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	Rangers right at The Jake

Rangers 3, Indians 1

Brandon McCarthy allowed four hits and one run in 6 2/3 innings. (Tony Dejak/AP)

Cruz's homer

By David Briggs / MLB.com

After a pair of huge trades earlier in the day, the Rangers made all the right moves against the Tribe in the series opener. Nelson Cruz blasted a 446-foot solo homer and Brandon McCarthy turned in a stellar start to spark Texas.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 07/31: TEX 3, CLE 1
Wed. 08/01: TEX 9, CLE 6
Thu. 08/02: CLE 5, TEX 0

Texas (47-59)
Won 1

Texas 3, Cleveland 1

Cleveland (60-46)
Lost 3

July 31, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	8	1
Cleveland	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	1

Standings thru 7/31/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Indians Stats

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Catalanotto, LF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.228
Hairston, LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.190
Kinsler, 2B	4	1	1	0	1	1	1	.242
Young, SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	1	.299
Sosa, DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.239
Byrd, CF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.330
Cruz, RF	3	1	2	1	1	0	2	.208
Wilkerson, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.218
Laird, C	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.238
Vazquez, 3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.253
Totals	35	3	8	2	2	5	14
BATTING 2B: Vazquez (10, Mujica). HR: Cruz (6, 5th inning off Carmona, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Kinsler; Young 2; Byrd; Cruz 5; Vazquez 3. RBI: Cruz (18), Byrd (35). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilkerson 3; Kinsler. GIDP: Cruz. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: McCarthy (2, pickoff). DP: (Wilkerson-Young-McCarthy).

Cleveland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Sizemore, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.275
Lofton, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.303
a-Michaels, PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.270
Martinez, C	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.306
Hafner, DH	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.255
Garko, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.311
Peralta, SS	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.279
Nixon, RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.254
Blake, 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.268
Barfield, 2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	.250
Totals	29	1	4	1	3	4	9
a-Struck out for Lofton in the 8th.
BATTING HR: Garko (14, 7th inning off McCarthy, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Sizemore; Garko 4; Nixon; Blake. RBI: Garko (43). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Lofton. GIDP: Martinez. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING E: Blake (11, fielding). DP: (Blake-Barfield-Garko).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
McCarthy (W, 5-7)	6.2	4	1	1	3	1	1	5.18
Francisco (H, 12)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.10
Wilson (S, 1)	1.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.45

Cleveland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Carmona (L, 13-5)	7.0	5	3	2	1	4	1	3.27
Lewis	1.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	2.16
Mujica	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9.35

WP: McCarthy.
HBP: Sosa (by Carmona).
Pitches-strikes: McCarthy 90-50, Francisco 9-6, Wilson 22-14, Carmona 97-62, Lewis 25-13, Mujica 10-6.
Ground outs-fly outs: McCarthy 6-12, Francisco 0-1, Wilson 0-3, Carmona 12-5, Lewis 1-1, Mujica 1-2.
Batters faced: McCarthy 25, Francisco 2, Wilson 5, Carmona 28, Lewis 6, Mujica 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Francisco 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Adam Dowdy. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Larry Poncino.
Weather: 81 degrees, clear.
Wind: 5 mph, L to R.
T: 2:40.
Att: 21,811.

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

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