Game Wrapup


	First for Kinsler

Rangers 3, Rays 0

Ian Kinsler jumps into the stands to catch a foul pop in the second. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com

Left-hander Matt Harrison shut out the Rays for eight innings, allowing just three hits and striking out a career-high eight. Ian Kinsler hit the first pitch he saw in the first inning for a homer, and the Rangers added two more in the seventh.

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Series at a glance:

Fri. 08/15: TB 7, TEX 0
Sat. 08/16: TEX 3, TB 0
Sun. 08/17: TB 7, TEX 4

Tampa Bay (74-48)
Lost 1

Texas 3, Tampa Bay 0

Texas (62-62)
Won 1

August 16, 2008

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

Tampa Bay	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Iwamura, 2B	3	0	1	0	1	1	1	.277
Zobrist, CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.234
Pena, C, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.240
Baldelli, DH	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Aybar, W, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	.231
Ruggiano, LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233
Riggans, C	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.235
Gross, RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.228
Bartlett, SS	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.266
Totals	29	0	3	0	1	8	8
BATTING TB: Iwamura; Baldelli; Bartlett. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Aybar, W. GIDP: Zobrist. Team RISP: 0-for-1. Team LOB: 3. FIELDING E: Bartlett (13, fielding).

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Kinsler, 2B	5	1	2	1	0	2	2	.319
Catalanotto, DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.277
a-Saltalamacchia, PH-DH	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	.238
Young, M, SS	3	0	2	1	1	0	1	.291
Hamilton, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	.302
Byrd, RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	3	.290
Boggs, LF	2	0	1	1	2	0	2	.239
Laird, C	4	0	1	0	0	1	4	.289
Davis, C, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.263
Vazquez, 3B	3	1	0	0	1	1	0	.308
Totals	34	3	9	3	4	10	19
a-Singled for Catalanotto in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Boggs (16, Jackson, E), Young, M (28, Howell). HR: Kinsler (18, 1st inning off Jackson, E, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Kinsler 5; Saltalamacchia; Young, M 3; Hamilton; Byrd; Boggs 2; Laird. RBI: Kinsler (71), Young, M (66), Boggs (32). 2-out RBI: Boggs. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Boggs; Davis, C 2; Laird 2. Team RISP: 2-for-8. Team LOB: 11. FIELDING DP: (Young, M-Kinsler-Davis, C).

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Jackson, E (L, 9-8)	6.0	5	1	1	3	6	1	3.97
Howell	0.1	3	2	0	0	1	0	2.36
Bradford	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.25
Miller, T	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	4.55

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Harrison (W, 5-2)	8.0	3	0	0	0	8	0	5.77
Guardado (S, 4)	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3.21

Pitches-strikes: Jackson, E 101-62, Howell 20-15, Bradford 14-8, Miller, T 16-11, Harrison 109-78, Guardado 15-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Jackson, E 7-5, Howell 1-0, Bradford 0-0, Miller, T 0-0, Harrison 8-5, Guardado 1-0.
Batters faced: Jackson, E 26, Howell 5, Bradford 3, Miller, T 4, Harrison 27, Guardado 3.
Inherited runners-scored: Bradford 3-1.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Fieldin Culbreth. 2B: Jim Reynolds. 3B: Tim Timmons.
Weather: 82 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 10 mph, L to R.
T: 2:37.
Att: 29,238.
August 16, 2008

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

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