Coco sweetens Tribe's chase
Rangers drop series finale By Robert Falkoff / MLB.com
C.J. Wilson's afternoon ended quickly as the lefty found trouble in the third and could not escape in the Rangers' defeat. Mark Teixeira plated two runs for Texas, while right-hander John Wasdin gave the Rangers another strong outing in long relief. Justin Thompson made his first big-league appearance since 1999, pitching the eighth inning.
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Indians 9, Rangers 4
Victor Martinez pumps his fist after the Indians sealed the victory on Thursday. (Scott R. Galvin/AP)
Indians inch way upward By Justice B. Hill / MLB.com
A four-run third helped the Indians get past the Rangers to earn a series win. Coco Crisp drove in a pair and scored twice, and Travis Hafner added a couple of RBIs and runs scored for the Tribe, which picked up a half-game on idle Oakland in the AL Wild Card race. Jake Westbrook earned the victory.
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TODAY'S WRAPS: August 18, 2005
Cleveland 9, Texas 4
Today's Boxes 8/18/05
CIN 4, SF 2
PHI 2, WSH 1
WSH 5, PHI 4
FLA 2, SD 0
PIT 5, NYM 0
LAD 7, ATL 4
MIL 5, HOU 2
ARI 9, STL 2
MIN 7, SEA 3
LAA 13, BOS 4
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Standings through 8/18/05 | Gameday | Rangers Stats | Indians Stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Dellucci , LF4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .263
Young, M , SS5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .325
Teixeira , DH4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .277
Blalock , 3B3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .278
Soriano , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .285
Matthews , CF3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .281
Alomar , C4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .293
Gonzalez, A , 1B3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216
DeRosa , RF4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .200
Totals 34 4 10 4 4 2 14
BATTING 2B : DeRosa (2, Westbrook), Dellucci (14, Westbrook), Young, M (26, Westbrook), Alomar (7, Westbrook).TB : Dellucci 3; Young, M 2; Teixeira; Blalock; Soriano; Matthews; Alomar 3; DeRosa 2.RBI : Teixeira 2 (97), DeRosa (13), Young, M (68).2-out RBI : DeRosa.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Dellucci 2.GIDP : DeRosa; Alomar.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Dellucci (5, 2nd base off Westbrook/Martinez).FIELDING E : Blalock (6, fielding).PB : Alomar (3).DP : (Young, M-Soriano-Gonzalez, A).
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF5 3 3 0 0 1 0 .290
Crisp , LF5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .299
Peralta , SS5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .306
Hafner , DH4 2 2 2 1 0 2 .312
Martinez , C3 0 0 0 1 1 5 .280
Belliard , 2B3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .288
Vazquez , 2B1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .197
Hernandez , 3B3 0 0 1 1 1 1 .236
Blake , 1B-RF4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .240
Dubois , RF3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .239
Broussard , 1B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
Totals 37 9 13 9 3 6 19
BATTING 2B : Peralta (25, Wilson), Crisp (31, Wilson), Hafner 2 (31, Wilson, Shouse), Belliard (28, Wilson).HR : Peralta (19, 8th inning off Thompson, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Sizemore 3; Crisp 4; Peralta 7; Hafner 4; Belliard 2; Dubois.RBI : Peralta 3 (61), Crisp 2 (46), Hafner 2 (69), Belliard (56), Hernandez (24).2-out RBI : Belliard; Hafner; Hernandez; Peralta 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hernandez; Belliard; Vazquez; Blake 2.GIDP : Martinez.Team LOB : 7.BASERUNNING SB : Sizemore 2 (17, 2nd base off Thompson/Alomar, 2nd base off Wilson/Alomar), Crisp (13, 2nd base off Wasdin/Alomar).FIELDING E : Blake (8, pickoff).Outfield assists : Crisp (Teixeira at 2nd base).DP : 2 (Vazquez-Peralta-Blake, Peralta-Vazquez-Broussard).
IBB : Martinez (by Shouse).Pitches-strikes : Wilson 56-34, Wasdin 52-38, Shouse 13-5, Loe 11-7, Thompson 15-11, Westbrook 83-57, Betancourt 15-10, Sauerbeck 5-1, Howry 16-10, Riske 12-7.Ground outs-fly outs : Wilson 4-3, Wasdin 2-6, Shouse 0-0, Loe 0-1, Thompson 2-0, Westbrook 11-5, Betancourt 1-1, Sauerbeck 0-0, Howry 2-1, Riske 2-1.Batters faced : Wilson 15, Wasdin 15, Shouse 3, Loe 2, Thompson 5, Westbrook 27, Betancourt 3, Sauerbeck 1, Howry 3, Riske 4.Inherited runners-scored : Wasdin 1-0, Shouse 1-1, Loe 3-1, Howry 1-0.Umpires : HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Larry Young. 2B: Eric Cooper. 3B: Fieldin Culbreth.Weather : 80 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 13 mph, In from RF.T : 2:59.Att : 23,214.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
