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Monday's Texas Rangers game highlights

Angels 5, Rangers 2

11:18 PM CDT on Monday, June 29, 2009

By JEFF WILSON / Special Contributor to The Dallas Morning News

Breakdown

How Rangers hitters fared: Marlon Byrd had three hits, and his fourth homer of the season followed David Murphy's sixth of the year. The other five Rangers hits were singles, two of which didn't leave the infield. Julio Borbon's debut: 0-for-3, two strikeouts, four left on base.

How Rangers pitchers fared: Vicente Padilla took a 2-1 lead into the fifth inning, where he faced five hitters, recorded no outs and allowed four to score. The two Jasons, Jennings and Grilli, provided three of the Rangers' four scoreless innings of relief.

Game highlights

RANGERS THIRD

David Murphy and Marlon Byrd hit consecutive two-out, solo home runs.

Rangers 2, Angels 0

ANGELS FOURTH

With two outs, Vladimir Guerrero and Juan Rivera each singled. Guerrero scored on Kendry Morales' double to deep right.

Rangers 2, Angels 1

ANGELS SIXTH

Rangers starter Vicente Padilla was chased after allowing five straight hits to start the inning, highlighted by Juan Rivera's two-run homer and Kendry Morales' solo homer. Chone Figgins' sacrifice fly off reliever Jason Jennings allowed Maicer Izturis to score.

Angels 5, Rangers 2

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