Final
Texas leads 2-0 (as of 7/4)
| Game 1: Friday, July 3 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Texas | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 4 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 12 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 5 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 5 | |
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8:05 PM ET, July 4, 2009
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
W: D. Holland (2-5)
L: D. Price (2-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Holland pitching for Texas | TB | TEX | |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), B Upton struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), C Crawford doubled to deep center | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, E Longoria flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, C Pena grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| David Price pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX | |
| Ian Kinsler | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), I Kinsler struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Young | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, M Young walked | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Byrd | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, M Byrd walked, M Young to second | 0 | 0 |
| Andruw Jones | Strike (looking), A Jones homered to left, M Young and M Byrd scored | 0 | 3 |
| Hank Blalock | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, H Blalock grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 3 |
| Nelson Cruz | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), N Cruz struck out swinging | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Derek Holland pitching for Texas | TB | TEX | |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), B Zobrist grounded out to second | 0 | 3 |
| Pat Burrell | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, P Burrell popped out to shortstop | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, J Bartlett homered to left center | 1 | 3 |
| Gabe Kapler | Strike (looking), G Kapler flied out to right | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| David Price pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX | |
| David Murphy | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (looking), D Murphy struck out looking | 1 | 3 |
| Taylor Teagarden | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, T Teagarden doubled to deep center | 1 | 3 |
| Elvis Andrus | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, E Andrus walked | 1 | 3 |
| Ian Kinsler | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, I Kinsler walked, T Teagarden to third, E Andrus to second | 1 | 3 |
| Michael Young | Ball, Ball, M Young doubled to deep center, T Teagarden, E Andrus and I Kinsler scored | 1 | 6 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Ball, M Byrd walked, L Cormier relieved D Price | 1 | 6 |
| Andruw Jones | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), A Jones flied out to right, M Young to third | 1 | 6 |
| Hank Blalock | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), H Blalock struck out swinging | 1 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Derek Holland pitching for Texas | TB | TEX | |
| Dioner Navarro | Strike (looking), D Navarro doubled to deep right center | 1 | 6 |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, B Upton walked | 1 | 6 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (foul), C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Upton out at second, D Navarro to third | 1 | 6 |
| Evan Longoria | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, E Longoria grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Crawford out at second | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Lance Cormier pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX | |
| Nelson Cruz | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), N Cruz singled to center | 1 | 6 |
| David Murphy | Strike (foul), D Murphy doubled to deep right, N Cruz to third | 1 | 6 |
| Taylor Teagarden | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, T Teagarden hit sacrifice fly to center, N Cruz scored, D Murphy to third | 1 | 7 |
| Elvis Andrus | Ball, E Andrus grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 7 |
| Ian Kinsler | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), I Kinsler grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Holland pitching for Texas | TB | TEX | |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Ball, C Pena grounded out to second | 1 | 7 |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Strike (looking), B Zobrist flied out to center | 1 | 7 |
| Pat Burrell | P Burrell grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Lance Cormier pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX | |
| Michael Young | Ball, M Young grounded out to third | 1 | 7 |
| Marlon Byrd | Ball, M Byrd flied out to center | 1 | 7 |
| Andruw Jones | A Jones flied out to center | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Holland pitching for Texas | TB | TEX | |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, J Bartlett singled to left | 1 | 7 |
| Gabe Kapler | G Kapler doubled to left, J Bartlett to third | 1 | 7 |
| Dioner Navarro | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), D Navarro homered to left, J Bartlett and G Kapler scored | 4 | 7 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), B Upton struck out swinging | 4 | 7 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (looking), C Crawford grounded out to first | 4 | 7 |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, E Longoria doubled to deep left center | 4 | 7 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 4 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Lance Cormier pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX | |
| Hank Blalock | H Blalock grounded out to first | 4 | 7 |
| Nelson Cruz | Ball, Ball, N Cruz homered to center | 4 | 8 |
| David Murphy | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Murphy tripled to deep center, C Bradford relieved L Cormier | 4 | 8 |
| Taylor Teagarden | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, T Teagarden singled to center, D Murphy scored | 4 | 9 |
| Elvis Andrus | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, E Andrus grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Teagarden out at second | 4 | 9 |
| Ian Kinsler | Ball, Strike (looking), E Andrus stole second, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, I Kinsler grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Holland pitching for Texas | TB | TEX | |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, B Zobrist lined out to left | 4 | 9 |
| Pat Burrell | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, P Burrell flied out to left | 4 | 9 |
| Jason Bartlett | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Bartlett struck out looking | 4 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX | |
| J Niemann relieved C Bradford. | 4 | 9 | |
| Michael Young | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, M Young grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 9 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, M Byrd singled to left | 4 | 9 |
| Andruw Jones | Strike (swinging), A Jones doubled to deep right center, M Byrd scored | 4 | 10 |
| Hank Blalock | Ball, Strike (foul), H Blalock grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 10 |
| Nelson Cruz | Strike (looking), N Cruz flied out to right | 4 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jason Grilli pitching for Texas | TB | TEX | |
| J Grilli relieved D Holland. | 4 | 10 | |
| W Aybar hit for G Kapler. | 4 | 10 | |
| Willy Aybar | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), W Aybar grounded out to first | 4 | 10 |
| Dioner Navarro | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Navarro grounded out to pitcher | 4 | 10 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, B Upton tripled to left | 4 | 10 |
| Carl Crawford | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, C Crawford grounded out to second | 4 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX | |
| B Zobrist in right field. | 4 | 10 | |
| W Aybar at second base. | 4 | 10 | |
| David Murphy | Ball, D Murphy grounded out to third | 4 | 10 |
| Taylor Teagarden | Ball, Strike (looking), T Teagarden flied out to center | 4 | 10 |
| Elvis Andrus | Ball, E Andrus flied out to center | 4 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Doug Mathis pitching for Texas | TB | TEX | |
| D Mathis relieved J Grilli. | 4 | 10 | |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (looking), E Longoria grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 10 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, C Pena walked | 4 | 10 |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, B Zobrist grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Pena out at second | 4 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX | |
| Ian Kinsler | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), I Kinsler struck out swinging | 4 | 10 |
| Michael Young | Ball, Ball, M Young singled to center | 4 | 10 |
| Marlon Byrd | Ball, M Byrd hit by pitch, M Young to second | 4 | 10 |
| Andruw Jones | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, A Jones flied out to left | 4 | 10 |
| Hank Blalock | Ball, Strike (swinging), H Blalock singled to right center, M Young scored, M Byrd to third | 4 | 11 |
| Nelson Cruz | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, N Cruz singled to right center, M Byrd scored, H Blalock to second | 4 | 12 |
| David Murphy | Ball, D Murphy singled to right, H Blalock to third, N Cruz to second | 4 | 12 |
| Taylor Teagarden | T Teagarden flied out to center | 4 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Eddie Guardado pitching for Texas | TB | TEX | |
| C Davis at third base. | 4 | 12 | |
| J Borbon in center field. | 4 | 12 | |
| E Guardado relieved D Mathis. | 4 | 12 | |
| Pat Burrell | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), P Burrell struck out looking, J Dillon hit for J Bartlett | 4 | 12 |
| Joe Dillon | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Dillon struck out swinging | 4 | 12 |
| Willy Aybar | Ball, Strike (looking), W Aybar lined out to left | 4 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||