I didn't realize until tonight that I had missed 3 games. It seemed like the Indians series had just ended. lol Well, I guess that's what school will do to you. Better get caught up on my recapping now.
Game 1 Recap
The Rangers kicked off the series with a bang. Sosa and Wilkerson each hit their 15th homeruns of the season, and Kevin Millwood went 5.1 innings to notch his 7th win of the season.
The Mariners broke through first with 2 runs in the 1st inning but the Rangers countered 2 innings later scoring 3 times in the 3rd to take a 3-2 lead. Seattle tied the game at 3 scoring a run in the 4th, but that would be the closest they would get to leading the game again. The Rangers broke out for 5 runs in the 5th, thanks to a 3-run blast by Sosa and a 2-out, 2 run blast off the bat of Wilkerson. That gave the Rangers an 8-3 lead. The Mariners almost battled back scoring 1 in the 6th and 3 in the 9th but the rally fell short as the Rangers went on to win 8-7.
Sosa finished the game with 5 RBI, putting him up to 69 on the season. His 15 HR's and 69 RBI are already 1 HR and 24 RBI more than he had in his last season (2005), and he has so far played 18 less games.