Rangers 6, Rays 3
Matt Garza struck out three and walked one in four innings Sunday. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
B.J. Upton hit his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot in the sixth inning, but it only cut into the Rays deficit in a loss to the Rangers in the series finale. Matt Garza went four innings, allowing three runs on six hits in that span.
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Texas 6, Tampa Bay 3
Today's Boxes 6/8/08
DET 5, CLE 2
NYY 6, KC 3
TOR 5, BAL 4
FLA 9, CIN 2
PHI 6, ATL 3
PIT 6, ARI 4
BOS 2, SEA 1
SF 6, WSH 3
CWS 12, MIN 2
STL 5, HOU 4
MIL 3, COL 2
OAK 7, LAA 3
SD 8, NYM 6
CHC 3, LAD 1
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Standings thru 6/8/08 | Recap: TB | TEX | Gameday | Rays stats | Rangers stats
Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Iwamura , 2B4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .272
Crawford , LF5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .266
Upton , CF2 1 1 2 2 0 0 .301
Hinske , DH3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253
a-Ruggiano , PH-DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294
Longoria , 3B4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245
Aybar , 1B4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .289
Navarro , C4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .333
Gross , RF3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .232
Bartlett , SS3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .239
Totals 33 3 8 3 4 5 15
BATTING 2B : Iwamura (10, Mathis).HR : Upton (5, 6th inning off Mathis, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Iwamura 3; Crawford; Upton 4; Aybar; Navarro 2; Gross.RBI : Upton 2 (37), Bartlett (12).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Crawford 2; Iwamura 2.SF : Bartlett.Team LOB : 8.BASERUNNING SB : Crawford (17, 2nd base off Mathis/Laird).CS : Upton (7, 2nd base by Mathis/Laird).FIELDING E : Bartlett (7, fielding), Upton (3, fielding).DP : (Bartlett-Iwamura-Aybar).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Kinsler , 2B5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .308
Catalanotto , 1B4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .275
Murphy , RF5 1 1 1 0 1 3 .287
Bradley , DH2 2 1 0 3 0 2 .340
Boggs , LF5 0 0 0 0 3 8 .265
Byrd , CF3 0 2 1 1 1 2 .259
Laird , C4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .272
Vazquez , SS4 2 2 1 0 1 4 .331
Duran , 3B4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .197
Totals 36 6 11 6 5 7 27
BATTING HR : Murphy (8, 1st inning off Garza, 0 on, 2 out), Duran (2, 4th inning off Garza, 1 on, 1 out), Vazquez (3, 8th inning off Hammel, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Kinsler 2; Murphy 4; Bradley; Byrd 2; Laird 2; Vazquez 5; Duran 4.RBI : Murphy (40), Duran 2 (6), Laird (22), Byrd (11), Vazquez (15).2-out RBI : Murphy.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Kinsler; Byrd 2; Murphy; Duran 2; Boggs 2.GIDP : Laird.Team LOB : 11.BASERUNNING SB : Bradley 2 (4, 2nd base off Hammel/Navarro, 2nd base off Garza/Navarro).FIELDING E : Laird (4, throw), Vazquez (7, fielding).DP : 2 (Kinsler-Catalanotto, Laird-Vazquez).
Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Garza (L, 4-3)4.0 6 3 3 1 2 2 4.38
Hammel 3.1 5 3 3 2 3 1 4.98
Balfour 0.2 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.38
WP : Garza, Hammel.Pitches-strikes : Garza 77-48, Hammel 53-31, Balfour 20-8, Mathis 94-52, Francisco 27-18, Guardado 17-11, Wilson 28-14.Ground outs-fly outs : Garza 4-6, Hammel 5-2, Balfour 0-0, Mathis 1-12, Francisco 2-1, Guardado 1-2, Wilson 0-1.Batters faced : Garza 21, Hammel 16, Balfour 4, Mathis 21, Francisco 7, Guardado 4, Wilson 6.Inherited runners-scored : Balfour 1-0.Ejections Tampa Bay Rays designated hitter Eric Hinske ejected by HP umpire James Hoye. (6th).Umpires : HP: James Hoye. 1B: Jerry Crawford. 2B: Brian O'Nora. 3B: Paul Nauert.Weather : 94 degrees, sunny.Wind : 22 mph, In from RF.T : 3:12.Att : 20,258.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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