Rays 5, 
Rangers 3
| W: | S. Kazmir (8-7) |
| L: | D. Nippert (4-2) |
| SV: | J. Howell (15) |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .247 | .324 |
| M Young 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .326 | .380 |
| M Byrd LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .286 | .329 |
| A Jones DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .217 | .330 |
J Borbon PR-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .485 | .528 |
| J Hamilton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .262 | .314 |
| N Cruz RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .266 | .334 |
| H Blalock 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .240 | .277 |
| T Teagarden C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .199 | .270 |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .270 | .333 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 140 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Young (35, S Kazmir) HR: T Teagarden (6, 8th inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: T Teagarden (21), M Byrd (65), A Jones (41) Rangers RISP: 1-4 (A Jones 0-2, M Byrd 1-2) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: I Kinsler (24, 3rd base off G Balfour/G Zaun); M Young (8, 2nd base off G Balfour/G Zaun) CS: J Borbon (1, 2nd base by G Balfour/G Zaun) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Teagarden (5, throw); D Nippert (1, throw) | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Nippert (L, 4-2) | 5.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 95-60 | 3.95 |
| W Eyre | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 3.48 |
| C Wilson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22-8 | 2.91 |
| D O'Day | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 1.96 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 137-81 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Wilson IBB: P Burrell (By C Wilson) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Nippert 16/24; W Eyre 5/6; C Wilson 2/5; D O'Day 1/1 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Nippert 13-12-16-19; W Eyre 3-0-3-5; C Wilson 3-0-4-1; D O'Day 1-2-0-0 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Nippert 6-6; W Eyre 2-3; C Wilson 1-1; D O'Day 0-0 Game Scores: D Nippert 36 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .344 | .396 |
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .318 | .374 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .278 | .363 |
| B Zobrist 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .292 | .406 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .214 | .347 |
| P Burrell DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .229 | .329 |
| G Zaun C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .250 | .352 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .261 | .372 |
a-G Kapler PH-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .239 | .320 |
| B Upton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .237 | .313 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 137 | ||
| a-walked for G Gross in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Longoria (35, D Nippert) HR: B Zobrist (22, 5th inning off D Nippert 1 on, 2 Out); C Pena (32, 5th inning off D Nippert 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Crawford (59), J Bartlett (57), B Zobrist 2 (67), C Pena (80) S: J Bartlett 2-out RBI: B Zobrist 2, C Pena Rays RISP: 0-7 (B Zobrist 0-1, C Pena 0-1, C Crawford 0-1, P Burrell 0-2, G Zaun 0-1, B Upton 0-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Bartlett (23, 2nd base off D Nippert/T Teagarden); B Zobrist (15, 2nd base off D Nippert/T Teagarden) CS: G Zaun (1, 2nd base by W Eyre/T Teagarden); B Upton (12, 3rd base by D Nippert) | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Kazmir (W, 8-7) | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 106-67 | 6.17 |
| G Balfour (H, 14) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-10 | 4.37 |
| J Howell (S, 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-10 | 2.15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 140-87 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: S Kazmir 18/29; G Balfour 1/2; J Howell 1/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: S Kazmir 17-9-20-21; G Balfour 1-2-5-2; J Howell 2-5-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 5-13; G Balfour 1-0; J Howell 1-0 Game Scores: S Kazmir 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | TAM | |||
 | 1st | C Crawford grounded out to shortstop, J Bartlett scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 2nd | J Bartlett sacrificed into fielder's choice to first, G Gross scored, B Upton to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 5th | B Zobrist homered to right, E Longoria scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 5th | C Pena homered to left. | 0 | 5 |
 | 8th | T Teagarden homered to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 8th | M Byrd singled to left, I Kinsler scored, M Young to third. | 2 | 5 |
| 8th | A Jones grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Young scored, M Byrd out at second. | 3 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| BEN ZOBRIST AND CARLOS PENA HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIFTH INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 20,639 (57.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:53 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Mcclelland, First Base - Jerry Layne, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Greg Gibson |
MLB Scores
Friday, August 21st
| Seattle | 9 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| NY Yankees | 20 | Final |
| Boston | 11 |
| Philadelphia | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 4 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| Arizona | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | in 10 |
| Baltimore | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 1 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 3 |
| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| St. Louis | 0 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |