Rays 7,
Rangers 6
| W: | R. Choate (1-0) |
| L: | F. Francisco (2-3) |
| SV: | L. Cormier (2) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .322 | .387 |
| C Crawford LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .308 | .367 |
| E Longoria 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | .284 | .366 |
| B Zobrist 2B-1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .287 | .399 |
| W Aybar DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .249 | .331 |
F Perez PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 | .192 |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | .238 | .308 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .234 | .335 |
a-G Kapler PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | .326 |
b-G Zaun PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .259 | .346 |
R Choate P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| C Richard 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .125 | .300 |
c-A Iwamura PH-2B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .290 | .357 |
| D Navarro C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .219 | .259 |
d-P Burrell PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .225 | .322 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | .167 | |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 154 | ||
| a-hit for G Gross in the 8th b-struck out swinging for G Kapler in the 8th c-walked for C Richard in the 9th d-struck out looking for D Navarro in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING RBI: B Zobrist 4 (83), W Aybar (36), C Crawford (67), F Perez (1) S: F Perez 2-out RBI: B Zobrist 2, W Aybar GIDP: J Bartlett Rays RISP: 4-11 (B Zobrist 2-4, J Bartlett 0-1, W Aybar 1-2, C Crawford 1-1, B Upton 0-2, G Zaun 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Bartlett (26, 2nd base off B McCarthy/T Teagarden) CS: J Bartlett (7, 2nd base by B McCarthy/T Teagarden) | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Price | 5.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 94-58 | 4.60 |
| R Springer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-11 | 4.18 |
| D Wheeler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.37 |
| R Choate (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-8 | 3.78 |
| G Balfour (H, 18) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.96 |
| L Cormier (S, 2) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 3.27 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 147-94 | |
| PITCHING HBP: E Andrus (By D Price) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Price 14/22; R Springer 2/3; D Wheeler 2/3; R Choate 3/4; G Balfour 0/2; L Cormier 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Price 12-6-25-15; R Springer 0-3-6-2; D Wheeler 2-0-0-3; R Choate 4-0-1-3; G Balfour 1-0-4-2; L Cormier 1-2-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Price 3-6; R Springer 1-1; D Wheeler 0-3; R Choate 2-0; G Balfour 1-1; L Cormier 0-1 Game Scores: D Price 37 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| I Kinsler 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .250 | .323 |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .269 | .331 |
| D Murphy LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .275 | .346 |
| M Byrd CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .283 | .328 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .239 | .280 |
O Vizquel 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | .319 |
| A Jones DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | .212 | .321 |
| N Cruz RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .263 | .335 |
| C Davis 3B-1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | .229 | .278 |
| T Teagarden C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .210 | .268 |
a-J Borbon PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .318 | .380 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 147 | ||
| a-flied out to center for T Teagarden in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: T Teagarden (11, D Price); I Kinsler (29, D Price) HR: N Cruz (33, 2nd inning off D Price 1 on, 2 Out); M Byrd (20, 8th inning off R Choate 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: N Cruz 2 (76), I Kinsler (85), E Andrus (35), D Murphy (55), M Byrd (89) S: I Kinsler SF: D Murphy 2-out RBI: N Cruz 2, M Byrd Rangers RISP: 2-4 (D Murphy 0-1, I Kinsler 1-1, T Teagarden 0-1, E Andrus 1-1) Team LOB: 3 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Andrus (32, 2nd base off D Price/D Navarro) CS: E Andrus 2 (6, 2nd base by D Price/D Navarro, 3rd base by D Price/D Navarro) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Davis (5, ground ball) DP: 2 (I Kinsler-H Blalock, E Andrus-I Kinsler-H Blalock). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B McCarthy | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 97-64 | 4.47 |
| D O'Day | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 2.04 |
| C Wilson | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 2.90 |
| F Francisco (L, 2-3; B, 4) | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30-15 | 3.91 |
| N Feliz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 1.80 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 154-93 | |
| PITCHING D O'Day pitched to 2 batters in the 8th; C Wilson pitched to 2 batters in the 8th HBP: J Bartlett (By B McCarthy); B Upton (By C Wilson) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B McCarthy 21/29; D O'Day 1/2; C Wilson 1/2; F Francisco 1/7; N Feliz 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B McCarthy 20-8-12-24; D O'Day 2-2-0-1; C Wilson 1-2-1-1; F Francisco 5-1-6-3; N Feliz 1-1-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 9-9; D O'Day 0-0; C Wilson 0-0; F Francisco 0-0; N Feliz 1-0 Game Scores: B McCarthy 65 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | TEX | |||
| 2nd | N Cruz homered to center, A Jones scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 5th | I Kinsler doubled to deep center, N Cruz scored, C Davis to third. | 0 | 3 | |
| 5th | E Andrus reached on bunt single to catcher, C Davis scored, I Kinsler to third. | 0 | 4 | |
| 5th | D Murphy hit sacrifice fly to center, I Kinsler scored. | 0 | 5 | |
| 8th | B Zobrist singled to center, J Bartlett and C Crawford scored, E Longoria to second. | 2 | 5 | |
| 8th | W Aybar singled to left, E Longoria scored, B Zobrist to second. | 3 | 5 | |
| 8th | M Byrd homered to center. | 3 | 6 | |
| 9th | C Crawford singled to center, A Iwamura scored, J Bartlett to third. | 4 | 6 | |
| 9th | B Zobrist singled to right, J Bartlett and C Crawford scored, E Longoria to third. | 6 | 6 | |
| 9th | F Perez sacrificed to first, E Longoria scored, B Zobrist to second. | 7 | 6 | |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 37,905 (77.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 91 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Joe West, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Paul Schrieber |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 27th
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 4 |
| Baltimore | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 |
| Seattle | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 0 |
| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 3 | in 10 |
| LA Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 |