek Holland*, RHP Tommy Hunter*

*spot starter

The Rangers performed exceedingly well in the month of May, enjoying one of the best months in team history to date. The club quickly went 13–3, a stretch which saw the return (and subsequent re-injury) of Josh Hamilton, several superb outings by Matt Harrison, and mounting concern over the quality of 1B Chris Davis. Aside from two walk-off hits, the 23-year-old was batting .203 by the end of the month, a stark and inexplicable contrast to the breakout season he posted in 2008. Notable was a 3-game sweep of the division rival Los Angeles Angels in Arlington. Domination of each series over division opponents helped the Rangers reach first place in the American League West, and a record 10 games above .500 by the end of May. [2] Young pitchers Tommy Hunter and Derek Holland each earned spot starts during May, each showing flashes of what could be achieved in the future.

Transactions: None.

June

Record: 11–15

Starting Rotation: Millwood, Padilla, McCarthy, Holland, Harrison, Hunter*

*spot starter

As the summer months began, the Rangers faltered. Vicente Padilla, an enigmatic presence in the clubhouse and a pitcher that previously led the majors in hit batsmen, was placed on outright waivers June 3. With very little explanation from the club, the Rangers essentially gave up their number two starter to anyone that would have him. Rumors about Padilla's negative attitude in the clubhouse abound, though the official party line was that management was disappointed with the way the right-handed handled adversity after a start the previous afternoon. Though Padilla cleared waivers, this issue would remain unresolved. In conjunction with the roster issues, a major power outage up and down the Rangers' lineup haunted the club throughout the month of June. On June 9, Josh Hamilton reportedly underwent surgery to repair an abdominal muscle, and RHP Brandon McCarthy was sent to the 15-day DL for shoulder issues. LHP Matt Harrison and closer Frank Francisco found themselves on the disabled list as well later into the month. These consistent injuries prevented any major gains in the standings. The last day of June saw the call-up of rookie OF Julio Borbon and the Rangers' lead on the A.L. West slowly dwindling as the second-place Angels encroached. [3]

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July

Record: 17–8

Starting Rotation: Millwood, Padilla, Feldman, Hunter, Holland, RHP Dustin Nippert*, RHP Doug Mathis*

*spot starter

DH Hank Blalock drilled a walk-off home run on the evening of July 1 against the Angels, the beginning of a month in which the Rangers would bounce back from a dreadful June. Rumors in the media continued to circulate about the club's finances, including one that suspected Major League Baseball was loaning money to Hicks Sports Group in order to pay its debts and continue team operations. A great deal of speculation surrounded the Rangers' ability to acquire talent through trades due to a financial impasse. [4] In part due to the return of OF Josh Hamilton on July 6, 1B Chris Davis was optioned to AAA to allow him to work out his issues at the plate. Davis, known for his defensive prowess at first base, failed to continue improving at the Major League level. Hank Blalock was given the first base job for the time being. On the 9th in Anaheim, California, OF/DH Andruw Jones hit 3 home runs in a game, essentially the highlight of an otherwise unspectacular season for the veteran. At the All-Star break, the Rangers remained in control of the A.L. West. Representing the team at the 2009 All-Star Game in St. Louis were 3B Michael Young, OF Josh Hamilton, and RF Nelson Cruz, who like Hamilton in 2008, earned second place in the Home Run Derby. By July 20, the club was 49–41 overall as closer Frank Francisco returned to the DL with pneumonia and several other players miss time late in the month due to bouts with the flu. With the trade deadline looming at the end of the month, the Toronto Blue Jays were assumed to be interested in trading their ace, RHP Roy Halladay, and Rangers observers began speculating on whether or not the club should make a bid. Many felt that a fair trade could be headlined by LHP Derek Holland. As talks reportedly heated up between the teams and an agreement was close, on the eve of deadline day Holland took the mound against Seattle and threw 82⁄3 scoreless innings (42⁄3 perfect innings), allowing only one hit. Halladay and Holland would remain with their respective teams for the time being.

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August

Record: 14–15

Starting Rotation: Millwood, Padilla, Feldman, Holland, Hunter, Nippert*

*spot starter

The Rangers traveled to Oakland, precipitating the call-up of RHP Neftalí Feliz from AAA Oklahoma City for the first time. Feliz came out of the bullpen to debut in relief on the night of August 3 and immediately struck out 5 of his first 6 batters faced in two innings of work, his fastball averaging 98.8 mph and maxing out at 100.5 mph. Despite the A's walk-off win that night, Feliz easily secured his place on the big league club. On offense, similar struggles experienced in June seemingly returned to the Rangers in the dog days of the season and many critics pointed to tenured hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo, known for his aggressive philosophy. A surprising development on August 8 occurred when number two starter Vicente Padilla was designated for assignment. After his placement on waivers in June, Padilla's issues with teammates and the front office had not been smoothed over and following a particularly poor start against Oakland, the team decided to end its relationship with the Nicaraguan right-hander.

This was a culmination of events over time...We’re putting together an organization that pulls together, that stands for something. We intend to have a team in every sense of the word. When one guy doesn’t take that to heart, it is apparent. It's not about throwing at batters in specifics. It was about not being a good teammate.

— Jon Daniels, August 8, 2009 [6]

Around the same date, photographs of OF Josh Hamilton surfaced on Deadspin.com, showing him visibly intoxicated at an Arizona bar with various women. Hamilton, whose long struggle and recovery from substance abuse was well documented in the public eye, admitted to relapsing in January 2009 and acknowledged that he notified his family and Rangers officials immediately thereafter. Hamilton remembered little of the night, but a drug test several days later came up negative. [7] The weekend of August 15 saw the Boston Red Sox arrive in Arlington tied with the Rangers for the A.L. Wild Card berth. After rallying on Friday night in the top of the 9th inning against closer Frank Francisco, the Rangers stormed back on Saturday. In that game, Neftalí Feliz earned his first Major League save, and on Sunday afternoon the Rangers won the series as Francisco successfully converted the save. C Jarrod Saltalamacchia went on the 15-day D.L. with symptoms of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, leaving Taylor Teagarden as the only catcher on the roster. Career minor-leaguer C Kevin Richardson was called up for the first time to spell Teagarden, while the front office worked a deal to re-acquire former Ranger Iván Rodríguez.

The financial issues often quietly mentioned in the media finally erupted on August 17 when the Rangers were unable to sign 2009 first-round draft pick LHP Matt Purke, who opted to attend college and pitch for Texas Christian University. Purke's representatives reportedly asked for a contract close to $4 million, but the club was unable to accept such terms. [8] The Purke affair confirmed the fears of many Rangers fans that the front office's ability to improve the team was restricted by Hicks Sports Group's large debts.

With injuries taking their toll once again, the Rangers found themselves in second place in the West at the end of August, losing 6 of 10 heading into September.

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September

Record: 13–15

Starting Rotation: Millwood, Feldman, Holland, Hunter, McCarthy, Nippert*

*spot starter

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Ian Kinsler

In the second game of a double-header on September 1, Michael Young strained his left hamstring running out an infield single. The injury sidelined the veteran leader for 2–3 weeks, an omen that the Rangers chances to make the playoffs were shrinking. With the ballclub 41⁄2 games back of the Angels on September 6 and the performance of staff ace Kevin Millwood unravelling, the Rangers got another bit of bad news when it was reported that Josh Hamilton would be out indefinitely with a pinched nerve in his back. The team pressed hard and generally did little to improve its place in the standings throughout September, and questions concerning the future ownership of the Rangers heated up as playoff potential cooled. Groups under Pittsburgh attorney Chuck Greenberg, Houston businessman Jim Crane, and sports agent Dennis Gilbert quickly became known amongst fans as the three main factions jockeying for rights to negotiate with Hicks Sports Group. The emergence of these prospective owners set the stage for a long, complex battle of attrition for ownership of the franchise over the next eleven months. Despite the team's fading hopes, Ian Kinsler joined the "30-30 club" by hitting his 30th home run on September 25 after stealing 30 bases in 2009. On September 27, the Angels clinched the A.L. West championship after defeating Texas 11–0 in Anaheim. [9] Though a slim chance to win the A.L. Wild Card still lingered, this would not be achieved and the Texas Rangers would miss the postseason for the tenth year in a row.

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October

Record: 2–2

Starting Rotation: Millwood, Holland, Hunter, Feldman

The season would end in October due to certain schedule oddities. The majority of concerns by the end of the regular season surrounded the multitude of arbitration-eligible players on the roster and securing key pieces of the team for the 2010 season. The Rangers ended their season after a 4–3 loss in Seattle at the hands of Cy Young candidate Félix Hernández.

Transactions: None.

2009 roster and statistics

Roster

2009 Texas Rangers
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Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

Season standings

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 97650.599—49–3248–33
Texas Rangers 87750.5371048–3339–42
Seattle Mariners 85770.5251248–3337–44
Oakland Athletics 75870.4632240–4135–46

Record vs. opponents

TeamBALBOSCWSCLEDETKCLAAMINNYYOAKSEATBTEXTORNL
Baltimore –2–165–42–53–54–42–83–25–131–54–58–105–59–911–7
Boston 16–2–4–47–26–15–34–54–29–95–52–49–92–711–711–7
Chicago 4–54−4–10–89–99–95–46−123–44–54–56–22–41–612–6
Cleveland 5–22–78–10–4–1410–82–48–103–52–56–45–31–84–45–13
Detroit 5–31–69–914–4–9–95–47–121–55–45–45–27–23–510–8
Kansas City 4–43–59–98–109–9–1–96–122–42–65–41–93–34–38–10
Los Angeles 8–25–44–54–24–59–1–6–45–512–710–94–28–114–414–4
Minnesota 2–32–412–610–812–712–64–6–0–74–65–53–36–43–512–6
New York 13–59–94–35–35–14–25–57–0–7–26–411–75–412–610–8
Oakland 5–15–55–45–24–56–27–126–42–7–5–146–411–83–65–13
Seattle 5–44–25–44–64–54–59–105–54–614–5–5–38–113–411–7
Tampa Bay 10–89–92–63–52–59–12–43–37–114–63–5–3–614–413–5
Texas 5–57–24–28–12–73–311–84–64–58–1111–86–3–5–59–9
Toronto 9–97–116–14–45–33–44–45–36–126–34–34–145–5–7–11
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Game log

2009 Game Log
April (10–11)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
1April 6 Indians 9–1 Millwood (1–0) Lee (0–1)49,9161–0
2April 8 Indians 8–5 Padilla (1–0) Carmona (0–1) Francisco (1)22,8292–0
3April 9 Indians 12–8 McCarthy (1–0) Pavano (0–1)14,6723–0
4April 10@ Tigers 15–2 Galarraga (1–0) Benson (0–1)44,5883–1
5April 11@ Tigers 4–3 Robertson (1–0) Harrison (0–1) Rodney (1)28,6933–2
6April 12@ Tigers 6–4 Lyon (1–1) Wilson (0–1) Rodney (2)18,9053–3
7April 13 Orioles 10–9 Uehara (2–0) Padilla (1–1) Sherrill (3)12,1843–4
8April 14 Orioles 7–5 (10) Johnson (1–0) Guardado (0–1)14,0413–5
9April 15 Orioles 19–6 Benson (1–1) Hendrickson (1–1)17,5394–5
10April 17 Royals 12–3 Meche (1–0) Harrison (0–2)24,0624–6
11April 18 Royals 2–0 Greinke (3–0) Millwood (1–1)37,6354–7
12April 19 Royals 6–5 Francisco (1–0) Farnsworth (0–3)27,6355–7
13April 21@ Blue Jays 5–4 McCarthy (2–0) Halladay (3–1) Francisco (2)20,9966–7
14April 22@ Blue Jays 8–7 (11) Frasor (3–0) Wilson (0–2)13,0906–8
15April 23@ Blue Jays 5–2 Richmond (2–0) Millwood (1–2) Downs (1)15,4876–9
16April 24@ Orioles 5–4 Wilson (1–2) Sherrill (0–1) Francisco (3)24,3197–9
17April 25@ Orioles 6–5 Feldman (1–0) Hendrickson (1–3) Francisco (4)41,1608–9
18April 26@ Orioles 8–5 Báez (1–1) Jennings (0–1) Sherrill (4)22,8968–10
19April 27@ Orioles 6–4 Harrison (1–2) Albers (0–1) Francisco (5)10,6219–10
20April 28 Athletics 5–4 Millwood (2–2) Wuertz (1–1) Francisco (6)12,62710–10
April 29 Athletics Postponed
21April 30 Athletics 4–2 Braden (3–2) Padilla (1–2) Wuertz (1)13,80210–11
May (20–9)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
22May 1 White Sox 4–3 Buehrle (4–0) Holland (0–1) Jenks (6)23,83610–12
23May 2 White Sox 9–6 McCarthy (3–0) Contreras (0–4) Francisco (7)26,67311–12
24May 3 White Sox 5–1 Harrison (2–2) Danks (2–2)20,13212–12
25May 4@ Mariners 6–5 Millwood (3–2) Hernández (4–1) Francisco (8)16,42113–12
26May 5@ Mariners 7–2 (10) O'Day (1–0) Stark (0–1)19,81014–12
27May 6@ Athletics 3–2 Feldman (2–0) Giese (0–3) Francisco (9)15,34215–12
28May 7@ Athletics 9–4 Cahill (1–2) McCarthy (3–1)13,70215–13
29May 8@ White Sox 6–0 Harrison (3–2) Contreras (0–5)21,32616–13
30May 9@ White Sox 3–2 Linebrink (1–1) Millwood (3–3) Jenks (7)28,86416–14
31May 10@ White Sox 7–1 Padilla (2–2) Colón (2–3)25,84417–14
32May 12 Mariners 7–1 Holland (1–1) Lowe (0–1)16,56418–14
33May 13 Mariners 6–5 (11) Wilson (2–2) Morrow (0–2)25,86519–14
34May 14 Mariners 3–2 Harrison (4–2) Morrow (0–3)21,00220–14
35May 15 Angels 10–8 Millwood (4–3) Saunders (5–2) Wilson (1)33,42921–14
36May 16 Angels 5–3 Padilla (3–2) Loux (2–3) Wilson (2)34,28422–14
37May 17 Angels 3–0 Jennings (1–1) Weaver (3–2) O'Day (1)37,14623–14
38May 19@ Tigers 4–0 Willis (1–0) McCarthy (3–2)23,75623–15
39May 20@ Tigers 5–3 Verlander (4–2) Harrison (4–3) Rodney (7)23,41723–16
40May 21@ Tigers 4–3 Jackson (4–2) Millwood (4–4) Rodney (8)34,35623–17
41May 22@ Astros 6–5 (10) O'Day (2–0) Hawkins (1–2) Francisco (10)36,01724–17
42May 23@ Astros 6–3 Feldman (3–0) Moehler (1–3) Wilson (3)36,01925–17
43May 24@ Astros 5–0 McCarthy (4–2) Hampton (2–4)36,74926–17
44May 25 Yankees 11–1 Hughes (3–2) Harrison (4–4)48,91426–18
45May 26 Yankees 7–3 Jennings (2–1) Aceves (3–1)33,39727–18
46May 27 Yankees 9–2 Burnett (3–2) Holland (1–2)38,40927–19
47May 29 Athletics 6–3 Wilson (3–2) Casilla (1–2) Francisco (11)28–19
48May 29 Athletics 5–2 Feldman (4–0) González (0–1) Wilson (4)30,49629–19
49May 30 Athletics 14–1 McCarthy (5–2) Anderson (2–5)45,32530–19
50May 31 Athletics 5–4 Bailey (4–0) Francisco (1–1)22,95230–20
June (11–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
51June 2@ Yankees 12–3 Burnett (4–2) Padilla (3–3)43,94830–21
52June 3@ Yankees 4–2 Feldman (5–0) Pettitte (5–2) Francisco (12)44,45231–21
53June 4@ Yankees 8–6 Robertson (1–0) Wilson (3–3) Rivera (12)45,71331–22
54June 5@ Red Sox 5–1 Millwood (5–4) Penny (5–2)37,51932–22
55June 6@ Red Sox 8–1 Lester (5–5) Holland (1–3)37,82832–23
56June 7@ Red Sox 6–3 Padilla (4–3) Matsuzaka (1–4) Wilson (5)37,53733–23
57June 8 Blue Jays 6–3 Janssen (2–2) Feldman (5–1) Downs (8)17,85633–24
58June 9 Blue Jays 9–0 Tallet (4–3) Mathis (0–1)17,53533–25
June 10 Blue Jays Postponed
59June 11 Blue Jays 1–0 Millwood (6–4) Romero (3–3) Wilson (6)16,07334–25
60June 12 Dodgers 6–0 Padilla (5–3) Kuroda (1–2)36,59135–25
61June 13 Dodgers 3–1 Wade (2–3) Grilli (0–2) Broxton (15)37,26235–26
62June 14 Dodgers 6–3 Billingsley (9–3) Holland (1–4) Broxton (16)36,34335–27
63June 16 Astros 6–1 Millwood (7–4) Rodríguez (5–6)21,67636–27
64June 17 Astros 5–4 (10) Wilson (4–3) Fulchino (2–2)32,42537–27
65June 18 Astros 5–3 Árias (1–0) Jennings (2–2) Valverde (3)25,44537–28
66June 19@ Giants 6–4 Romo (1–0) Feldman (5–2) Wilson (18)31,24137–29
67June 20@ Giants 2–1 (11) Romo (2–0) Jennings (2–3)33,31237–30
68June 21@ Giants 3–2 Zito (4–7) Millwood (7–5) Wilson (19)41,29237–31
69June 23@ D-backs 8–2 Scherzer (5–4) Harrison (4–5)21,37937–32
70June 24@ D-backs 2–1 Padilla (6–3) Haren (6–5) Wilson (7)20,03138–32
71June 25@ D-backs 9–8 (12) Guardado (1–1) Vásquez (1–2)19,37639–32
72June 26 Padres 12–2 Millwood (8–5) Silva (0–1)33,34040–32
73June 27 Padres 7–3 Correia (5–5) Holland (1–5)25,41040–33
74June 28 Padres 2–0 Gaudin (4–6) Hunter (0–1) Bell (21)27,00040–34
75June 29 Angels 5–2 O'Sullivan (2–0) Padilla (6–4) Fuentes (22)16,98540–35
76June 30 Angels 9–5 Feldman (6–2) Saunders (8–5)20,04241–35
July (17–8)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
77July 1 Angels 9–7 Francisco (2–1) Speier (3–2)27,14242–35
78July 3 Rays 3–1 Hunter (1–1) Kazmir (4–5) Francisco (13)39,12343–35
79July 4 Rays 12–4 Holland (2–5) Price (2–3)43,80944–35
80July 5 Rays 5–2 Feldman (7–2) Garza (6–6) Francisco (14)22,32445–35
81July 6@ Angels 9–4 Weaver (9–3) Millwood (8–6)35,69145–36
82July 7@ Angels 8–5 Holland (3–5) Lackey (3–4)42,08846–36
83July 8@ Angels 8–1 Padilla (7–4) Santana (1–5)37,36447–36
84July 9@ Mariners 3–1 Hernández (9–3) Wilson (4–4) Aardsma (18)24,82347–37
85July 10@ Mariners 6–4 Feldman (8–2) Morrow (0–4) Francisco (15)34,87448–37
86July 11@ Mariners 4–1 Washburn (6–6) Millwood (8–7) Aardsma (19)30,69848–38
87July 12@ Mariners 5–3 Batista (6–3) O'Day (2–1) Aardsma (20)33,22048–39
88July 17 Twins 5–3 Perkins (5–5) Padilla (7–5) Nathan (24)34,66248–40
89July 18 Twins 4–1 Baker (8–7) Feldman (8–3) Nathan (25)31,04148–41
90July 19 Twins 5–3 (12) Nippert (1–0) Duensing (0–1)27,20449–41
91July 20 Red Sox 6–3 Millwood (9–7) Smoltz (1–3) Wilson (8)28,91650–41
92July 21 Red Sox 4–2 Hunter (2–1) Beckett (11–4) Wilson (9)28,55551–41
93July 22 Red Sox 3–1 Nippert (2–0) Buchholz (1–1) Mathis (1)39,77852–41
94July 24@ Royals 2–0 Feldman (9–3) Greinke (10–6) Wilson (10)25,01253–41
95July 25@ Royals 6–3 Hochevar (6–3) Holland (3–6) Soria (15)27,60253–42
96July 26@ Royals 7–2 Nippert (3–0) Mahay (1–1)16,84754–42
97July 27 Tigers 5–2 Hunter (3–1) Galarraga (5–9) Wilson (11)17,17355–42
98July 28 Tigers 7–3 Grilli (1–2) French (1–2)21,61556–42
99July 29 Tigers 13–5 Verlander (12–5) Feldman (9–4)33,23556–43
100July 30 Mariners 7–1 Holland (4–6) Olson (3–5)23,94957–43
101July 31 Mariners 5–4 Padilla (8–5) Vargas (3–5) Wilson (12)36,90158–43
August (14–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
102August 1 Mariners 7–2 Hernández (12–4) Hunter (3–2)29,45858–44
103August 2 Mariners 4–2 Feldman (10–4) White (2–2) Wilson (13)28,67059–44
104August 3@ Athletics 3–2 Wuertz (6–1) Wilson (4–5)10,52359–45
105August 4@ Athletics 6–0 González (3–2) Holland (4–7)10,78159–46
106August 5@ Athletics 7–5 Breslow (5–5) Padilla (8–5) Bailey (15)20,56059–47
107August 6@ Athletics 6–4 Hunter (4–2) Cahill (6–11) Wilson (13)17,21460–47
108August 7@ Angels 11–6 Feldman (11–4) Saunders (9–7)43,62461–47
109August 8@ Angels 3–2 Weaver (12–3) Guardado (1–2) Fuentes (31)37,16661–48
110August 9@ Angels 7–0 Holland (5–7) Lackey (7–5)35,70662–48
111August 11@ Indians 5–0 Laffey (6–3) Nippert (3–1)21,87062–49
112August 12@ Indians 5–0 Hunter (5–2) Carmona (2–7)18,79463–49
113August 13@ Indians 4–1 Feldman (12–4) Sowers (4–8) Francisco (16)20,09064–49
114August 14 Red Sox 8–4 Saito (3–3) Francisco (2–2)40,31164–50
115August 15 Red Sox 7–2 Holland (6–7) Penny (7–7) Feliz (1)48,20165–50
116August 16 Red Sox 4–3 Nippert (4–1) Tazawa (1–2) Francisco (17)27,15566–50
117August 17 Twins 8–5 Hunter (6–2) Liriano (5–12) Francisco (18)17,94067–50
118August 18 Twins 9–6 Crain (4–4) Jennings (2–4) Nathan (30)20,93167–51
119August 19 Twins 5–4 Baker (11–7) Millwood (9–8) Nathan (31)33,47967–52
120August 20 Twins 11–1 Holland (7–7) Swarzak (3–7)21,87068–52
121August 21@ Rays 5–3 Kazmir (8–7) Nippert (4–2) Howell (15)20,63968–53
122August 22@ Rays 5–4 (10) Balfour (5–2) Grilli (1–3)34,28168–54
123August 23@ Rays 4–0 Feldman (13–4) Price (6–6)29,10169–54
124August 25@ Yankees 10–9 Millwood (10–8) Chamberlain (8–4)46,51170–54
125August 26@ Yankees 9–2 Pettitte (11–6) Holland (7–8)46,46170–55
126August 27@ Yankees 7–2 Grilli (2–3) Burnett (10–8)47,20971–55
127August 28@ Twins 3–2 Duensing (2–1) Hunter (6–3) Nathan (33)21,64171–56
128August 29@ Twins 3–0 Feldman (14–4) Pavano (11–10) Francisco (19)28,51672–56
129August 30@ Twins 5–3 Rauch (1–0) Wilson (4–6) Nathan (34)29,28272–57
130August 31 Blue Jays 18–10 Cecil (6–3) Holland (7–9)16,67572–58
September (13–15)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
131September 1 Blue Jays 5–2 Nippert (5–2) Rzepczynski (2–4) Francisco (20)73–58
132September 1 Blue Jays 5–2 McCarthy (6–2) Tallet (5–9) Francisco (21)17,20374–58
133September 2 Blue Jays 6–4 Hunter (7–3) Richmond (6–8) Francisco (22)21,83675–58
134September 4@ Orioles 5–1 Feldman (15–4) Tillman (1–3) Feliz (2)15,55776–58
135September 5@ Orioles 5–4 Matusz (4–2) Millwood (10–9) Johnson (8)18,02876–59
136September 6@ Orioles 7–0 Guthrie (10–13) Holland (7–10)21,59976–60
September 7@ Indians Postponed
137September 8@ Indians 11–9 Feliz (1–0) Lewis (2–4)77–60
138September 8@ Indians 10–5 McCarthy (7–2) Laffey (7–5)12,97678–60
139September 9@ Indians 10–0 Feldman (16–4) Carmona (3–10)14,63779–60
September 11 Mariners Postponed
140September 12 Mariners 8–3 Morrow (1–4) Millwood (10–10)22,46879–61
141September 13 Mariners 7–2 Hunter (8–3) Fister (2–2)80–61
142September 13 Mariners 5–0 Hernández (15–5) Holland (7–11)18,52280–62
143September 14 Athletics 9–0 Tomko (5–3) Feldman (16–5)13,66980–63
144September 15 Athletics 6–1 Breslow (7–7) McCarthy (7–3)15,96480–64
145September 16 Athletics 4–0 Cahill (9–12) Nippert (5–3)23,37280–65
146September 18 Angels 2–0 Kazmir (9–8) Hunter (8–4) Fuentes (43)34,24080–66
147September 19 Angels 3–2 Feldman (17–5) Weaver (15–7) Francisco (23)46,59681–66
148September 20 Angels 10–5 Lackey (11–8) Holland (7–12)33,68881–67
149September 21@ Athletics 10–3 Millwood (11–10) González (0–3)10,58182–67
150September 22@ Athletics 9–1 Cahill (10–12) McCarthy (7–4)10,47582–68
151September 23@ Athletics 9–8 Hunter (9–4) Mortensen (2–3) Francisco (24)18,31183–68
152September 24@ Athletics 12–3 Anderson (11–10) Feldman (17–6)11,12483–69
153September 25 Rays 8–3 Holland (8–12) Shields (10–12)29,23284–69
154September 26 Rays 15–3 Millwood (12–10) Garza (8–11)31,85585–69
155September 27 Rays 7–6 Choate (1–0) Francisco (2–3) Cormier (2)37,90585–70
156September 28@ Angels 11–0 Santana (8–8) Hunter (9–5)40,48485–71
157September 29@ Angels 5–2 O'Sullivan (4–2) Feldman (17–7) Fuentes (46)38,60085–72
158September 30@ Angels 5–0 Palmer (11–2) Holland (8–13)40,61685–73
October (2–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecord
159October 1@ Angels 11–3 Millwood (13–10) Bell (1–2)38,55286–73
160October 2@ Mariners 7–4 Wilson (5–6) Aardsma (3–6) Francisco (26)27,89987–73
161October 3@ Mariners 2–1 Rowland-Smith (5–4) Hunter (9–6) Batista (1)24,39187–74
162October 4@ Mariners 4–3 Hernández (19–5) Feldman (17–8) Aardsma (38)32,2687–75

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Player statistics

Team leaders

Pitching

StartsInnings PitchedStrike OutsWinsSaves
Kevin Millwood (31) : Scott Feldman (31) Kevin Millwood (198) Kevin Millwood (123) Scott Feldman (17) Frank Francisco (25)

Batting

Batting AverageHome RunsRBIRunsOPS
Michael Young (.322) Nelson Cruz (33) Marlon Byrd (89) Ian Kinsler (101) Michael Young (.892)

Batting

2009 Texas Rangers batting statistics at Baseball Reference

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

PosPlayerGABRHHRRBIAVGSB
SS Elvis Andrus 14548072128640.26733
2B Joaquin Arias 380000.0000
DH Hank Blalock 123462621082566.2402
OF Brandon Boggs 9170100.0590
OF Julio Borbon 461573049420.31219
CF Marlon Byrd 146547661552089.2838
RF Nelson Cruz 128462751203376.26020
1B Chris Davis 11339248932159.2380
OF Craig Gentry 11174204.1180
3B Esteban Germán 194691404.3041
CF Greg Golson 110000.0000
CF Josh Hamilton 8933643901054.2688
DH Andruw Jones 8228143601743.2175
2B Ian Kinsler 1445661011433186.25331
LF David Murphy 128432611161757.2699
C Kevin Richardson 462300.5000
C Iván Rodríguez 28981424213.2451
C Jarrod Saltalamacchia 842833466934.2330
C Taylor Teagarden 601982643624.2170
IF Omar Vizquel 621771747114.2664
3B Michael Young 135541761742268.3228
Pitcher Totals162201000.0000
Team Totals16255267841436224748.260149

Pitching

Note: G = Games; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; H = Hits Allowed; BB = Walks Allowed; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLSVERAHBBSO
Kris Benson 822.11108.46331211
Willie Eyre 1718.00004.501868
Scott Feldman 34189.217804.0817865113
Neftalí Feliz 2031.01021.7413839
Frank Francisco 5149.123253.83401557
Jason Grilli 3026.12204.78211427
Eddie Guardado 4838.11204.46391520
Matt Harrison 1163.14506.11812334
Derek Holland 33138.181306.1216047107
Tommy Hunter 19112.09604.101133364
Jason Jennings 4461.02414.13672844
Warner Madrigal 1312.20009.9518125
Doug Mathis 2442.20113.16391025
Brandon McCarthy 1797.17404.62963665
Luis Mendoza 11.000036.00210
Kevin Millwood 31198.2131003.6719571123
Guillermo Moscoso 1014.00003.2115612
Dustin Nippert 2069.25303.88642954
Darren O'Day 6455.22121.94361754
Vicente Padilla 18108.08604.921204259
Josh Rupe 44.200015.431252
Pedro Strop 77.00007.71649
C. J. Wilson 7473.256142.81663284
Team Totals1621434.28775454.3814325311016

2009 Texas Rangers pitching statistics at Baseball Reference

Scoring by inning

Stats updated through October 4.

INNING123456789101112TOTAL
RANGERS938398102117927466421025784
OPPONENTS73787111076111955956632740

Game log summary

Stats updated through October 4.

Comeback Wins: 38, Largest Comeback: 4 runs

Blown Leads: 30, Largest Blown Lead: 5 runs

Walk-off Wins: 6

Walk-off Losses: 4

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Oklahoma City RedHawks Pacific Coast League Bobby Jones
AA Frisco RoughRiders Texas League Mike Micucci
A Bakersfield Blaze California League Steve Buechele
A Hickory Crawdads South Atlantic League Héctor Ortiz
A-Short Season Spokane Indians Northwest League Tim Hulett
Rookie AZL Rangers Arizona League Bill Richardson

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