Tough night for Tampa Bay
Rangers 9, Devil Rays 1
Jason Hammel threw 51 of his 91 pitches for strikes on Sunday night. (Matt Slocum/AP)
By Ken Daley / Special to MLB.com
Right-hander Jason Hammel surrendered five runs on seven hits and four walks over four-plus innings, and the Devil Rays went on to drop the series finale to the Rangers. Batting in the leadoff spot, Jonny Gomes had three hits, including a double, an RBI and a stolen base for Tampa Bay. The Devil Rays struck out 12 times.
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Texas 9, Tampa Bay 1
Today's Boxes 8/12/07
NYY 5, CLE 3
DET 11, OAK 6
NYM 10, FLA 4
SD 10, CIN 4
BAL 6, BOS 3
HOU 6, MIL 4
SEA 6, CWS 0
STL 12, LAD 2
COL 6, CHC 3
PIT 5, SF 0
LAA 6, MIN 2
WSH 7, ARI 6
TOR 4, KC 1
PHI 5, ATL 3
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Standings thru 8/12/07 | Gameday | Devil Rays Stats | Rangers Stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Gomes , LF5 0 3 1 0 1 1 .264
Crawford , DH5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .315
Upton , CF3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .324
Pena , 1B4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .268
Young , RF5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .297
Harris , 2B2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .296
Wilson , 3B4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .255
Navarro , C4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .209
Zobrist , SS3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .165
Totals 35 1 8 1 5 12 23
BATTING 2B : Gomes (12, Eyre), Upton (20, Eyre).TB : Gomes 4; Upton 2; Young; Wilson 2; Navarro.RBI : Gomes (34).2-out RBI : Gomes.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Pena 3; Young 2; Crawford 2.Team LOB : 13.BASERUNNING SB : Gomes (5, 2nd base off Gabbard/Saltalamacchia).FIELDING DP : 2 (Harris-Zobrist-Pena 2).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Catalanotto , LF5 0 1 1 0 0 4 .251
Cruz , RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208
Kinsler , 2B4 1 1 2 1 0 1 .252
Young , SS3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .305
Melhuse , 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230
Byrd , CF4 1 2 2 1 0 0 .316
Wilkerson , 1B4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .232
Botts , DH4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .233
Saltalamacchia , C4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .259
Vazquez , 3B-SS3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .243
Murphy , RF-LF4 3 3 1 0 0 1 .556
Totals 36 9 14 9 5 3 17
BATTING 2B : Murphy 3 (4, Hammel, Switzer, Wheeler), Byrd (13, Hammel), Botts (2, Switzer), Kinsler (16, Wheeler).3B : Catalanotto (3, Hammel).HR : Young (6, 5th inning off Hammel, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Catalanotto 3; Kinsler 2; Young 4; Byrd 3; Wilkerson 2; Botts 3; Saltalamacchia; Vazquez; Murphy 6.RBI : Byrd 2 (43), Catalanotto (34), Young (63), Wilkerson (50), Botts (5), Murphy (1), Kinsler 2 (41).2-out RBI : Catalanotto; Murphy.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Vazquez; Kinsler; Catalanotto; Wilkerson.GIDP : Botts 2.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Kinsler (14, 2nd base off Hammel/Navarro).FIELDING DP : (Wilkerson-Young).
WP : Francisco 2.HBP : Zobrist (by Littleton).Pitches-strikes : Hammel 91-51, Switzer 30-21, Stokes 22-13, Wheeler 36-21, Gabbard 18-12, Eyre 64-33, Littleton 38-22, Francisco 25-19, Benoit 13-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Hammel 7-4, Switzer 0-2, Stokes 4-1, Wheeler 2-1, Gabbard 1-1, Eyre 6-3, Littleton 1-0, Francisco 0-2, Benoit 1-1.Batters faced : Hammel 22, Switzer 6, Stokes 6, Wheeler 7, Gabbard 5, Eyre 17, Littleton 9, Francisco 7, Benoit 3.Inherited runners-scored : Switzer 1-1, Francisco 3-0.Umpires : HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Angel Campos. 3B: Doug Eddings.Weather : 98 degrees, clear.Wind : 7 mph, In from CF.T : 3:29.Att : 24,042.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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