Byrd soars with five RBIs
Rangers 8, Indians 5
Sammy Sosa goes down after being struck in the helmet with a Cliff Lee pitch. (Matt Slocum/AP)
By Drew Davison / MLB.com
On the night the Rangers celebrated Sammy Sosa and his prolific career, Sosa's teammates did their best to ensure he would also enjoy a win. The Rangers pushed across five runs on six hits -- including three doubles -- in the first inning and held on for the win. Sosa was forced to leave the game in the third after being hit by a pitch in the helmet, but was not seriously hurt.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: July 21, 2007
Texas 8, Cleveland 5
Today's Boxes 7/21/07
ARI 3, CHC 2
NYY 7, TB 3
TOR 1, SEA 0
BOS 11, CWS 2
WSH 3, COL 0
LAD 8, NYM 6
SF 8, MIL 0
FLA 11, CIN 1
DET 10, KC 8
ATL 14, STL 6
NYY 17, TB 5
MIN 5, LAA 2
PIT 7, HOU 3
OAK 4, BAL 3
PHI 12, SD 4
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Standings thru 7/21/07 | Gameday | Indians Stats | Rangers Stats
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .275
Gutierrez , RF4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .312
b-Nixon , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246
Martinez , C4 0 0 1 1 1 3 .323
Hafner , DH4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .266
Peralta , SS4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .283
Garko , 1B3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .321
Francisco , LF3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .282
Rouse , 3B2 0 0 1 1 1 1 .121
a-Blake , PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267
Barfield , 2B2 1 0 1 1 1 1 .250
Totals 32 5 5 5 7 9 16
BATTING HR : Sizemore (17, 7th inning off Mahay, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Sizemore 4; Gutierrez; Nixon; Garko 2.RBI : Rouse (4), Barfield (42), Sizemore 2 (52), Martinez (75).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Peralta; Gutierrez; Blake; Hafner.GIDP : Martinez.Team LOB : 8.FIELDING E : Lee (1, throw).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Vazquez , 2B4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .258
Young , SS4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .292
Teixeira , 1B3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .306
Sosa , DH1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239
1-Catalanotto , PR-DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .228
a-Melhuse , PH-DH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .266
Byrd , CF4 1 2 5 0 1 2 .346
Wilkerson , LF-RF4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .222
Laird , C4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .233
Hairston , RF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .199
Relaford , LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .130
Metcalf , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .194
Totals 33 8 9 8 2 7 9
BATTING 2B : Teixeira (22, Lee), Byrd (11, Lee), Laird (10, Lee).3B : Byrd (4, Mastny).TB : Vazquez; Young 2; Teixeira 2; Catalanotto; Byrd 5; Wilkerson; Laird 2.RBI : Teixeira (47), Byrd 5 (33), Wilkerson (43), Laird (32).2-out RBI : Byrd 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Metcalf; Laird; Byrd; Wilkerson.Team LOB : 4.FIELDING E : Metcalf (2, fielding).DP : (Young-Vazquez-Teixeira).
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lee (L, 5-7)6.2 8 7 7 1 5 0 5.95
Mastny 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 4.54
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Wright 3.1 1 3 1 6 1 0 4.15
Mahay (W, 2-0)2.2 2 1 1 0 5 1 2.17
Benoit (H, 12)2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.92
Gagne 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1.48
WP : Lee 2, Gagne.HBP : Sosa (by Lee), Barfield (by Wright).Pitches-strikes : Lee 114-75, Mastny 19-13, Wright 82-38, Mahay 39-25, Benoit 33-20, Gagne 25-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Lee 1-14, Mastny 1-1, Wright 6-3, Mahay 2-1, Benoit 3-1, Gagne 1-1.Batters faced : Lee 30, Mastny 6, Wright 18, Mahay 10, Benoit 7, Gagne 5.Inherited runners-scored : Mastny 2-2, Mahay 3-1.Umpires : HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Randy Marsh. 2B: Bob Davidson. 3B: Sam Holbrook.Weather : 87 degrees, clear.Wind : 13 mph, In from RF.T : 3:10 (:06 delay).Att : 44,554.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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