Game Wrapup


	Rangers break record

Rangers 30, Orioles 3

Kason Gabbard allowed three runs on seven hits in six innings on Wednesday. (Nick Wass/AP)

Byrd's grand slam

Metcalf's grand slam

Saltalamacchia's solo homer

Saltalamacchia's three-run homer

Vazquez's first three-run homer of the game

Vazquez's second three-run homer of the game

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

An early three-run hole became a distant memory as Texas took the lead in the fourth. But it was a nine-run sixth inning that sealed the win. Marlon Byrd and Travis Metcalf both hit grand slams as the Rangers scored an AL-Record 30 runs to take the opener of Wednesday's twin bill.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 08/20: PPD
Tue. 08/21: BAL 6, TEX 2
Wed. 08/22, Gm 1: TEX 30, BAL 3
Wed. 08/22, Gm 2: TEX 9, BAL 7

Texas (55-70)
Won 1

Texas 30, Baltimore 3

Baltimore (58-66)
Lost 1

August 22, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	0	0	0	5	0	9	0	10	6	30	29	1
Baltimore	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	9	1

Standings thru 8/22/07 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Orioles Stats

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Catalanotto, 1B	6	2	3	2	2	1	0	.267
Kinsler, 2B	7	3	3	2	1	0	4	.249
Young, SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	5	.303
Metcalf, 3B	1	2	1	4	1	0	0	.238
Byrd, CF	5	4	2	4	2	1	1	.318
Botts, DH	7	2	3	2	0	4	1	.234
Cruz, RF	7	2	2	0	0	2	5	.220
Murphy, LF	7	5	5	2	0	1	1	.550
Saltalamacchia, C	6	5	4	7	1	1	2	.262
Vazquez, 3B-SS	6	4	4	7	1	1	0	.240
Totals	57	30	29	30	8	11	19
BATTING 2B: Cruz (11, Shuey), Botts (4, Shuey). HR: Vazquez 2 (7, 4th inning off Cabrera, 2 on, 1 out; 9th inning off Shuey, 2 on, 2 out), Saltalamacchia 2 (8, 6th inning off Cabrera, 0 on, 0 out; 8th inning off Shuey, 2 on, 1 out), Byrd (6, 6th inning off Burres, 3 on, 1 out), Metcalf (2, 8th inning off Bell, 3 on, 0 out). TB: Catalanotto 3; Kinsler 3; Young 2; Metcalf 4; Byrd 5; Botts 4; Cruz 3; Murphy 5; Saltalamacchia 10; Vazquez 10. RBI: Saltalamacchia 7 (24), Vazquez 7 (24), Byrd 4 (51), Catalanotto 2 (37), Kinsler 2 (45), Metcalf 4 (10), Murphy 2 (3), Botts 2 (8). 2-out RBI: Saltalamacchia; Vazquez 4; Catalanotto; Kinsler. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Young 3. Team LOB: 8. FIELDING E: Cruz (3, throw). DP: (Young-Kinsler-Catalanotto).

Baltimore	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Roberts, 2B	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	.314
Patterson, CF	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	.264
Redman, CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.364
Markakis, RF	3	1	1	1	0	0	2	.295
Bynum, LF-SS	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.271
Tejada, SS	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.301
Shuey, P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Millar, 1B-LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	.266
Mora, 3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.266
House, DH-C	4	0	0	0	0	1	5	.300
Hernandez, R, C-1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.242
Payton, LF-RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.255
Totals	35	3	9	2	2	4	17
BATTING 2B: Roberts (37, Gabbard), Markakis (35, Gabbard). TB: Roberts 4; Patterson; Redman; Markakis 2; Tejada; Millar; Mora. RBI: Markakis (76), Tejada (62). 2-out RBI: Markakis; Tejada. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Millar 2; House 3. GIDP: Hernandez, R. Team LOB: 7. FIELDING E: Mora (8, fielding).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gabbard (W, 6-1)	6.0	7	3	3	1	3	0	3.65
Littleton (S, 1)	3.0	2	0	0	1	1	0	3.86

Baltimore	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Cabrera (L, 9-13)	5.0	9	6	6	1	4	2	5.10
Burres	0.2	8	8	8	1	1	1	5.24
Bell	1.1	5	7	7	3	1	1	6.14
Shuey	2.0	7	9	9	3	5	2	9.49

Cabrera pitched to 1 batter in the 6th.
Bell pitched to 7 batters in the 8th.

WP: Gabbard, Burres.
Pitches-strikes: Gabbard 89-56, Littleton 43-29, Cabrera 96-62, Burres 34-22, Bell 54-32, Shuey 68-41.
Ground outs-fly outs: Gabbard 9-6, Littleton 4-4, Cabrera 6-5, Burres 1-0, Bell 1-2, Shuey 0-1.
Batters faced: Gabbard 25, Littleton 12, Cabrera 26, Burres 11, Bell 12, Shuey 16.
Inherited runners-scored: Bell 2-1, Shuey 2-1.
Umpires: HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Bob Davidson. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Sam Holbrook.
Weather: 74 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 7 mph, In from RF.

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

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