Final
Tampa Bay leads 2-0 (as of 8/3)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 2 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 10 | Final |
| Texas | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 3 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 4 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 13 | |
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Devil Rays 8
(42-66, 14-38 away)
Rangers 5
(53-53, 28-26 home)
8:05 PM ET, August 3, 2005
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| J Gathright grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Cantu singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Huff grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| G Matthews Jr popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| M Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teixeira singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teixeira to second on passed ball by T Hall. | 0 | 0 |
| P Nevin doubled to left, M Teixeira scored. | 0 | 1 |
| A Soriano struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| J Gomes flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| D Hollins popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| P LaForest struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| H Blalock grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| K Mench flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| R Hidalgo struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| T Hall doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher, T Hall to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Gathright struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| C Crawford tripled to deep center, T Hall scored. | 1 | 1 |
| J Cantu safe at second on throwing error by shortstop M Young, C Crawford scored. | 2 | 1 |
| A Huff popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| R Barajas singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| G Matthews Jr doubled to deep center, R Barajas to third. | 2 | 1 |
| M Young hit sacrifice fly to right, R Barajas scored, G Matthews Jr tagged out at third. | 2 | 2 |
| M Teixeira doubled to deep left. | 2 | 2 |
| P Nevin popped out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| J Gomes popped out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| D Hollins homered to left. | 3 | 2 |
| P LaForest popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| T Hall grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| H Blalock struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| K Mench struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| J Gathright grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| C Crawford lined out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| R Hidalgo doubled to deep center. | 3 | 2 |
| R Barajas flied out to left, R Hidalgo to third. | 3 | 2 |
| G Matthews Jr walked. | 3 | 2 |
| M Young walked, G Matthews Jr to second. | 3 | 2 |
| M Teixeira hit sacrifice fly to right, R Hidalgo scored, G Matthews Jr to third. | 3 | 3 |
| P Nevin flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| J Cantu singled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| A Huff flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| J Gomes popped out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| D Hollins grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Cantu out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| A Soriano doubled to deep left center. | 3 | 3 |
| H Blalock struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| K Mench flied out to right, A Soriano to third. | 3 | 3 |
| R Hidalgo lined out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| P LaForest grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| T Hall flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Travis Harper pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| T Harper relieved S Kazmir. | 3 | 3 |
| R Barajas lined out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| G Matthews Jr grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| M Young singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| M Teixeira flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| J Gathright singled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| C Crawford singled to left, J Gathright to third. | 3 | 3 |
| J Cantu singled to left, J Gathright scored, C Crawford to third. | 4 | 3 |
| B Shouse relieved R Rodriguez. | 4 | 3 |
| A Huff grounded out to shortstop, J Cantu to second. | 4 | 3 |
| K Loe relieved B Shouse. | 4 | 3 |
| J Gomes singled to left, C Crawford and J Cantu scored, J Gomes to second advancing on throw. | 6 | 3 |
| J Gomes caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 6 | 3 |
| D Hollins doubled to left center. | 6 | 3 |
| P LaForest singled to right, D Hollins scored. | 7 | 3 |
| T Hall singled to left, P LaForest to second. | 7 | 3 |
| R Mahay relieved K Loe. | 7 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Travis Harper pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| P Nevin flied out to right. | 7 | 3 |
| A Soriano flied out to center. | 7 | 3 |
| H Blalock flied out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ron Mahay pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| J Gathright reached on infield single to pitcher. | 7 | 3 |
| J Gathright stole second. | 7 | 3 |
| C Crawford walked. | 7 | 3 |
| J Cantu grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Crawford out at second, J Gathright to third. | 7 | 3 |
| A Huff singled to right, J Gathright scored. | 8 | 3 |
| J Gomes reached on infield single to second, A Huff to second. | 8 | 3 |
| D Hollins grounded out to first. | 8 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Travis Harper pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| E Perez at first base. | 8 | 3 |
| K Mench flied out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| R Hidalgo lined out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| R Barajas homered to left. | 8 | 4 |
| G Matthews Jr homered to right center. | 8 | 5 |
| M Young singled to right. | 8 | 5 |
| D Baez relieved T Harper. | 8 | 5 |
| M Young to second on fielder's indifference. | 8 | 5 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to first. | 8 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||