Rangers 11, Blue Jays 4
Michael Young had another huge game against the Blue Jays on Saturday. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
For the second straight night, a Rangers starting pitcher allowed just one earned run in six innings en route to an easy win over the Toronto Blue Jays. On Saturday, it was Vicente Padilla, who allowed just six hits through seven innings. Michael Young continued his hot streak, going 3-for-5 with five RBIs in the win.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 05, 2007
Texas 11, Toronto 4
Today's Boxes 5/5/07
CHC 5, WSH 3
HOU 13, STL 0
CWS 6, LAA 3
SF 9, PHI 4
NYY 8, SEA 1
BAL 8, CLE 2
LAD 6, ATL 3
MIL 6, PIT 3
SD 7, FLA 6
MIN 2, BOS 1
COL 9, CIN 7
DET 7, KC 5
TB 3, OAK 2
NYM 6, ARI 2
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Standings thru 5/5/07 | Gameday | Blue Jays Stats | Rangers Stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hill , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287
Lind , LF4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .240
Wells , CF4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .290
Thomas , DH4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .259
Glaus , 3B3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .353
Overbay , 1B4 2 1 2 0 0 1 .245
Rios , RF4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .272
Phillips , C3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .289
McDonald , SS2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .340
a-Stairs , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256
Smith , SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200
Totals 34 4 8 3 2 4 10
BATTING 2B : Thomas (6, Padilla), Rios 2 (9, Padilla, Mahay).HR : Overbay (3, 9th inning off Mahay, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Lind 2; Thomas 2; Glaus; Overbay 4; Rios 5.RBI : Thomas (15), Overbay 2 (14).2-out RBI : Thomas.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Glaus; Stairs 2; Smith.GIDP : Wells.Team LOB : 5.FIELDING DP : 2 (Hill-Overbay, Hill-Smith-Overbay).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , CF3 2 1 1 2 1 1 .242
Young , SS5 3 3 5 0 1 2 .225
Teixeira , 1B5 1 2 3 0 1 2 .257
Sosa , DH5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .240
Blalock , 3B4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .283
Diaz , RF4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .182
Hairston , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Wilkerson , LF-RF4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .254
Laird , C4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .190
Kata , 2B3 3 3 0 1 0 0 .387
Totals 37 11 15 11 3 5 14
BATTING 2B : Young (9, Halladay), Wilkerson (3, Halladay), Kata (1, Halladay), Teixeira (7, Towers).HR : Young (3, 8th inning off Towers, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Lofton; Young 7; Teixeira 3; Blalock 2; Diaz 2; Wilkerson 2; Laird; Kata 4.RBI : Lofton (8), Young 5 (19), Teixeira 3 (11), Blalock (12), Wilkerson (12).2-out RBI : Blalock; Wilkerson.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Laird 2; Sosa 2; Blalock.GIDP : Diaz; Wilkerson.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING SB : Kata (1, 2nd base off Halladay/Phillips).FIELDING E : Kata (3, throw).DP : 2 (Blalock-Kata-Teixeira, Young-Kata).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Halladay (L, 4-1)5.1 12 9 9 2 3 0 3.59
Towers 2.2 3 2 2 1 2 1 5.46
Pitches-strikes : Halladay 99-65, Towers 33-23, Padilla 105-61, Littleton 10-6, Mahay 23-12.Ground outs-fly outs : Halladay 11-2, Towers 4-2, Padilla 11-7, Littleton 2-1, Mahay 1-1.Batters faced : Halladay 29, Towers 11, Padilla 27, Littleton 3, Mahay 6.Inherited runners-scored : Towers 2-2.Umpires : HP: Bruce Dreckman. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Larry Poncino. 3B: Jerry Meals.Weather : 80 degrees, overcast.Wind : 11 mph, In from CF.T : 2:26.Att : 27,421.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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