Rays 5, Rangers 3
Milton Bradley drove in both runs with a single in the fourth. (Getty Images)
By Brittany Ghiroli / MLB.com
Milton Bradley laced a two-run single in the fourth, but that was all the runs the Rangers could score through eight innings off Matt Garza. Kason Gabbard struggled through 4 1/3 innings, walking six while allowing all five runs.
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Texas
(27-28)
Lost 1
Tampa Bay 5, Texas 3
Today's Boxes 5/28/08
CWS 6, CLE 5
PHI 6, COL 1
NYY 4, BAL 2
NYM 7, FLA 6
CIN 9, PIT 1
MIL 1, ATL 0
CHC 2, LAD 1
MIN 9, KC 8
STL 6, HOU 1
SF 11, ARI 3
DET 6, LAA 2
TOR 2, OAK 1
WSH 6, SD 4
SEA 1, BOS 0
Tampa Bay
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Won 1
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Standings thru 5/28/08  | Recap: TEX | TB  | Gameday  | Rangers stats  | Rays stats
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .294
Young , SS4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .278
Hamilton , CF3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .324
Bradley , DH4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .327
Murphy , RF4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .288
Boggs , LF4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .261
Catalanotto , 1B4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .284
Saltalamacchia , C4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233
Vazquez , 3B3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .343
Totals 33 3 6 3 2 11 13
BATTING 2B : Young (14, Garza).TB : Kinsler; Young 2; Bradley; Murphy; Catalanotto 2.RBI : Bradley 2 (31), Catalanotto (7).2-out RBI : Catalanotto.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Young.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING PB : Saltalamacchia (2).DP : 2 (Young-Kinsler-Catalanotto, Vazquez-Kinsler-Catalanotto).
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .274
Crawford , LF5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275
Upton , CF2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .306
Pena , 1B3 0 0 1 1 2 2 .228
Longoria , 3B2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .252
Bartlett , SS3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .250
Gomes , DH1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220
a-Floyd , PH-DH 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 .281
Riggans , C4 1 1 0 0 2 7 .232
Zobrist , RF2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .267
Gross , RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218
Totals 28 5 7 5 9 5 15
a-Walked for Gomes in the 5th.
BATTING TB : Iwamura 2; Upton; Longoria; Bartlett; Riggans; Zobrist.RBI : Upton (32), Iwamura (16), Pena (31), Longoria (28), Floyd (12).2-out RBI : Floyd.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Bartlett; Riggans 4.SF : Longoria.GIDP : Riggans; Pena.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Upton (14, 2nd base off Gabbard/Saltalamacchia).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garza (W, 4-1)8.0 4 2 2 2 10 0 3.78
Percival (H, 1)0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 2.95
Wheeler (S, 1)0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.19
IBB : Longoria (by Gabbard), Upton (by Gabbard).Pitches-strikes : Gabbard 85-39, Francisco 18-8, Wright 33-18, Benoit 13-11, Garza 114-77, Percival 8-8, Wheeler 13-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Gabbard 8-3, Francisco 0-1, Wright 3-1, Benoit 1-2, Garza 7-7, Percival 0-1, Wheeler 0-1.Batters faced : Gabbard 22, Francisco 4, Wright 8, Benoit 4, Garza 30, Percival 3, Wheeler 2.Inherited runners-scored : Francisco 3-2, Benoit 3-0, Wheeler 1-1.Umpires : HP: Chuck Meriwether. 1B: Bill Welke. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Tim Welke.Weather : 72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 2:57.Att : 10,927.
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