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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEXAS RANGERS AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS 08/09/2046 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| TEXAS RANGERS AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS |  
					| GAME ID: 2264 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH , 2046 - GAME LOG |  
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								| Texas Rangers (71-42) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |  
								| California Angels (47-67) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Dominant Performance by Nelson in Texas Win |  
					| Texas and California duked it out and the Rangers came out victorious. 
 Texas pitcher Gavin Nelson did his part in helping his team beat the California Angels, 4-1. The right-hander kept opposing batters in check throughout the game. Texas improves to 71-42 with the win. They lead their division by 10 games.
 
 Nelson, the winner, is now 2-2 after putting the clamps on the California offense. In 8 innings of work, he gave up no runs on 2 hits, while collecting 11 Ks.
 
 "I thought we played a nice game," Nelson told the Texas Chronicle. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
 
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					| TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE |  | CALIFORNIA BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - C. Flowers substituted for A. de Vries in the 9th 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
J. Tsuda
 (27, 5th Inning off J. Campbell, 0 on, 0 outs) 
, 
B. Kaiser
 (18, 8th Inning off J. Beam, 0 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
A. de Vries
 (8, 3rd Inning off J. Campbell, 3 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
J. Tsuda
 2
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B. Ayala
, 
B. Kaiser
 2
, 
A. de Vries
 4
, 
Z. Chi
, 
A. Bowman
 2-out RBI: 
A. de Vries
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
A. de Vries
, 
M. Lester
, 
A. Bowman
 GIDP: 
B. Ayala
 Team LOB: 
4
 
 BASERUNNING
 CS: 
Z. Chi
 (4)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
2 (Gan-de Vries-Ayala, Flowers-Tsuda-Ayala)
 OF assists: 
1 (Chi(Harkins at 2nd base))
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					| TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE |  | CALIFORNIA PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| G. Nelson W (2-2) | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 119 | 2.39 |  
	| M. Webb | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2.49 |  
	| K. Curve SV (4) | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1.89 |  |  | 
	
		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| J. Campbell L (1-5) | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 104 | 3.20 |  
	| J. Beam | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4.60 |  
	| G. Rosario | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2.68 |  |  | 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Gavin Nelson Ballpark: 
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
 Weather: 
Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
 Start Time: 
7:05 PM PT
 Time: 
3:13
 Attendance: 
30259
 Special Notes: 
2B Addick de Vries was injured in a collision at a base.
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