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	Rangers take opener

Rangers 10, White Sox 3

Mark Teixeira rounds the bases after hitting his third-inning homer. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

Young's homer

Mench puts game away

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

Michael Young got Texas on the board with a three-run shot, and Mark Teixeira followed with one of his own for back-to-back home runs in a five-run third inning. The offensive outburst was plenty for starter Jon Wasdin and four Rangers relievers.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 07/21: TEX 10, CWS 3
Sat. 07/22: TEX 3, CWS 1
Sun. 07/23: CWS 5, TEX 0

TODAY'S WRAPS: July 21, 2006

Texas (50-47)
Won 1

Texas 10, Chi White Sox 3

Chi White Sox (58-37)
Lost 3

July 21, 2006

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	4	1	10	11	0
Chi White Sox	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	9	0

Standings thru 7/21/06 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | White Sox Stats

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Wilkerson, LF	4	1	1	2	0	0	3	.238
Kinsler, 2B	4	2	1	0	1	2	1	.310
Young, SS	5	2	2	4	0	0	0	.312
Teixeira, 1B	2	2	1	1	2	0	0	.271
DeRosa, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.322
Blalock, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.279
Mench, RF	4	2	3	3	0	0	0	.277
Laird, C	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.345
Hairston, CF	3	0	1	0	0	1	2	.212
Totals	34	10	11	10	3	5	12
BATTING 2B: Young (33, Riske). HR: Young (8, 3rd inning off Buehrle, 2 on, 2 out), Teixeira (13, 3rd inning off Buehrle, 0 on, 2 out), Mench (12, 8th inning off Cotts, 2 on, 2 out), Wilkerson (15, 9th inning off Tracey, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Wilkerson 4; Kinsler; Young 6; Teixeira 4; Mench 6; Laird 2; Hairston. RBI: Wilkerson 2 (42), Young 4 (62), Teixeira (59), Mench 3 (46). 2-out RBI: Young 3; Teixeira; Mench 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilkerson. S: Hairston. SF: Wilkerson. GIDP: Blalock; Kinsler. Team LOB: 2. FIELDING Outfield assists: Hairston (Pierzynski at home). DP: (Young-Kinsler-Teixeira).

Chi White Sox	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Podsednik, LF	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.275
1-Mackowiak, PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.310
Iguchi, 2B	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.283
Thome, DH	3	1	2	1	1	1	0	.299
Konerko, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.301
Dye, RF	2	1	1	0	2	1	0	.324
Pierzynski, C	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	.307
Crede, 3B	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.303
Uribe, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	3	.236
Anderson, CF	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.208
Totals	34	3	9	3	3	7	15
1-Ran for Podsednik in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Podsednik (21, Wasdin), Dye (18, Wasdin). HR: Thome (32, 1st inning off Wasdin, 0 on, 2 out), Crede (20, 6th inning off Littleton, 0 on, 2 out). TB: Podsednik 3; Thome 5; Dye 2; Pierzynski; Crede 5; Uribe. RBI: Thome (81), Pierzynski (31), Crede (64). 2-out RBI: Thome; Crede. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Konerko. GIDP: Crede. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING DP: 2 (Iguchi-Uribe-Konerko 2).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wasdin	3.2	5	2	2	2	4	1	5.00
Mahay (W, 1-1)	2.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3.03
Littleton (H, 1)	0.1	2	1	1	0	1	1	1.42
Wilson (H, 3)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4.79
Bauer (S, 2)	2.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.91

Chi White Sox	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Buehrle (L, 9-8)	7.0	7	5	5	2	4	2	4.53
Riske	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	0	3.57
Cotts	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	1	2.97
Tracey	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	1	4.50

IBB: Teixeira (by Riske).
HBP: Podsednik (by Bauer).
Pitches-strikes: Wasdin 93-56, Mahay 30-19, Littleton 10-8, Wilson 17-11, Bauer 21-13, Buehrle 94-65, Riske 14-6, Cotts 7-4, Tracey 11-9.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wasdin 2-5, Mahay 1-2, Littleton 0-0, Wilson 2-0, Bauer 5-2, Buehrle 8-9, Riske 0-1, Cotts 0-1, Tracey 2-1.
Batters faced: Wasdin 18, Mahay 6, Littleton 3, Wilson 3, Bauer 8, Buehrle 28, Riske 4, Cotts 2, Tracey 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Mahay 2-0, Bauer 1-0, Cotts 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Sam Holbrook. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Angel Hernandez.
Weather: 69 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 2:44.
Att: 38,246.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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