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TODAY'S WRAPS: June 16, 2007
NYM 8
NYY 11
F
SD 1
CHC 0
F
WSH 3
TOR 7
F
LAA 3
LAD 0
F
ATL 6
CLE 2
F
SF 0
BOS 1
F
ARI 8
BAL 4
F
CWS 6
PIT 1
F
DET 3
PHI 6
F
SEA 4
HOU 9
F
FLA 9
KC 8
F
MIL 5
MIN 2
F
TEX 4
CIN 8
F
TB 5
COL 10
F
STL 15
OAK 6
F
Junior steals spotlight
Sosa steady at 599
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
One night after hitting a grand slam for career home run No. 599, Rangers slugger Sammy Sosa went 0-for-5 with two strikeouts. Texas starter Jamey Wright, making his first appearace since coming off the 60-day DL, allowed three homers in five innings.
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 Metcalf's RBI double
 Sosa strikes out
Reds 8, Rangers 4
Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning. (Al Behrman/AP)
Series at a glance:
Reds play power ball
By Patrick Allegri / MLB.com
With all eyes on Sammy Sosa's pursuit of 600 career homers, Reds star Ken Griffey Jr. stole the spotlight, going deep twice for career home runs Nos. 580 and 581. Catcher David Ross also homered twice and Adam Dunn connected on his 17th of the season.
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 Griffey's two-run homer
 Ross' three-run homer
TEX
Texas (25-43)
Lost 1 		Cincinnati 8, Texas 4   CIN
Cincinnati (27-42)
Won 1
June 16, 2007
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Texas
 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 0   4 8 1
Cincinnati
 2 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 X   8 14 2
Standings thru 6/16/07  |  Gameday  |  Rangers Stats  |  Reds Stats
TexasABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Lofton, CF4010103.274
  Eyre, P0000000.000
Catalanotto, LF5000001.183
Young, SS4010100.286
Sosa, RF5000024.247
Laird, C4120000.245
Kinsler, 2B4110013.231
Wilkerson, 1B2100221.221
Metcalf, 3B4122002.250
Wright, P1000010.000
  a-Diaz, PH1000001.253
  Francisco, P0000000.000
  Mahay, P0000000.000
  b-Byrd, PH-CF1011000.384
Totals354834615 

a-Grounded out for Wright in the 6th. b-Singled for Mahay in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Metcalf 2 (2, Harang, Harang).
3B: Laird (2, Harang).
TB: Lofton; Young; Laird 4; Kinsler; Metcalf 4; Byrd.
RBI: Metcalf 2 (3), Byrd (8).
2-out RBI: Byrd.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kinsler; Sosa 2; Lofton 2.
S: Wright.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
CS: Young (2, 2nd base by Harang/Ross).

FIELDING
E: Laird (5, catcher interference).
DP: 3 (Wilkerson-Young-Wilkerson, Young-Kinsler-Wilkerson, Laird-Young-Wilkerson).
 
CincinnatiABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
Hatteberg, 1B5010014.300
Phillips, 2B4120013.281
Griffey, RF4223001.288
Dunn, LF2111200.267
  Hopper, LF0000000.281
Encarnacion, 3B3000012.262
Hamilton, CF4120012.265
Gonzalez, SS4130010.264
Ross, C4234002.196
Harang, P1000002.129
  Stanton, P1000000.000
  Salmon, P0000000.000
  Coutlangus, P0000000.000
  a-Valentin, PH1000000.219
  Weathers, P0000000.000
Totals3381482516 

a-Popped out for Coutlangus in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Hamilton (8, Wright), Gonzalez (15, Francisco).
HR: Griffey 2 (18, 1st inning off Wright, 0 on, 2 out; 3rd inning off Wright, 1 on, 0 out), Dunn (17, 1st inning off Wright, 0 on, 2 out), Ross 2 (9, 6th inning off Francisco, 2 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Eyre, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Hatteberg; Phillips 2; Griffey 8; Dunn 4; Hamilton 3; Gonzalez 4; Ross 9.
RBI: Griffey 3 (43), Dunn (43), Ross 4 (23).
2-out RBI: Griffey; Dunn.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hatteberg 2; Phillips 2.
S: Harang.
GIDP: Hamilton; Encarnacion.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
CS: Phillips (4, 2nd base by Wright/Laird), Dunn (2, 2nd base by Mahay/Laird).

FIELDING
E: Encarnacion (8, fielding), Gonzalez (10, throw).
 
TexasIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Wright (L, 0-1)5.094411310.57
Francisco 0.24330114.56
Mahay 1.10001203.57
Eyre 1.01110113.03
 
CincinnatiIPHRERBBSOHRERA
Harang (W, 7-2)5.26323503.88
Stanton (H, 6)0.10000004.44
Salmon 1.22111104.26
Coutlangus (H, 6)0.10000004.24
Weathers 1.00000003.48

WP: Salmon.
Pitches-strikes: Wright 88-48, Francisco 28-18, Mahay 26-16, Eyre 13-10, Harang 122-73, Stanton 4-3, Salmon 26-16, Coutlangus 2-1, Weathers 9-6.
Ground outs-fly outs: Wright 9-4, Francisco 1-0, Mahay 0-1, Eyre 1-1, Harang 5-6, Stanton 0-1, Salmon 0-4, Coutlangus 1-0, Weathers 1-2.
Batters faced: Wright 23, Francisco 6, Mahay 4, Eyre 4, Harang 27, Stanton 1, Salmon 8, Coutlangus 1, Weathers 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Mahay 1-0, Stanton 1-0, Coutlangus 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Adam Dowdy. 3B: Dan Iassogna.
Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, L to R.
T: 3:00.
Att: 37,413.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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