Devil Rays 8, Rangers 6
Delmon Young had the first multi-homer game of his career Thursday. (Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Delmon Young hit his second home run of the game in the tenth inning to win it for the Devil Rays, as they swept the Texas Rangers in their three-game series. Scott Kazmir pitched only four innings due to a high pitch count.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: May 17, 2007
Texas
(15-26)
Lost 4
Tampa Bay 8, Texas 6
Today's Boxes 5/17/07
CLE 2, MIN 0
BOS 2, DET 1
WSH 4, ATL 3
NYM 6, CHC 5
CWS 4, NYY 1
ARI 3, COL 1
MIL 3, PHI 2
KC 7, OAK 4
BOS 4, DET 2
PIT 7, FLA 2
SF 2, HOU 1
LAA 7, SEA 3
Tampa Bay
(18-22)
Won 4
May 17, 2007
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Standings thru 5/17/07  | Gameday  | Rangers Stats  | Devil Rays Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kata , 3B6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .260
Young , SS4 0 0 1 2 1 3 .228
Teixeira , 1B2 0 2 3 3 0 0 .301
Sosa , DH6 0 1 0 0 3 9 .268
Diaz , RF6 1 1 1 0 4 8 .250
Cruz , LF4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .202
Kinsler , 2B3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .223
Laird , C3 0 0 0 2 2 2 .209
Mahar , CF5 2 2 1 0 2 3 .222
Totals 39 6 8 6 9 14 28
BATTING 2B : Mahar (1, Kazmir), Teixeira (14, Stokes), Kata (2, Glover).HR : Diaz (3, 7th inning off Orvella, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Kata 2; Teixeira 3; Sosa; Diaz 4; Cruz; Mahar 3.RBI : Mahar (1), Young (24), Teixeira 3 (23), Diaz (6).2-out RBI : Teixeira 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Diaz 5; Sosa; Kata.S : Kinsler.SF : Teixeira.Team LOB : 14. FIELDING E : Kinsler (9, throw).DP : 2 (Loe-Young-Teixeira, Kinsler-Young-Teixeira).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Dukes , CF5 0 0 0 0 4 6 .216
Upton , 2B4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .321
Crawford , LF5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .292
Wigginton , DH5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250
Pena , 1B4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .298
Harris , SS4 2 2 0 1 0 2 .358
Young , RF5 2 2 5 0 0 1 .244
Paul , C4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .261
Wilson , 3B4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .172
Totals 40 8 14 7 3 9 16
BATTING 3B : Crawford (4, Loe).HR : Young 2 (6, 4th inning off Loe, 2 on, 0 out; 10th inning off Eyre, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Crawford 4; Wigginton; Pena 2; Harris 2; Young 8; Paul 2; Wilson 3.RBI : Crawford (23), Young 5 (22), Pena (22).2-out RBI : Crawford; Pena.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Wigginton; Upton 2; Dukes.GIDP : Harris; Pena.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING SB : Wilson 2 (2, 2nd base off Loe/Laird, 2nd base off Francisco/Laird). FIELDING E : Kazmir (2, throw), Wilson (6, fielding), Harris (5, fielding).PB : Paul (3).
Orvella pitched to 2 batters in the 7th.IBB : Teixeira (by Glover).Pitches-strikes : Loe 105-65, Francisco 9-6, Wilson 12-7, Benoit 25-15, Otsuka 15-9, Eyre 12-5, Kazmir 109-63, Orvella 42-30, Camp 14-9, Stokes 16-12, Reyes 25-16, Glover 25-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Loe 7-6, Francisco 0-0, Wilson 2-0, Benoit 1-0, Otsuka 1-1, Eyre 1-0, Kazmir 1-2, Orvella 4-1, Camp 1-1, Stokes 1-0, Reyes 0-2, Glover 2-1.Batters faced : Loe 27, Francisco 2, Wilson 3, Benoit 5, Otsuka 3, Eyre 3, Kazmir 22, Orvella 11, Camp 4, Stokes 4, Reyes 4, Glover 5.Inherited runners-scored : Francisco 2-0, Camp 1-0.Umpires : HP: Mark Wegner. 1B: Brian Runge. 2B: Jerry Layne. 3B: Bruce Froemming.Weather : 73 degrees, overcast.Wind : 6 mph, L to R.T : 4:13.Att : 9,635.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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