UPDATED WITH ACTUAL LINEUP
This way, those of you at work, can submit your selections right now.
While I don’t have the lineup yet, I can tell you that DH-OF Andruw Jones is 15-for-45 with six homers in his career against Boston RHP Brad Penny and INF Omar Vizquel is 10-for-33 with one homer. Also of significance: 3B Michael Young is 5-for-7 against Penny, but has never homered.
Actually, neither Jones nor Vizquel is playing. Little surprised about Jones, but manager Ron Washington said he is planning to play Jones against LHP Jon Lester on Saturday and I guess he didn’t want Hank Blalock sitting on consecutive days. Blalock is 3-for-7 (all singles) against Penny. So here’s the lineup:
2B Ian Kinsler, 3B Michael Young DH Hank Blalock, RF Nelson Cruz, LF David Murphy, CF Marlon Byrd, 1B Chris Davis, C Jarrod Saltalamacchia, SS Elvis Andrus and pitching for the Rangers … RHP Kevin Millwood.
Cruz
1st inning
2-2 count
One on
Nelson Cruz
4th inning
2-1 count
one runner on base
Jones
1st
1 on
2-2 count
396 ft.
Blaylock
5th
1-0
2 on
Cruz
5th inning
3-1
no one on
415 ft
No homers, we score 3 runs.
Davis,
2nd inning,
2-1
1 on,
456ft
Ian Kinsler
1st inning
First pitch of the game
378ft
Kinsler
1st inning
0 on
0 out
1-2 count
315 ft.
Chris Davis
1st inning
grand slam!
1-1 count
396 ft
Salty
3rd
2-0
solo shot
385 ft
Davis
3rd inning
2 on
2-1 count
412 ft.
bryd
5th
1 on
2-1
400 ft
kinsler
3rd inning
2 on
1-1 count
370 left
Davis
3rd Inning
Solo Shot
First pitch (0-0)
420 feet
Kinsler
3rd inning
1 on
1-1
411 ft
Saltalamachia
2nd Inning
1 on
3-0 count
405 ft