Rays 7, Rangers 3
Scott Kazmir delivers during the second inning on Monday. (Steve Nesius/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
Scott Kazmir is Tampa Bay's ace for a reason. Against Texas, he went seven innings, allowing only three hits and a run. Eric Hinske hit a three-run homer off Rangers starter Sidney Ponson in support, and every Tampa Bay starter had at least one hit in the Rays' all-around effort.
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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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