Rangers 3, 
Rays 0
| W: | M. Harrison (5-2) |
| L: | E. Jackson (9-8) |
| SV: | E. Guardado (4) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| B Zobrist CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 |
| C Pena 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .240 |
| R Baldelli DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| W Aybar 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .231 |
| J Ruggiano LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| S Riggans C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .233 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .266 |
| Totals | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8 | |
| BATTING GIDP: B Zobrist Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: W Aybar 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bartlett (13, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Jackson (L, 9-8) | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 101-62 | 3.96 |
| J Howell | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-15 | 2.36 |
| C Bradford | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14-8 | 2.25 |
| T Miller | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.55 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 151-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Jackson 26; J Howell 5; C Bradford 3; T Miller 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Jackson 7-5; J Howell 0-0; C Bradford 0-1; T Miller 0-1 Game Scores: E Jackson 61 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .319 |
| F Catalanotto DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .277 |
| a-J Saltalamacchia PH-DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 |
| M Young SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .302 |
| M Byrd RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .290 |
| B Boggs LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .239 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .289 |
| C Davis 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .263 |
| R Vazquez 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | |
| a-singled to left for F Catalanotto in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Boggs (16, E Jackson); M Young (28, J Howell) HR: I Kinsler (18, 1st inning off E Jackson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: I Kinsler (71), M Young (66), B Boggs (32) 2-out RBI: B Boggs Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Boggs 1, C Davis 2, G Laird 2 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Young-I Kinsler-C Davis). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Harrison (W, 5-2) | 8.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 109-78 | 5.77 |
| E Guardado (S, 4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-10 | 3.21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 124-88 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Harrison 27; E Guardado 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Harrison 8-8; E Guardado 2-1 Game Scores: M Harrison 84 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | TEX | |||
 | 1st | I Kinsler homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 7th | M Young doubled to right, R Vazquez scored, J Saltalamacchia to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 7th | B Boggs walked, J Saltalamacchia scored, M Young to third, J Hamilton to second. | 0 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 29,238 (59.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:37 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
MLB Scores
Saturday, August 16th 2008
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 | in 13 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 |
| Seattle | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| San Francisco | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 11 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 1 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Arizona | 11 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| NY Mets | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| St. Louis | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Colorado | 13 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 8 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | in 10 |