Game Wrapup


	Texas rolls early

Rangers 12, Rays 6

The Rangers have now won Vicente Padilla's past seven starts. (Mike Carlson/AP)

By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com

The Rangers scored seven runs in the first two innings to support starter Vicente Padilla, who struck out 10 in six innings. Josh Hamilton went 2-for-5 with a grand slam, and Brandon Boggs and Jarrod Saltalamacchia each went 3-for-5.

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Series at a glance:

Mon. 05/26: TB 7, TEX 3
Tue. 05/27: TEX 12, TB 6
Wed. 05/28: TB 5, TEX 3

Texas (27-27)
Won 1

Texas 12, Tampa Bay 6

Tampa Bay (31-21)
Lost 1

May 27, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	12	16	0
Tampa Bay	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	6	10	1

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Kinsler, 2B	6	2	2	1	0	2	2	.294
Young, SS	5	2	1	0	1	2	3	.279
Hamilton, CF	5	3	2	5	0	1	0	.329
Bradley, DH	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.329
Murphy, RF	5	1	2	1	0	0	3	.289
Boggs, LF	5	0	3	3	0	1	1	.273
Catalanotto, 1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	3	.276
a-Shelton, PH-1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	.220
Saltalamacchia, C	5	2	3	0	0	1	3	.250
Vazquez, 3B	3	1	0	0	1	1	3	.354
Totals	43	12	16	11	3	9	21
a-Flied out for Catalanotto in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Young (13, Sonnanstine), Hamilton (15, Sonnanstine), Saltalamacchia 2 (4, Sonnanstine, Howell), Boggs (5, Sonnanstine). HR: Hamilton (13, 8th inning off Howell, 3 on, 0 out). TB: Kinsler 2; Young 2; Hamilton 6; Bradley 2; Murphy 2; Boggs 4; Catalanotto; Saltalamacchia 5. RBI: Hamilton 5 (58), Boggs 3 (13), Bradley (29), Murphy (36), Kinsler (32). 2-out RBI: Boggs 3; Bradley; Murphy. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Catalanotto 2; Shelton; Saltalamacchia. S: Vazquez. GIDP: Kinsler. Team LOB: 8. BASERUNNING SB: Murphy (5, 2nd base off Howell/Navarro), Kinsler (15, 2nd base off Sonnanstine/Navarro). FIELDING DP: 3 (Catalanotto-Young-Catalanotto, Young-Kinsler-Shelton, Young-Kinsler-Catalanotto).

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Iwamura, 2B	4	0	2	0	0	2	1	.271
a-Zobrist, PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	.231
Crawford, LF	3	0	1	0	1	0	2	.281
Gomes, LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.222
Upton, CF	2	0	0	0	2	1	2	.304
b-Riggans, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231
Pena, 1B	5	0	0	0	0	3	4	.231
Longoria, 3B	3	2	1	0	1	0	1	.248
Floyd, DH	2	3	2	2	2	0	0	.281
Navarro, C	4	0	2	0	0	2	1	.374
Hinske, RF	4	1	1	2	0	2	4	.257
Bartlett, SS	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	.249
Totals	33	6	10	5	6	14	17
a-Flied out for Iwamura in the 8th. b-Struck out for Upton in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Crawford (6, Padilla). HR: Floyd (3, 2nd inning off Padilla, 1 on, 1 out), Hinske (10, 4th inning off Padilla, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Iwamura 2; Crawford 2; Longoria; Floyd 5; Navarro 2; Hinske 4; Bartlett. RBI: Floyd 2 (11), Hinske 2 (27), Bartlett (9). 2-out RBI: Hinske 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Pena; Iwamura; Longoria; Zobrist. SF: Bartlett. GIDP: Upton; Hinske; Crawford. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Crawford (14, 2nd base off Padilla/Saltalamacchia), Bartlett (7, 2nd base off Padilla/Saltalamacchia). FIELDING E: Longoria (3, fielding). DP: (Bartlett-Zobrist-Pena).

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Padilla (W, 7-2)	6.0	7	5	5	4	10	2	3.67
Guardado (H, 3)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	3.21
Loe	2.0	2	1	1	1	3	0	3.86

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Sonnanstine (L, 6-3)	5.0	10	7	2	1	7	0	4.98
Howell	2.0	4	5	5	1	2	1	3.74
Glover	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4.86

Howell pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.

Pitches-strikes: Padilla 108-62, Guardado 19-12, Loe 33-22, Sonnanstine 94-68, Howell 44-26, Glover 33-19.
Ground outs-fly outs: Padilla 4-4, Guardado 2-0, Loe 1-2, Sonnanstine 3-5, Howell 4-1, Glover 3-3.
Batters faced: Padilla 27, Guardado 4, Loe 9, Sonnanstine 27, Howell 12, Glover 8.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Chuck Meriwether. 2B: Bill Welke. 3B: Chris Guccione.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:17.
Att: 10,511.

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

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