Rays 7, Rangers 3
Sidney Ponson allowed five runs on 12 hits. (Steve Nesius/AP)
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
The Rangers were one of baseball's hottest teams coming into the series against the Rays. But Tampa Bay starter Scott Kazmir was masterful, and the Rangers could muster only three hits and a run against him. By contrast, Sidney Ponson allowed five runs in five innings.
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Tampa Bay 7, Texas 3
Today's Boxes 5/26/08
TOR 7, KC 2
ATL 7, ARI 3
MIL 4, WSH 3
BAL 6, NYY 1
CHC 3, LAD 1
CWS 6, CLE 3
PHI 20, COL 5
FLA 7, NYM 3
LAA 1, DET 0
BOS 5, SEA 3
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Standings thru 5/26/08 | Recap: TEX | TB | Gameday | Rangers stats | Rays stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B3 1 1 3 0 1 0 .292
Young , SS4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .280
Hamilton , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327
Bradley , DH4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .325
Murphy , LF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .286
Shelton , 1B3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228
Laird , C3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .267
Byrd , RF3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .213
Vazquez , 3B3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .366
Totals 30 3 5 3 0 12 2
BATTING 2B : Vazquez 2 (9, Kazmir, Glover).HR : Kinsler (7, 9th inning off Glover, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Kinsler 4; Young; Byrd; Vazquez 4.RBI : Kinsler 3 (31).SF : Kinsler.Team LOB : 1.BASERUNNING CS : Vazquez (1, 3rd base by Kazmir/Navarro).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 1 2 0 2 0 2 .267
Crawford , LF5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .280
Upton , CF4 0 2 2 0 0 4 .308
Pena , 1B4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .238
Longoria , 3B4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .247
Floyd , DH5 1 1 0 0 0 7 .255
Navarro , C4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .369
Hinske , RF4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .257
Gross , RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .220
Bartlett , SS4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .247
Totals 39 7 16 7 6 1 29
BATTING 2B : Pena (5, Ponson), Navarro (8, Rupe).HR : Hinske (9, 5th inning off Ponson, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Iwamura 2; Crawford; Upton 2; Pena 4; Longoria; Floyd; Navarro 4; Hinske 5; Bartlett.RBI : Pena (30), Upton 2 (31), Hinske 3 (25), Navarro (18).2-out RBI : Upton; Navarro.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Floyd 3; Upton 2; Hinske 2; Longoria.SF : Upton.Team LOB : 15.
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ponson (L, 3-1)5.0 12 5 5 3 1 1 3.63
Rupe 3.0 4 2 2 3 0 0 4.40
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Kazmir (W, 4-1)7.0 3 1 1 0 10 0 1.50
Reyes 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.35
Glover 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 5.52
Miller 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.71
Pitches-strikes : Ponson 94-53, Rupe 61-36, Kazmir 95-69, Reyes 17-10, Glover 8-4, Miller 8-4.Ground outs-fly outs : Ponson 11-3, Rupe 2-7, Kazmir 4-6, Reyes 0-2, Glover 0-1, Miller 1-0.Batters faced : Ponson 30, Rupe 16, Kazmir 23, Reyes 3, Glover 3, Miller 2.Umpires : HP: Chris Guccione. 1B: Tim Welke. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Bill Welke.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:43.Att : 12,174.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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