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	Rangers sweep in four

Rangers 7, Mariners 6

Ramon Vazquez grabs a wide throw on a stolen-base attempt by Seattle. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

Vazquez's two-run blast

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

Ramon Vazquez hit a two-run homer off Seattle closer J.J. Putz in the eighth inning to give the Rangers the lead and a sweep of the four-game series. Kenny Lofton added a two-run homer and an RBI single to help the offense. Joaquin Benoit gave up the lead in the eighth, but earned the win.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 07/23: TEX 8, SEA 7
Tue. 07/24, Gm 1: TEX 2, SEA 1
Tue. 07/24, Gm 2: TEX 4, SEA 3
Wed. 07/25: TEX 7, SEA 6

Seattle (54-45)
Lost 6

Texas 7, Seattle 6

Texas (46-56)
Won 4

July 25, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Seattle	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	6	15	0
Texas	0	1	2	0	2	0	0	2	X	7	12	0

Standings thru 7/25/07 | Gameday | Mariners Stats | Rangers Stats

Seattle	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Suzuki, CF	5	2	2	0	0	1	4	.345
Beltre, 3B	5	1	3	4	0	0	1	.274
Ibanez, LF	5	0	2	1	0	1	2	.260
Guillen, RF	4	0	2	0	1	2	2	.284
Vidro, DH	4	0	0	0	1	0	4	.302
Sexson, 1B	5	0	2	0	0	0	3	.205
Johjima, C	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	.272
Lopez, 2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.268
Betancourt, SS	3	1	2	0	0	1	0	.277
a-Broussard, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.282
1-Bloomquist, PR-SS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.292
Totals	41	6	15	5	2	5	23
a-Doubled for Betancourt in the 8th. 1-Ran for Broussard in the 8th.
BATTING 2B: Beltre 3 (26, McCarthy, McCarthy, Benoit), Suzuki (16, McCarthy), Ibanez 2 (24, Eyre, Benoit), Broussard (4, Benoit). TB: Suzuki 3; Beltre 6; Ibanez 4; Guillen 2; Sexson 2; Lopez; Betancourt 2; Broussard 2. RBI: Beltre 4 (54), Ibanez (60). 2-out RBI: Beltre 3; Ibanez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Guillen 2; Ibanez; Lopez; Suzuki; Sexson. GIDP: Johjima. Team LOB: 10. BASERUNNING SB: Suzuki (27, 2nd base off McCarthy/Laird). FIELDING Outfield assists: Suzuki (Young at home).

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lofton, CF	5	2	2	3	0	0	1	.303
Young, SS	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.297
Teixeira, 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.299
Sosa, DH	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.241
Byrd, RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	.350
Catalanotto, LF	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.233
Wilkerson, LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.223
Laird, C	4	0	1	1	0	1	1	.237
Vazquez, 2B	3	2	2	2	1	0	1	.256
Metcalf, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	2	.253
Totals	34	7	12	7	2	5	9
BATTING 2B: Catalanotto (10, Batista), Laird (11, Batista), Teixeira (24, Batista), Young (27, O'Flaherty), Metcalf (10, Putz). HR: Lofton (7, 3rd inning off Batista, 1 on, 0 out), Vazquez (5, 8th inning off Putz, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Lofton 5; Young 3; Teixeira 2; Byrd; Catalanotto 2; Laird 2; Vazquez 5; Metcalf 3. RBI: Laird (33), Lofton 3 (23), Teixeira (49), Vazquez 2 (17). 2-out RBI: Laird; Vazquez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vazquez; Byrd; Sosa; Lofton. S: Catalanotto. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING DP: (Young-Vazquez-Teixeira).

Seattle	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Batista	6.0	8	5	5	2	4	1	4.48
O'Flaherty	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.38
Green	0.1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2.75
Sherrill (H, 15)	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.17
Putz (BS, 1)(L, 1-1)	0.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	0.96

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
McCarthy	5.0	8	3	3	1	3	0	5.52
Eyre (H, 1)	1.2	3	0	0	1	1	0	4.20
Francisco (H, 11)	0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	4.20
Benoit (BS, 3)(W, 4-3)	1.2	3	2	2	0	1	0	3.11

Green pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

WP: Batista 2, Green, McCarthy.
Pitches-strikes: Batista 101-59, O'Flaherty 12-8, Green 8-3, Sherrill 2-1, Putz 11-8, McCarthy 100-64, Eyre 34-20, Francisco 10-7, Benoit 26-16.
Ground outs-fly outs: Batista 8-5, O'Flaherty 2-0, Green 1-0, Sherrill 1-0, Putz 0-1, McCarthy 6-6, Eyre 1-3, Francisco 2-0, Benoit 1-3.
Batters faced: Batista 27, O'Flaherty 3, Green 2, Sherrill 1, Putz 4, McCarthy 23, Eyre 9, Francisco 3, Benoit 8.
Inherited runners-scored: Green 1-0, Sherrill 1-0, Putz 1-1, Francisco 2-0, Benoit 1-1.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Gary Cederstrom. 3B: Jim Reynolds.
Weather: 89 degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 8 mph, In from CF.
T: 3:16.
Att: 34,853.

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

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