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	Sosa steady at 599

Reds 8, Rangers 4

Jamey Wright allowed two runs on three hits over 5 2/3 innings against the Astros. (Al Behrman/AP)

Metcalf's RBI double

Sosa strikes out

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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Series at a glance:

Fri. 06/15: TEX 7, CIN 6
Sat. 06/16: CIN 8, TEX 4
Sun. 06/17: TEX 11, CIN 4

Texas (25-43)
Lost 1

Cincinnati 8, Texas 4

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

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lofton, CF	4	0	1	0	1	0	3	.274
Eyre, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Catalanotto, LF	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	.183
Young, SS	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	.286
Sosa, RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	4	.247
Laird, C	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.245
Kinsler, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	1	3	.231
Wilkerson, 1B	2	1	0	0	2	2	1	.221
Metcalf, 3B	4	1	2	2	0	0	2	.250
Wright, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
a-Diaz, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.253
Francisco, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Mahay, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
b-Byrd, PH-CF	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	.384
Totals	35	4	8	3	4	6	15
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).

Cincinnati	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Hatteberg, 1B	5	0	1	0	0	1	4	.300
Phillips, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	1	3	.281
Griffey, RF	4	2	2	3	0	0	1	.288
Dunn, LF	2	1	1	1	2	0	0	.267
Hopper, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.281
Encarnacion, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.262
Hamilton, CF	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.265
Gonzalez, SS	4	1	3	0	0	1	0	.264
Ross, C	4	2	3	4	0	0	2	.196
Harang, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.129
Stanton, P	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Salmon, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Coutlangus, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
a-Valentin, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.219
Weathers, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	33	8	14	8	2	5	16
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).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Wright (L, 0-1)	5.0	9	4	4	1	1	3	10.57
Francisco	0.2	4	3	3	0	1	1	4.56
Mahay	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.57
Eyre	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	3.03

Cincinnati	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Harang (W, 7-2)	5.2	6	3	2	3	5	0	3.88
Stanton (H, 6)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.44
Salmon	1.2	2	1	1	1	1	0	4.26
Coutlangus (H, 6)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.24
Weathers	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.48

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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