Rangers 8, 
Rays 3
| W: | D. Holland (8-12) |
| L: | J. Shields (10-12) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Bartlett SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .318 | .383 |
| C Crawford LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | .304 | .363 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .283 | .363 |
| B Zobrist 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .287 | .399 |
| P Burrell DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .228 | .325 |
| W Aybar 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .253 | .337 |
| G Kapler RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .237 | .327 |
a-G Gross PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .237 | .339 |
| D Navarro C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .218 | .258 |
b-G Zaun PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 | .346 |
| B Upton CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .240 | .309 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 149 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for G Kapler in the 6th b-grounded to first for D Navarro in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Upton (31, D Holland) HR: G Kapler (7, 3rd inning off D Holland 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: G Kapler (30), E Longoria (109), B Zobrist (78) 2-out RBI: E Longoria, B Zobrist Rays RISP: 2-5 (B Zobrist 1-1, E Longoria 1-1, C Crawford 0-1, P Burrell 0-1, G Zaun 0-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Crawford (16, 2nd base by D Holland/I Rodriguez); B Upton (14, 2nd base by D Holland) | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (B Zobrist, B Zobrist-W Aybar, E Longoria-W Aybar). | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Shields (L, 10-12) | 7.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 104-72 | 4.17 |
| G Balfour | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28-15 | 5.01 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 132-87 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Shields First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Shields 24/28; G Balfour 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Shields 22-11-20-19; G Balfour 7-3-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 6-6; G Balfour 1-0 Game Scores: J Shields 48 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Borbon LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .325 | .385 |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .268 | .327 |
| J Hamilton DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .267 | .315 |
| M Byrd CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .280 | .324 |
| H Blalock 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .242 | .283 |
C Gentry PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
O Vizquel 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .322 |
| I Kinsler 2B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | .250 | .322 |
| D Murphy RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .276 | .348 |
| I Rodriguez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | .244 | .283 |
| C Davis 3B-1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .220 | .269 |
| Totals | 29 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 132 | ||
| BATTING 2B: M Byrd (43, J Shields); J Borbon (3, J Shields) HR: C Davis (20, 2nd inning off J Shields 0 on, 1 Out); I Kinsler (30, 8th inning off G Balfour 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Byrd 2 (83), C Davis (54), J Hamilton (50), I Kinsler 3 (83) S: E Andrus 2-out RBI: I Kinsler 3 GIDP: I Rodriguez Rangers RISP: 3-9 (D Murphy 0-1, J Hamilton 0-2, I Rodriguez 0-1, I Kinsler 1-1, E Andrus 1-2, M Byrd 1-1, H Blalock 0-1) Team LOB: 2 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Borbon 2 (19, 2nd base off J Shields/D Navarro 2) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: F Francisco (1, catch) DP: 1 (I Kinsler-H Blalock). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Holland (W, 8-12) | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 91-56 | 6.14 |
| N Feliz (H, 9) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 1.84 |
| D O'Day (H, 20) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 1.87 |
| C Wilson (H, 19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-6 | 2.90 |
| F Francisco | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24-17 | 3.21 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 149-95 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Holland 10/21; N Feliz 3/4; D O'Day 3/3; C Wilson 2/3; F Francisco 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Holland 21-5-16-14; N Feliz 3-1-4-2; D O'Day 3-1-0-2; C Wilson 3-1-1-1; F Francisco 3-2-9-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Holland 4-6; N Feliz 0-2; D O'Day 0-2; C Wilson 0-1; F Francisco 1-1 Game Scores: D Holland 45 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | TEX | |||
 | 1st | M Byrd doubled to deep right, J Borbon and E Andrus scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 2nd | C Davis homered to right. | 0 | 3 |
 | 3rd | G Kapler homered to left center. | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd | E Longoria singled to left, J Bartlett scored, C Crawford to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 3rd | B Zobrist singled to left, C Crawford scored, E Longoria to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 4th | I Rodriguez grounded into double play, second to first, I Kinsler scored, D Murphy out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| 5th | J Hamilton grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Borbon scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 8th | I Kinsler homered to left, M Byrd and C Gentry scored. | 3 | 8 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 29,232 (59.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:38 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Rapuano, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Joe West |
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