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	Kinsler can't save Rangers

Cubs 5, Rangers 4

Ian Kinsler greets third-base coach Don Wakamatsu after his first homer. (Tim Sharp/AP)

Kinsler's second jack

Wilkerson's solo blast

By Drew Davison / MLB.com

Ian Kinsler belted two homers and Brad Wilkerson chipped in with a solo shot, but the Rangers couldn't overtake the Cubs. Robinson Tejeda allowed two earned runs in five innings, and Sammy Sosa went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in his 600th-homer bid.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 06/19: CHC 5, TEX 4
Wed. 06/20: TEX 7, CHC 3
Thu. 06/21: TEX 6, CHC 5

Chi Cubs (32-37)
Won 1

Chi Cubs 5, Texas 4

Texas (26-44)
Lost 1

June 19, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Chi Cubs	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	5	11	0
Texas	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	5	1

Standings thru 6/19/07 | Gameday | Cubs Stats | Rangers Stats

Chi Cubs	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Soriano, LF	4	1	1	1	1	2	1	.294
Pie, CF	5	0	1	2	0	2	5	.246
Lee, 1B	5	0	2	1	0	2	1	.345
Floyd, DH	4	1	1	0	1	0	1	.310
Barrett, C	5	1	2	0	0	0	2	.256
DeRosa, 3B	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.272
Jones, RF	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.237
Theriot, SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	6	.263
Fontenot, 2B	3	2	2	0	1	1	0	.378
Totals	35	5	11	5	4	7	18
BATTING 2B: Floyd (5, Tejeda), Lee (25, Benoit). 3B: Pie (3, Tejeda). TB: Soriano; Pie 3; Lee 3; Floyd 2; Barrett 2; DeRosa; Jones; Fontenot 2. RBI: Pie 2 (15), DeRosa (32), Soriano (24), Lee (37). 2-out RBI: Pie 2; Soriano; Lee. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lee; Pie 2; Theriot 2; Barrett 2. S: Jones. SF: DeRosa. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Soriano (9, 2nd base off Tejeda/Laird). CS: Soriano (3, 3rd base by Tejeda/Laird).

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lofton, CF	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.279
Kinsler, 2B	3	2	2	3	1	1	0	.237
Young, SS	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.283
Sosa, DH	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.241
Byrd, LF	4	0	0	0	0	3	0	.370
Diaz, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.253
a-Catalanotto, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.184
Laird, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.245
Wilkerson, 1B	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	.220
Metcalf, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.200
Totals	32	4	5	4	3	13	6
a-Struck out for Diaz in the 9th.
BATTING HR: Kinsler 2 (13, 1st inning off Marshall, 0 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Marshall, 1 on, 0 out), Wilkerson (7, 3rd inning off Marshall, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Lofton; Kinsler 8; Laird; Wilkerson 4. RBI: Kinsler 3 (32), Wilkerson (22). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Sosa; Metcalf. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING E: Laird (6, fielding). DP: (Kinsler).

Chi Cubs	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Marshall	4.0	5	4	4	3	4	3	2.84
Marmol (W, 2-0)	3.0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1.02
Howry (H, 9)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.78
Dempster (S, 16)	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3.48

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Tejeda	5.0	8	4	2	3	1	0	6.29
Benoit (L, 2-2)	1.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	4.08
Mahay	3.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	3.05

Marshall pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
Benoit pitched to 1 batter in the 7th.

WP: Benoit.
Pitches-strikes: Marshall 76-41, Marmol 43-28, Howry 11-7, Dempster 13-9, Tejeda 95-54, Benoit 33-21, Mahay 29-18.
Ground outs-fly outs: Marshall 5-3, Marmol 1-3, Howry 0-2, Dempster 0-0, Tejeda 3-10, Benoit 0-1, Mahay 3-2.
Batters faced: Marshall 20, Marmol 9, Howry 3, Dempster 3, Tejeda 26, Benoit 7, Mahay 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Mahay 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Bill Miller.
Weather: 92 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, R to L.
T: 2:55.
Att: 38,290.

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

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