2008 Texas Rangers season

The Texas Rangers 2008 season was the 48th year of the franchise and 37th since moving to Arlington, Texas. The organization, after finishing fourth in the American League West in 2007. The new season would be the first under the oversight of newly hired club president and former Ranger great Nolan Ryan. Upon his hire, Ryan indicated that his role in the 2008 season would be largely observational with regard to baseball operations, and any major changes would be made following the conclusion of the regular season.^[1]

I don't come in with any preconceived ideas of what I want to do or what needs to be done", said Ryan, who indicated that he will make two extended trips to spring training to become acquainted with players and staff. "I think it'll be a learning process for me. I'm going to try to get my arms around our organization so I'll have a better understanding of who we are and what we do and what I can do to help us be better.

— Nolan Ryan, February 8, 2008 ^[2]

2008 Texas Rangers
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
City	Arlington, Texas
Record	79–83 (.488)
Divisional place	2nd
Owners	Tom Hicks
General managers	Jon Daniels
Managers	Ron Washington
Television	FSN Southwest KDFI (My27) KDFW (Fox 4)
Radio	KRLD KFLC (Spanish)
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The Rangers set a Major League record for the most doubles by a team in a season, with 376.^[3]

Preseason

Notable offseason transactions

The Rangers' offseason was filled with activity as Jon Daniels moved to quickly acquire talent both on and off the field. The 2007 club roster fielded several arbitration-eligible players, whose status for 2008 remained unsure. Several of these players would sign short-term contracts with the Rangers while others would seek playing time elsewhere.

2007

• OFs Sammy Sosa, Brad Wilkerson, and IF Jerry Hairston Jr. signed with other clubs in the offseason.^[4]
• Hitting coach Rudy Jaramillo signed a new 2-year contract with the Rangers; RHPs Frank Francisco and Joaquín Benoit also signed 1- and 2-year extensions with the club.
• RHP Warner Madrigal signed as a minor league free agent after the Los Angeles Angels failed to add him to the team's 40-man roster before free agency began.
• December 8: OF Milton Bradley signed a 1-year contract for $5 million.
• December 21: OF Josh Hamilton acquired from the Cincinnati Reds for RHP Edinson Vólquez and RHP Danny Herrera.
• December 29: 1B Chris Shelton acquired from the Detroit Tigers in exchange for minor league OF Freddy Guzman.

January 2008

• January 5: 1B Ben Broussard acquired via trade from the Seattle Mariners for minor leaguer Tug Hulett and signed to a 1-year contract worth $3.85 million, avoiding salary arbitration.
• January 11–18: LHP Eddie Guardado ($2 million), RHP Jason Jennings ($4m), C Gerald Laird ($6m), and OF Marlon Byrd ($1.8m) all signed 1-year contracts with the Rangers.
• January 14: RHP Kazuo Fukumori agreed to a 2-year contract worth $3 million.
• January 25: RHP Armando Galarraga designated for assignment and traded to the Tigers in exchange for minor league OF Michael Hernandez.

February and March

Ian Kinsler

• February 19: 2B Ian Kinsler signed a 5-year extension for $22 million, keeping him with the Rangers through 2012.
• February 25: The Rangers agreed to terms with 7 players: OF David Murphy, 3B Travis Metcalf, RHPs Brandon McCarthy and Wes Littleton, and LHP A. J. Murray. The other two, RHPs Alexi Ogando and Omar Beltré remained on the restricted list until their legal issues were resolved prior to the 2010 season.
• February 28: General Manager Jon Daniels and Rangers President Nolan Ryan signed contracts through the 2011 season.
• March 25: OF Nelson Cruz designated for assignment, cleared waivers, and later assigned to the minor leagues.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Gerald Laird, C
• Ben Broussard, 1B
• Ian Kinsler, 2B
• Hank Blalock, 3B
• Michael Young, SS
• David Murphy, LF
• Josh Hamilton, CF
• Marlon Byrd, RF
• Milton Bradley, DH
• Kevin Millwood, RHP

Season standings

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AL West

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	100	62	.617	—	50‍–‍31	50‍–‍31
Texas Rangers	79	83	.488	21	40‍–‍41	39‍–‍42
Oakland Athletics	75	86	.466	24½	43‍–‍38	32‍–‍48
Seattle Mariners	61	101	.377	39	35‍–‍46	26‍–‍55

Record vs. opponents

2008 American League record Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2008 v t e
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	–	6–12	4–5	4–4	4–3	5–3	3–6	3–3	7–11	0–5	8–2	3–15	4–5	6–12	11–7
Boston	12–6	–	4–3	5–1	5–2	6–1	1–8	4–3	9–9	6–4	6–3	8–10	9–1	9–9	11–7
Chicago	5–4	3–4	–	11–7	12–6	12–6	5–5	9–10	2–5	5–4	5–1	4–6	3–3	1–7	12–6
Cleveland	4–4	1–5	7–11	–	11–7	10–8	4–5	8–10	4–3	5–4	4–5	5–2	6–4	6–1	6–12
Detroit	3–4	2–5	6–12	7–11	–	7–11	3–6	7–11	4–2	3–6	7–3	3–4	6–3	3–5	13–5
Kansas City	3–5	1–6	6–12	8–10	11–7	–	2–3	6–12	5–5	6–3	7–2	3–5	2–7	2–5	13–5
Los Angeles	6–3	8–1	5–5	5–4	6–3	3–2	–	5–3	7–3	10–9	14–5	3–6	12–7	6–3	10–8
Minnesota	3–3	3–4	10–9	10–8	11–7	12–6	3–5	–	4–6	5–5	5–4	3–3	5–5	0–6	14–4
New York	11–7	9–9	5–2	3–4	2–4	5–5	3–7	6–4	–	5–1	7–2	11–7	3–4	9–9	10–8
Oakland	5–0	4–6	4–5	4–5	6–3	3–6	9–10	5–5	1–5	-	10–9	3–6	7–12	4–6	10–8
Seattle	2–8	3–6	1–5	5–4	3–7	2–7	5–14	4–5	2–7	9–10	–	3–4	8–11	5–4	9–9
Tampa Bay	15–3	10–8	6–4	2–5	4–3	5–3	6–3	3–3	7–11	6–3	4–3	–	6–3	11–7	12–6
Texas	5–4	1–9	3–3	4–6	3–6	7–2	7–12	5–5	4–3	12–7	11–8	3–6	–	4–4	10–8
Toronto	12–6	9–9	7–1	1–6	5–3	5–2	3–6	6–0	9–9	6–4	4–5	7–11	4–4	–	8–10

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Game log

Legend
Rangers Win	Rangers Loss	Game Postponed

2008 Game Log (79-83)
March (0-1) # Date Opponent Score/Box Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 March 31 @ Mariners 5–2 Green (1–0) Millwood (0–1) Putz (1) 46,334 0–1
April (10-17) # Date Opponent Score/Box Win Loss Save Attendance Record 2 April 1 @ Mariners 5–4 Benoit (1–0) Putz (0–1) Wilson (1) 25,204 1–1 3 April 2 @ Mariners 4–1 Silva (1–0) Jennings (0–1) Batista (1) 21,349 1–2 4 April 4 @ Angels 11–6 Gabbard (1–0) Moseley (0–1) 43,838 2–2 5 April 5 @ Angels 2–1 Weaver (1–1) Millwood (0–2) Rodríguez (3) 41,170 2–3 6 April 6 @ Angels 10–4 Padilla (1–0) Garland (1–1) 39,242 3–3 7 April 8 Orioles 8–1 Burres (1–0) Jennings (0–2) 48,808 3–4 – April 9 Orioles Postponed (rain) Made up as a doubleheader April 10 8 April 10 Orioles 3–1 Millwood (1–2) Trachsel (1–1) Wilson (2) 4–4 9 April 10 Orioles 5–4 Wright (1–0) Bradford (0–1) Wilson (3) 15,560 5–4 10 April 11 Blue Jays 8–5 Litsch (2–0) Padilla (1–1) Downs (1) 24,209 5–5 11 April 12 Blue Jays 4–1 Halladay (2–1) Mendoza (0–1) 34,960 5–6 12 April 13 Blue Jays 5 – 4 (10) Carlson (1–0) Nippert (0–1) Ryan (1) 21,515 5–7 13 April 14 Angels 7–4 Santana (2–0) Jennings (0–3) Rodríguez (4) 16,541 5–8 14 April 15 Angels 7–4 Oliver (1–0) Rupe (0–1) Rodríguez (5) 15,595 5–9 15 April 16 @ Blue Jays 7 – 5 (14) Nippert (1–1) Burnett (1–1) Wilson (4) 15,686 6–9 16 April 17 @ Blue Jays 4–1 Padilla (2–1) Halladay (2–2) Wilson (5) 15,809 7–9 17 April 18 @ Red Sox 11–3 Matsuzaka (4–0) Mendoza (0–2) 37,902 7–10 18 April 19 @ Red Sox 5–3 López (1–0) Benoit (1–1) Papelbon (6) 37,958 7–11 19 April 20 @ Red Sox 6–5 Wakefield (2–0) Wilson (0–1) Papelbon (7) 37,480 7–12 20 April 21 @ Red Sox 8–3 Buchholz (1–1) Nippert (1–2) 37,539 7–13 21 April 22 @ Tigers 10–2 Verlander (1–3) Padilla (2–2) 33,629 7–14 22 April 23 @ Tigers 19–6 Rapada (2–0) Francisco (0–1) 34,245 7–15 23 April 24 @ Tigers 8–2 Miner (1–1) Jennings (0–4) 39,058 7–16 24 April 25 Twins 6–5 Benoit (2–1) Rincón (2–1) 19,016 8–16 25 April 26 Twins 12–6 Reyes (1–0) Wright (1–1) 33,053 8–17 26 April 27 Twins 10–0 Padilla (3–2) Hernández (3–1) 19,911 9–17 27 April 29 Royals 9–5 Mahay (1–0) Jennings (0–5) 16,472 9–18 28 April 30 Royals 11–9 Millwood (2–2) Bannister (3–2) 17,705 10–18
May (19-10) # Date Opponent Score/Box Win Loss Save Attendance Record 29 May 1 Royals 2–1 Ponson (1–0) Greinke (3–1) Wilson (6) 14,563 11–18 30 May 2 @ Athletics 4–3 Padilla (4–2) Blanton (2–5) Wilson (7) 15,408 12–18 31 May 3 @ Athletics 6–3 Murray (1–0) Gaudin (3–2) Benoit (1) 20,524 13–18 32 May 4 @ Athletics 3–1 Casilla (1–0) Feldman (0–1) Street (9) 31,673 13–19 33 May 5 @ Mariners 7–3 Washburn (2–4) Millwood (2–3) 16,637 13–20 34 May 6 @ Mariners 10–1 Ponson (2–0) Batista (2–4) 15,818 14–20 35 May 7 @ Mariners 2–0 Padilla (5–2) Bedard (2–2) Wilson (8) 17,173 15–20 36 May 8 @ Mariners 5–0 Germán (1–0) Hernández (2–3) 22,922 16–20 37 May 9 Athletics 4–0 Feldman (1–1) Smith (2–2) 23,516 17–20 38 May 10 Athletics 6–4 Rupe (1–1) Eveland (3–3) 22,899 18–20 39 May 11 Athletics 12–6 Casilla (2–0) Germán (1–1) 23,959 18–21 40 May 12 Mariners 13 – 12 (10) Mathis (1–0) Morrow (0–1) 18,509 19–21 41 May 13 Mariners 5–2 Rupe (2–1) Hernández (2–4) Guardado (1) 15,766 20–21 42 May 14 Mariners 4 – 3 (12) Putz (1–1) Germán (1–2) Washburn (1) 22,934 20–22 43 May 16 Astros 16–8 Wright (2–1) Wright (3–1) 32,117 21–22 44 May 17 Astros 6–2 Padilla (6–2) Oswalt (4–4) 38,534 22–22 45 May 18 Astros 5–4 Backe (2–5) Gabbard (1–1) Valverde (11) 33,561 22–23 46 May 19 @ Twins 7 – 6 (12) Korecky (1–0) Germán (1–3) 16,680 22–24 47 May 20 @ Twins 11–4 Perkins (1–1) Mathis (1–1) 19,376 22–25 48 May 21 @ Twins 10–1 Ponson (3–0) Blackburn (4–3) 22,032 23–25 49 May 22 @ Twins 8 – 7 (10) Benoit (2–1) Bass (1–1) Wilson (9) 23,126 24–25 50 May 23 @ Indians 13–9 Loe (1–0) Carmona (4–2) 39,947 25–25 51 May 24 @ Indians 5–2 Lee (7–1) Feldman (1–2) Borowski (3) 40,504 25–26 52 May 25 @ Indians 2 – 1 (10) Wright (3–1) Kobayashi (2–2) Wilson (10) 35,464 26–26 53 May 26 @ Rays 7–3 Kazmir (4–1) Ponson (3–1) 12,174 26–27 54 May 27 @ Rays 12–6 Padilla (7–2) Sonnanstine (6–3) 10,511 27–27 55 May 28 @ Rays 5–3 Garza (4–1) Gabbard (1–2) Wheeler (1) 10,927 27–28 56 May 30 Athletics 3–1 Millwood (3–3) Duchscherer (4–4) Wilson (11) 21,763 28–28 57 May 31 Athletics 8–4 Ponson (4–1) Blanton (3–7) 36,798 29–28
June (14-13) # Date Opponent Score/Box Win Loss Save Attendance Record 58 June 1 Athletics 13–8 Gaudin (3–3) Wright (3–2) 17,661 29–29 59 June 2 Indians 13–9 Kobayashi (3–2) Guardado (0–1) 17,247 29–30 60 June 3 Indians 12–7 Francisco (1–1) Mastny (0–1) 16,373 30–30 61 June 4 Indians 15–9 Lee (9–1) Ramírez (0–1) 19,676 30–31 62 June 5 Indians 9–4 Millwood (4–3) Sabathia (3–8) 17,795 31–31 63 June 6 Rays 12–4 Kazmir (6–1) Padilla (7–3) 21,783 31–32 64 June 7 Rays 5–4 Howell (5–0) Benoit (3–2) Wheeler (2) 28,788 31–33 65 June 8 Rays 6–3 Mathis (2–1) Garza (4–3) 20,258 32–33 66 June 10 @ Royals 6–5 Guardado (1–1) Yabuta (1–1) Wilson (12) 14,741 33–33 67 June 11 @ Royals 11–5 Padilla (8–3) Gobble (0–2) 20,840 34–33 68 June 12 @ Royals 6–5 Mahay (2–0) Francisco (1–2) Soria (15) 15,515 34–34 69 June 13 @ Mets 7–1 Pérez (5–4) Feldman (1–3) 49,880 34–35 – June 14 @ Mets Postponed (rain) Made up as a doubleheader June 15 70 June 15 @ Mets 8–7 Millwood (5–3) Maine (6–5) Wilson (13) 35–35 71 June 15 @ Mets 4–2 Martínez (2–0) Gabbard (1–3) Wagner (14) 55,438 35–36 72 June 17 Braves 7–5 Padilla (9–3) Hudson (7–5) Wilson (14) 33,558 36–36 73 June 18 Braves 5–2 Bennett (1–4) Wilson (0–2) González (1) 38,545 36–37 74 June 19 Braves 5–4 Wright (4–2) Boyer (1–5) 28,853 37–37 75 June 20 @ Nationals 4 – 3 (14) Hanrahan (3–2) Wright (4–3) 30,359 37–38 76 June 21 @ Nationals 13–3 Gabbard (2–3) Mock (0–2) Mendoza (1) 32,975 38–38 77 June 22 @ Nationals 5–3 Padilla (10–3) Ayala (1–4) Wilson (15) 32,690 39–38 78 June 24 @ Astros 4–3 Moehler (4–3) Hurley (0–1) Valverde (19) 40,052 39–39 79 June 25 @ Astros 3–2 Mendoza (1–2) Oswalt (6–8) Wilson (16) 32,567 40–39 80 June 26 @ Astros 7–2 Rodríguez (3–3) Millwood (5–4) 36,506 40–40 81 June 27 Phillies 8–7 Rupe (3–1) Condrey (1–1) Wilson (17) 28,623 41–40 82 June 28 Phillies 8–6 Hamels (8–5) Padilla (10–4) Lidge (19) 28,623 41–41 83 June 29 Phillies 5–1 Hurley (1–1) Moyer (7–6) 26,283 42–41 84 June 30 @ Yankees 2–1 Feldman (2–3) Mussina (10–6) Wilson (18) 53,045 43–41
July (13-12) # Date Opponent Score/Box Win Loss Save Attendance Record 85 July 1 @ Yankees 3–2 Francisco (2–2) Rivera (2–3) Wilson (19) 53,223 44–41 86 July 2 @ Yankees 18–7 Ramírez (2–0) Madrigal (0–1) 52,659 44–42 87 July 4 @ Orioles 10–4 Guthrie (5–7) Padilla (10–5) 21,363 44–43 88 July 5 @ Orioles 5–3 Feldman (3–3) Cormier (1–3) Wilson (20) 19,006 45–43 89 July 6 @ Orioles 11–10 Millwood (6–4) Liz (3–1) Wilson (21) 22,276 46–43 90 July 7 Angels 9–6 Santana (10–3) Mendoza (1–3) Rodríguez (35) 21,170 46–44 91 July 8 Angels 3–2 Harrison (1–0) Saunders (12–5) Wilson (22) 18,788 47–44 92 July 9 Angels 5–4 Wright (5–3) Rodríguez (0–2) 24,515 48–44 93 July 10 Angels 11 – 10 (11) Speier (1–4) Wright (5–4) Rodríguez (36) 23,262 48–45 94 July 11 White Sox 7–2 Mendoza (2–3) Floyd (10–5) Guardado (2) 28,003 49–45 95 July 12 White Sox 9–7 Danks (7–4) Millwood (6–5) 39,209 49–46 96 July 13 White Sox 12–11 Wright (6–4) Logan (2–2) 28,459 50–46 97 July 18 @ Twins 6–0 Perkins (7–2) Millwood (6–6) 30,134 50–47 98 July 19 @ Twins 14–2 Hernández (9–6) Harrison (1–1) 35,085 50–48 99 July 20 @ Twins 1–0 Padilla (11–5) Baker (6–3) Wilson (22) 36,029 51–48 100 July 21 @ White Sox 6–1 Feldman (4–3) Vázquez (7–8) 39,547 52–48 101 July 22 @ White Sox 10–2 Buehrle (8–8) Mendoza (2–4) 32,670 52–49 102 July 23 @ White Sox 10–8 Dotel (4–4) Guardado (1–2) Jenks (19) 35,353 52–50 103 July 25 @ Athletics 14–6 Padilla (12–5) Blevins (0–1) 20,141 53–50 104 July 26 @ Athletics 9–4 Harrison (2–1) Duchscherer (10–7) 20,653 54–50 105 July 27 @ Athletics 6–5 Blevins (1–1) Hurley (1–2) Street (18) 21,135 54–51 106 July 28 Mariners 7–5 Green (3–3) Francisco (2–3) Morrow (10) 21,742 54–52 107 July 29 Mariners 11–10 Wilson (1–2) Putz (2–4) 17,618 55–52 108 July 30 Mariners 4–3 Guardado (2–2) Rhodes (2–1) Wilson (24) 23,894 56–52 109 July 31 Mariners 8–5 Dickey (3–6) Harrison (2–2) 17,839 56–53
August (11-18) # Date Opponent Score/Box Win Loss Save Attendance Record 110 August 1 Blue Jays 9–8 Wilson (2–2) Ryan (2–4) 23,973 57–53 111 August 2 Blue Jays 6–4 Burnett (13–9) Feldman (4–4) Ryan (21) 32,641 57–54 112 August 3 Blue Jays 8–4 Mendoza (3–4) Purcey (1–2) 17,488 58–54 113 August 4 Yankees 9–5 Guardado (3–2) Marte (4–1) 33,813 59–54 114 August 5 Yankees 8–6 Harrison (3–2) Pettitte (12–9) Guardado (3) 34,473 60–54 115 August 6 Yankees 5–3 Ponson (7–2) Hunter (0–1) Rivera (27) 38,638 60–55 116 August 7 Yankees 3–0 Mussina (15–7) Feldman (4–5) Rivera (28) 44,603 60–56 117 August 8 @ Orioles 9–1 Guthrie (9–8) Mendoza (3–5) 33,351 60–57 118 August 9 @ Orioles 9–0 Cabrera (8–7) Padilla (12–6) 30,914 60–58 119 August 10 @ Orioles 15–7 Harrison (4–2) Bierd (0–2) 26,878 61–58 120 August 12 @ Red Sox 19–17 Okajima (3–2) Francisco (2–4) Papelbon (32) 38,004 61–59 121 August 13 @ Red Sox 8–4 Lester (11–4) Mendoza (3–6) 37,876 61–60 122 August 14 @ Red Sox 9–3 Matsuzaka (14–2) Hunter (0–2) 37,856 61–61 123 August 15 Rays 7–0 Garza (10–7) Millwood (6–7) 20,233 61–62 124 August 16 Rays 3–0 Harrison (5–2) Jackson (9–8) Guardado (4) 29,238 62–62 125 August 17 Rays 7–4 Kazmir (9–6) Nippert (1–3) Wheeler (5) 18,363 62–63 126 August 18 Tigers 8–7 Rogers (9–10) Francisco (2–5) Rodney (5) 17,786 62-64 127 August 19 Tigers 11–3 Galarraga (12–4) Padilla (12–7) 18,470 62-65 128 August 20 Tigers 9–1 Millwood (7–7) Robertson (7-10) 19,403 63-65 129 August 22 Indians 7–5 Carmona (6–5) Harrison (5–3) Lewis (5) 20,535 63-66 130 August 23 Indians 8–7 Perez (3–3) Wright (6–5) Lewis (6) 29,900 63-67 131 August 24 Indians 4–3 Betancourt (3–4) Guardado (3–3) 14,956 63-68 132 August 25 @ Royals 9-4 Feldman (5-5) Meche (10-10) 12,399 64-68 133 August 26 @ Royals 2-1 Millwood (8-7) R. Ramírez (2-2) 17,004 65-68 134 August 27 @ Royals 3-2 Harrison (6-3) Bannister (7-14) Francisco (1) 12,662 66-68 135 August 28 @ Angels 7–5 Garland (12–8) Wright (6-6) Rodríguez (51) 37,541 66-69 136 August 29 @ Angels 3–1 Santana (14–5) Nippert (1–4) Rodríguez (52) 40,084 66-70 137 August 30 @ Angels 4–3 Arredondo (7–1) Feldman (5–6) Rodríguez (53) 43,937 66-71 138 August 31 @ Angels 4–3 Millwood (9–7) Lackey (11–3) Francisco (2) 39,153 67-71
September (12-12) # Date Opponent Score/Box Win Loss Save Attendance Record 139 September 1 Mariners 12–6 Green (4-4) Mendoza (3-7) 16,171 67-72 140 September 2 Mariners 6–4 McCarthy (1-0) Feierabend (0-2) Francisco (3) 14,521 68-72 141 September 3 Mariners 1–0 Nippert (2-4) Hernández (9-9) Francisco (4) 12,882 69-72 142 September 5 Red Sox 8–1 Beckett (12–9) Millwood (9–8) 30,264 69-73 143 September 6 Red Sox 15–8 Harrison (7–3) Wakefield (8–10) 38,208 70-73 144 September 7 Red Sox 7–2 Byrd (11–11) McCarthy (1–1) 28,644 70-74 145 September 9 @ Mariners 7–3 Padilla (13-7) Hernández (9-10) Madrigal (1) 22,704 71-74 146 September 10 @ Mariners 8-7 Corcoran (5-0) Millwood (9-9) Putz (13) 23,644 71-75 147 September 11 @ Athletics 6–1 Nippert (3–4) Braden (5–4) 10,566 72-75 148 September 12 @ Athletics 7–0 Harrison (8–3) Smith (7–15) 15,117 73-75 149 September 13 @ Athletics 7–1 Outman (1–0) Feldman (5–7) 21,102 73-76 150 September 14 @ Athletics 7–4 Devine (6–1) Madrigal (0–2) Ziegler (9) 18,551 73-77 151 September 15 Tigers 11–8 Francisco (3–5) Farnsworth (2–3) 13,536 74-77 152 September 16 Tigers 5–4 Wright (7-6) Rodney (0–6) 14,659 75-77 153 September 17 Tigers 17–4 García (1-0) Nippert (3–5) 17,808 75-78 154 September 19 Angels 15–13 Oliver (6–1) Wright (7–7) Shields (3) 23,708 75-79 155 September 20 Angels 7–3 Speier (2–8) Padilla (13–8) Rodríguez (60) 38,973 75-80 156 September 21 Angels 7–3 Lackey (12–4) Feldman (5–8) 28,390 75-81 157 September 22 Athletics 4–3 (11) Embree (2–4) Mendoza (3–8) Casilla (2) 14,925 75-82 158 September 23 Athletics 6–4 Wright (8–7) Embree (2–5) Francisco (5) 18,408 76-82 159 September 24 Athletics 14–4 Harrison (9–3) Eveland (9–9) 16,832 77-82 160 September 26 @ Angels 12–1 Padilla (14–8) Lackey (12–5) 43,758 78-82 161 September 27 @ Angels 8–4 Feldman (6–8) Santana (16–7) 43,141 79-82 162 September 28 @ Angels 7–0 Saunders (17–7) Millwood (9–10) 43,761 79-83

Roster

2008 Texas Rangers
Roster
Pitchers 53 Joaquín Benoit 65 Joselo Díaz 39 Scott Feldman 50 Frank Francisco 14 Kazuo Fukumori 13 Kason Gabbard 54 Franklyn Germán 52 Brian Gordon 18 Eddie Guardado 54 Matt Harrison 35 Tommy Hunter 37 Eric Hurley 31 Jason Jennings 58 Wes Littleton 43 Kameron Loe 60 Warner Madrigal 49 Doug Mathis 20 Brandon McCarthy 46 Luis Mendoza 33 Kevin Millwood 47 A. J. Murray 57 Dustin Nippert 44 Vicente Padilla 35 Sidney Ponson 47 Elizardo Ramírez 59 Josh Rupe 55 Robinson Tejeda 56 Bill White 36 C. J. Wilson 45 Jamey Wright		Catchers 15 Gerald Laird  2 Adam Melhuse 51 Max Ramírez 25 Jarrod Saltalamacchia  2 Taylor Teagarden Infielders  4 Joaquin Arias  9 Hank Blalock 29 Jason Botts 23 Ben Broussard 27 Frank Catalanotto 19 Chris Davis  6 Germán Durán  5 Ian Kinsler 30 Travis Metcalf 16 Chris Shelton 12 Ramón Vázquez 10 Michael Young		Outfielders 41 Brandon Boggs 21 Milton Bradley 22 Marlon Byrd 17 Nelson Cruz 16 Jason Ellison 32 Josh Hamilton  7 David Murphy Other batters 14 Ryan Roberts		Manager 38 Ron Washington Coaches 48 Jim Colborn (bullpen) 40 Andy Hawkins (pitching) 11 Art Howe (bench)  8 Rudy Jaramillo (hitting) 24 Gary Pettis (first base)  3 Matt Walbeck (third base)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C	Gerald Laird	95	344	95	.276	6	41
1B	Chris Davis	80	295	84	.285	17	55
2B	Ian Kinsler	121	518	165	.319	18	71
SS	Michael Young	155	645	183	.284	12	82
3B	Ramón Vázquez	105	300	87	.290	6	40
LF	Brandon Boggs	101	283	64	.226	8	41
CF	Josh Hamilton	156	624	190	.304	32	130
RF	David Murphy	108	415	114	.275	15	74
DH	Milton Bradley	126	414	133	.321	22	77

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Marlon Byrd	122	403	120	.298	10	53
Hank Blalock	65	258	74	.287	12	38
Frank Catalanotto	88	248	68	.274	2	21
Jarrod Saltalamacchia	61	198	50	.253	3	26
Germán Durán	60	143	33	.231	3	16
Nelson Cruz	31	115	38	.330	7	26
Joaquín Arias	32	110	32	.291	0	9
Chris Shelton	41	97	21	.216	2	11
Ben Broussard	26	82	13	.159	3	8
Travis Metcalf	23	56	13	.232	6	14
Taylor Teagarden	16	47	15	.319	6	17
Max Ramírez	17	46	10	.217	2	9
Jason Botts	15	38	6	.158	2	5
Adam Melhuse	8	20	4	.200	0	1
Jason Ellison	9	13	3	.231	0	2
Ryan Roberts	1	1	0	.000	0	0

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Vicente Padilla	29	171.0	14	8	4.74	127
Kevin Millwood	29	168.2	9	10	5.07	125
Scott Feldman	28	151.1	6	8	5.29	74
Matt Harrison	15	83.2	9	3	5.49	42
Kason Gabbard	12	56.0	2	3	4.82	33
Sidney Ponson	9	55.2	4	1	3.88	25
Jason Jennings	6	27.1	0	5	8.56	12
Eric Hurley	5	24.2	1	2	5.47	13
Brandon McCarthy	5	22.0	1	1	4.09	10
Tommy Hunter	3	11.0	0	2	16.36	9
A.J. Murray	2	7.2	1	0	3.52	5

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
Dustin Nippert	20	71.2	3	5	6.40	55
Luis Mendoza	25	63.1	3	8	8.67	35
Doug Mathis	8	22.1	2	1	6.85	9

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
C.J. Wilson	50	2	2	24	6.02	41
Jamey Wright	75	8	7	0	5.12	60
Frank Francisco	58	3	5	5	3.13	83
Eddie Guardado	55	3	3	4	3.65	28
Josh Rupe	46	3	1	0	5.14	53
Joaquin Benoit	44	3	2	1	5.00	43
Warner Madrigal	31	0	2	1	4.75	22
Franklyn Germán	17	1	3	0	2.08	15
Kameron Loe	14	1	0	0	3.23	20
Wes Littleton	12	0	0	0	6.00	14
Bill White	8	0	0	0	20.25	1
Rob Tejeda	4	0	0	0	9.00	4
Kazuo Fukumori	4	0	0	0	20.25	1
Brian Gordon	3	0	0	0	2.25	1
Elizardo Ramírez	1	0	1	0	30.38	1
Joselo Díaz	1	0	0	0	0.00	2

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Oklahoma RedHawks	Pacific Coast League	Bobby Jones
AA	Frisco RoughRiders	Texas League	Scott Little
A	Bakersfield Blaze	California League	Damon Berryhill
A	Clinton LumberKings	Midwest League	Mike Micucci
A-Short Season	Spokane Indians	Northwest League	Tim Hulett
Rookie	AZL Rangers	Arizona League	Bill Richardson

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Spokane