Sosa hits No. 597 in loss By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Sammy Sosa moved one step closer to the 600-homer milestone in the fourth inning with a two-run shot. Mark Teixeira and Victor Diaz also went deep, but the Rangers still fell for the seventh time in the last nine games.
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Devil Rays 11, Rangers 8
Carl Crawford hit a bases-clearing standup triple in the Rays' victory on Wednesday. (John Raoux/AP)
Devil Rays takes series By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Casey Fossum worked just five frames before turning the ball over to the bullpen. The left-hander surrendered six runs on nine hits. The Rays' offensive explosion made up for the lack of starting presence in the later innings, with batters collecting 15 hits off Rangers pitching.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 16, 2007
Tampa Bay 11, Texas 8
Today's Boxes 5/16/07
CWS 5, NYY 3
WSH 6, ATL 4
FLA 4, PIT 3
PHI 6, MIL 2
CLE 7, MIN 1
TOR 2, BAL 1
NYM 8, CHC 1
HOU 2, SF 1
NYY 8, CWS 1
COL 5, ARI 3
LAA 5, SEA 0
SD 3, CIN 2
KC 4, OAK 3
LAD 5, STL 4
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Standings thru 5/16/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Devil Rays Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Hairston , 2B3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .234
Kata , 2B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .273
Young , SS4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .233
Teixeira , 1B4 2 3 2 1 1 0 .291
Sosa , DH5 1 2 3 0 0 1 .273
Blalock , 3B5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285
Diaz , RF3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .269
1-Stewart , PR-C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238
Cruz , LF-RF4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .200
Laird , C-LF3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .214
Mahar , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000
Totals 36 8 11 7 4 7 9
BATTING 2B : Cruz (5, Fossum).HR : Sosa (9, 4th inning off Fossum, 1 on, 1 out), Diaz (2, 4th inning off Fossum, 0 on, 2 out), Teixeira (6, 5th inning off Fossum, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Hairston; Young; Teixeira 6; Sosa 5; Diaz 5; Cruz 3.RBI : Sosa 3 (30), Diaz (5), Young (23), Teixeira 2 (20).2-out RBI : Diaz; Sosa.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Laird; Blalock; Young.GIDP : Cruz; Mahar.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING SB : Hairston (1, 3rd base off Fossum/Navarro).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Dukes , CF4 1 1 1 2 0 6 .225
Upton , 2B4 2 1 2 1 2 3 .331
Crawford , LF5 0 1 3 0 1 4 .288
Wigginton , 3B5 1 3 1 0 2 2 .252
Pena , 1B4 2 3 0 1 0 0 .289
Harris , SS5 2 3 1 0 0 4 .352
Young , RF4 2 2 3 1 0 2 .238
Navarro , C5 0 0 0 0 0 5 .190
Gomes , DH3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .158
Totals 39 11 15 11 6 6 26
BATTING 3B : Crawford (3, Murray).HR : Dukes (7, 1st inning off Padilla, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Dukes 4; Upton; Crawford 3; Wigginton 3; Pena 3; Harris 3; Young 2; Gomes.RBI : Dukes (12), Young 3 (17), Upton 2 (25), Harris (11), Crawford 3 (22), Wigginton (21).2-out RBI : Upton; Crawford 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Harris; Crawford; Wigginton; Dukes 2; Young.Team LOB : 12.BASERUNNING SB : Upton (7, 2nd base off Feldman/Laird).FIELDING E : Upton (10, throw).DP : 2 (Wigginton-Upton-Pena 2).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Fossum (W, 3-3)5.0 9 6 6 0 4 3 7.80
Ryu 1.2 0 1 1 2 2 0 4.91
Camp (H, 7)1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.23
Stokes (H, 7)0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.38
Reyes (S, 12)1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.45
HBP : Gomes (by Feldman), Upton (by Feldman), Diaz (by Camp).Pitches-strikes : Padilla 77-51, Murray 42-22, Feldman 39-22, Gagne 19-10, Fossum 84-53, Ryu 31-17, Camp 26-13, Stokes 8-3, Reyes 11-8.Ground outs-fly outs : Padilla 5-4, Murray 1-2, Feldman 1-4, Gagne 0-1, Fossum 5-6, Ryu 0-3, Camp 2-1, Stokes 1-0, Reyes 0-2.Batters faced : Padilla 25, Murray 9, Feldman 9, Gagne 4, Fossum 23, Ryu 7, Camp 6, Stokes 2, Reyes 3.Inherited runners-scored : Murray 2-2, Feldman 2-0, Camp 2-1, Stokes 1-0.Umpires : HP: Bruce Froemming. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Brian Runge. 3B: Jerry Layne.Weather : 81 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 7 mph, In from CF.T : 3:20.Att : 8,839.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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