Rangers 13, Indians 9
Fausto Carmona was removed after straining his left hip. (Tony Dejak/AP)
By Justice B. Hill / MLB.com
The Tribe entered with a string of 32 straight starts of five or more innings from its starters, but Fausto Carmona ended the string by struggling early and leaving with a left hip strain in the third. Grady Sizemore homered as the Tribe tried to come back, but the Indians couldn't overcome the Rangers' seven-run third.
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Texas 13, Cleveland 9
Today's Boxes 5/23/08
CHC 12, PIT 3
MIN 9, DET 4
NYY 13, SEA 2
TOR 7, KC 1
TB 2, BAL 0
SF 8, FLA 2
ARI 11, ATL 1
WSH 5, MIL 1
HOU 4, PHI 3
LAA 3, CWS 1
COL 6, NYM 5
OAK 8, BOS 3
CIN 3, SD 2
STL 2, LAD 1
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Standings thru 5/23/08 | Recap: TEX | CLE | Gameday | Rangers stats | Indians stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B5 1 1 1 1 2 5 .296
Young , SS5 1 1 0 1 0 1 .279
Hamilton , DH6 1 2 0 0 1 3 .335
Bradley , RF4 2 2 1 1 2 1 .327
Byrd , CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
Murphy , CF-RF6 3 3 3 0 1 3 .297
Boggs , LF3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .256
Shelton , 1B2 2 1 2 3 0 1 .245
Saltalamacchia , C4 1 2 4 1 0 3 .229
Vazquez , 3B4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .356
Totals 39 13 17 13 8 6 18
BATTING 2B : Hamilton (14, Carmona), Murphy (19, Carmona), Bradley 2 (15, Carmona, Lewis, J), Vazquez 3 (7, Julio, Julio, Betancourt), Kinsler (12, Julio), Saltalamacchia (2, Lewis, J).HR : Saltalamacchia (2, 3rd inning off Julio, 3 on, 0 out).TB : Kinsler 2; Young; Hamilton 3; Bradley 4; Murphy 4; Boggs 2; Shelton; Saltalamacchia 6; Vazquez 6.RBI : Murphy 3 (34), Shelton 2 (7), Saltalamacchia 4 (11), Kinsler (26), Bradley (28), Vazquez 2 (11).2-out RBI : Shelton; Vazquez.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Hamilton; Kinsler 5; Murphy.S : Boggs.SF : Bradley; Vazquez.Team LOB : 10.
Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Sizemore , CF3 1 2 3 2 0 2 .261
Carroll , 2B4 2 1 2 0 0 2 .203
Hafner , DH3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .219
Francisco , LF5 0 3 2 0 2 2 .356
Garko , 1B5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .236
Peralta , SS3 1 0 0 2 2 3 .212
Blake , 3B3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .219
Shoppach , C3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .217
a-Aubrey , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Gutierrez , RF5 2 2 0 0 3 2 .235
Totals 35 9 9 8 8 10 23
BATTING 2B : Francisco 2 (9, Gabbard, Loe), Gutierrez (8, Gabbard), Carroll (1, Guardado).3B : Sizemore (2, Loe).HR : Sizemore (8, 3rd inning off Gabbard, 2 on, 2 out).TB : Sizemore 7; Carroll 2; Hafner; Francisco 5; Gutierrez 3.RBI : Francisco 2 (8), Hafner (22), Sizemore 3 (26), Carroll 2 (6).2-out RBI : Sizemore 3; Carroll 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Shoppach 2; Garko; Peralta 3; Hafner.S : Carroll.SF : Hafner.Team LOB : 9.FIELDING DP : (Peralta-Garko).
WP : Gabbard.Pitches-strikes : Gabbard 90-48, Loe 42-26, Francisco 29-17, Guardado 12-9, Wright 26-16, Carmona 57-32, Julio 51-29, Lewis, J 39-26, Perez 14-9, Betancourt 21-11, Kobayashi 16-11.Ground outs-fly outs : Gabbard 3-3, Loe 4-3, Francisco 0-0, Guardado 1-1, Wright 1-2, Carmona 3-2, Julio 0-3, Lewis, J 1-4, Perez 1-2, Betancourt 0-1, Kobayashi 2-0.Batters faced : Gabbard 19, Loe 12, Francisco 5, Guardado 3, Wright 6, Carmona 14, Julio 13, Lewis, J 10, Perez 5, Betancourt 4, Kobayashi 4.Inherited runners-scored : Francisco 2-0, Guardado 2-2, Julio 2-2, Lewis, J 2-0, Betancourt 1-1.Ejections Cleveland Indians Manager Eric Wedge ejected by 1B umpire Dale Scott. (6th); Texas Rangers Milton Bradley ejected by HP umpire Dan Iassogna. (9th).Umpires : HP: Dan Iassogna. 1B: Dale Scott. 2B: Bill Hohn. 3B: Damien Beal.Weather : 59 degrees, cloudy.Wind : 6 mph, L to R.T : 4:09.Att : 39,947.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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