Rangers 3, Blue Jays 2
Ian Kinsler reacts to umpire Jerry Meals' safe call on Sunday. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Kenny Lofton, Mark Teixeira and Michael Young each hit a solo homer as Texas completed the sweep and extended its winning streak to three. Kameron Loe did not factor in the decision but held Toronto to one run on three hits in 6 2/3 innings. Akinori Otsuka picked up his fourth save.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 06, 2007
Texas 3, Toronto 2
Today's Boxes 5/6/07
ATL 6, LAD 4
SD 3, FLA 1
NYY 5, SEA 0
CLE 9, BAL 6
OAK 5, TB 3
MIL 6, PIT 4
BOS 4, MIN 3
DET 13, KC 4
STL 3, HOU 1
CHC 4, WSH 3
CIN 9, COL 3
CWS 4, LAA 3
ARI 3, NYM 1
PHI 8, SF 5
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Standings thru 5/6/07 | Gameday | Blue Jays Stats | Rangers Stats
Toronto AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hill , 2B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .277
Lind , LF4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .241
Wells , CF4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .279
Thomas , DH4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .259
Glaus , 3B3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .352
Overbay , 1B4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
Rios , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .266
Phillips , C3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .292
McDonald , SS2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327
a-Stairs , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273
1-Clayton , PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .270
Totals 32 2 5 2 1 7 8
BATTING HR : Glaus (6, 2nd inning off Loe, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Lind; Thomas; Glaus 4; Phillips; Stairs.RBI : Glaus (14), Lind (11).2-out RBI : Lind.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Thomas; Rios; Wells.GIDP : Overbay.Team LOB : 4.BASERUNNING SB : Lind (1, 2nd base off Loe/Stewart).FIELDING DP : (Glaus-Hill-Overbay).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , CF4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .243
Young , SS4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .233
Teixeira , 1B4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .265
Diaz , DH4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .200
Blalock , 3B3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .275
Kinsler , 2B2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .276
Wilkerson , RF3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .242
Kata , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .353
Stewart , C3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .222
Totals 30 3 7 3 3 9 13
BATTING 2B : Diaz (1, Burnett), Teixeira (8, Burnett).HR : Lofton (3, 5th inning off Burnett, 0 on, 2 out), Teixeira (4, 6th inning off Burnett, 0 on, 0 out), Young (4, 8th inning off Burnett, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Lofton 4; Young 5; Teixeira 6; Diaz 2; Stewart.RBI : Lofton (9), Teixeira (12), Young (20).2-out RBI : Lofton.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wilkerson 4; Teixeira.GIDP : Stewart.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Kinsler (5, 2nd base off Burnett/Phillips).FIELDING E : Kinsler (5, fielding).DP : (Kinsler-Young-Teixeira).
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Burnett (L, 2-3)7.2 7 3 3 1 9 3 5.09
Downs 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Loe 6.2 3 1 1 1 6 1 5.76
Francisco (H, 2)0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.69
Benoit (BS, 1)(W, 1-1)1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.52
Otsuka (S, 4)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.54
HBP : Kinsler (by Burnett).Pitches-strikes : Burnett 97-65, Downs 14-6, Loe 97-66, Francisco 3-3, Benoit 17-10, Otsuka 10-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Burnett 10-4, Downs 1-0, Loe 9-5, Francisco 0-1, Benoit 2-1, Otsuka 2-0.Batters faced : Burnett 31, Downs 3, Loe 24, Francisco 1, Benoit 5, Otsuka 3.Inherited runners-scored : Downs 1-0, Francisco 1-0.Umpires : HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Larry Poncino. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.Weather : 83 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 18 mph, In from RF.T : 2:21.Att : 19,103.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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