Indians 9, Rangers 4
Sammy Sosa homered in his Major League-record 44th ballpark in the sixth. (Mark Duncan/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Kameron Loe took the loss on Thursday, giving up seven runs in 5 1/3 innings. Sammy Sosa hit his fifth homer of the season in the sixth inning to set an MLB record by going deep in his 44th different ballpark. He added another blast in the top of the eighth for 594 total home runs in his career.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: April 26, 2007
Cleveland 9, Texas 4
Today's Boxes 4/26/07
PIT 5, HOU 3
STL 7, CIN 5
MIN 1, KC 0
WSH 4, PHI 2
SEA 4, OAK 2
LAA 11, TB 3
BOS 5, BAL 2
TOR 6, NYY 0
ARI 7, SD 4
SF 5, LAD 4
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Standings thru 4/26/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Indians Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , CF3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .286
Hairston , CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .292
Catalanotto , LF5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .154
Young , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .191
Kata , SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263
Teixeira , 1B4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .213
Sosa , DH4 2 2 2 0 0 2 .239
Blalock , 3B4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .257
Kinsler , 2B3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Wilkerson , RF3 0 0 1 1 0 1 .205
Laird , C4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .140
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 5 22
BATTING 2B : Blalock 2 (5, Byrd, Byrd), Kinsler (4, Byrd).3B : Lofton (1, Byrd).HR : Sosa 2 (6, 6th inning off Byrd, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Mastny, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Lofton 4; Young; Sosa 8; Blalock 4; Kinsler 2; Laird 2.RBI : Wilkerson (7), Kinsler (20), Sosa 2 (18).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sosa; Teixeira 2; Laird; Kata.S : Kinsler.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Lofton (9, 2nd base off Byrd/Shoppach).FIELDING PB : Laird 2 (3).DP : (Blalock-Kata-Teixeira).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .257
Blake , 3B2 0 0 1 3 1 1 .200
Hafner , DH3 0 0 1 2 1 2 .357
Martinez , 1B4 1 0 1 0 0 4 .300
Nixon , RF4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .292
Peralta , SS4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .215
Choo , LF4 2 2 0 0 2 0 .385
Shoppach , C2 1 1 1 2 1 2 .269
Barfield , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .125
Totals 32 9 9 8 7 6 15
BATTING 2B : Shoppach (3, Loe).HR : Nixon (1, 1st inning off Loe, 1 on, 2 out), Peralta (3, 7th inning off Mahay, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Sizemore 2; Nixon 5; Peralta 4; Choo 2; Shoppach 2; Barfield.RBI : Martinez (14), Nixon 2 (4), Shoppach (3), Sizemore (8), Blake (5), Hafner (16), Peralta (11).2-out RBI : Nixon 2; Sizemore; Blake; Hafner.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Martinez 2.GIDP : Hafner.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Sizemore (6, 2nd base off Loe/Laird).FIELDING E : Barfield (4, throw).Outfield assists : Choo (Lofton at home).DP : (Choo-Shoppach).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Loe (L, 1-1)5.1 6 7 6 3 4 1 5.21
Feldman 0.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 4.35
Mahay 1.1 1 1 1 2 1 1 3.24
Otsuka 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Byrd (W, 2-1)6.0 8 3 3 1 3 1 3.50
Mastny 2.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.89
Davis 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.29
IBB : Hafner (by Loe).Pitches-strikes : Loe 95-57, Feldman 16-8, Mahay 37-20, Otsuka 8-4, Byrd 86-56, Mastny 33-20, Davis 20-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Loe 6-6, Feldman 0-0, Mahay 1-2, Otsuka 3-0, Byrd 4-11, Mastny 3-2, Davis 0-2.Batters faced : Loe 25, Feldman 4, Mahay 7, Otsuka 3, Byrd 27, Mastny 7, Davis 5.Inherited runners-scored : Feldman 2-2, Mahay 3-1, Mastny 1-0.Umpires : HP: Dan Iassogna. 1B: Ron Kulpa. 2B: Dale Scott. 3B: Adam Dowdy.Weather : 56 degrees, overcast.Wind : 9 mph, Out to RF.T : 2:47 (:25 delay).Att : 14,066.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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