Rangers 6, Mariners 4
The Rangers celebrate after their 6-4 win over the Mariners. (Mike Stone/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
Brandon McCarthy, auditioning for a spot in the '09 rotation, allowed two runs on four hits in six innings for the win. Josh Hamilton had three hits and drove in three, and Hank Blalock added two hits and two RBIs, as the Rangers pounded 15 hits.
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Seattle
(54-84)
Lost 1
Texas 6, Seattle 4
Today's Boxes 9/2/08
LAA 5, DET 4
BOS 14, BAL 2
CLE 9, CWS 3
TOR 7, MIN 5
ATL 16, FLA 14
NYY 7, TB 2
PHI 4, WSH 0
PIT 3, CIN 2
HOU 9, CHC 7
NYM 6, MIL 5
KC 5, OAK 2
COL 6, SF 5
STL 8, ARI 2
LAD 8, SD 4
Texas
(68-72)
Won 1
September 2, 2008
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Seattle
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
4
8
0
Texas
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
X
6
15
1
Standings thru 9/2/08  | Recap: SEA | TEX  | Gameday  | Mariners stats  | Rangers stats
Seattle
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Suzuki, I , RF
5
1
1
0
0
1
1
.310
Reed , CF
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
.271
b-Balentien , PH-CF
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
.199
Beltre, A , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
0
1
.262
Ibanez , LF
3
1
1
2
0
1
0
.305
Lopez, Jo , 2B
4
0
1
1
0
0
2
.295
Clement , DH
4
0
1
0
0
3
1
.228
LaHair , 1B
4
0
1
0
0
2
1
.269
Burke, J , C
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
.270
a-Hulett , PH-SS
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
.263
Betancourt, Y , SS
3
1
1
1
0
0
2
.269
Johnson, Ro , C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
c-Valbuena , PH
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.000
Totals
36
4
8
4
0
9
11
a-Grounded out for Burke, J in the 7th. b-Struck out for Reed in the 8th. c-Reached on error for Johnson, Ro in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Reed (14, McCarthy), Suzuki, I (16, White), Lopez, Jo (34, Benoit).HR : Betancourt,
Y (6, 5th inning off McCarthy, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Suzuki, I 2; Reed 2; Beltre, A; Ibanez; Lopez, Jo 2; Clement;
LaHair; Betancourt, Y 4.RBI : Ibanez 2 (97), Betancourt, Y (39), Lopez, Jo (76).2-out RBI : Betancourt,
Y; Ibanez; Lopez, Jo.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Betancourt, Y; Clement.SF : Ibanez.Team
RISP : 2-for-7.Team LOB : 6. FIELDING Outfield assists : Ibanez (Blalock at 2nd base),
Suzuki, I (Young, M at 3rd base).DP : 2 (Dickey-Lopez, Jo-LaHair, Beltre, A-Lopez, Jo-LaHair).Pickoffs :
Feierabend (Hamilton at 1st base).
Texas
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Arias , 2B
4
2
1
0
1
0
2
.283
Young, M , SS
3
1
1
0
1
0
0
.286
Hamilton , CF
4
0
3
3
0
1
0
.298
Bradley , DH
4
2
3
0
0
0
1
.329
Blalock , 1B
4
0
2
2
0
0
2
.269
Byrd , LF
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
.292
Cruz, N , RF
4
1
2
0
0
0
3
.281
Laird , C
4
0
3
1
0
0
0
.284
Davis, C , 3B
4
0
0
0
0
2
4
.273
Totals
34
6
15
6
3
3
13
BATTING 2B : Young, M (32, Feierabend), Bradley 2 (31, Feierabend, Feierabend), Blalock (12, Feierabend).3B :
Cruz, N (1, Feierabend).TB : Arias; Young, M 2; Hamilton 3; Bradley 5; Blalock 3; Cruz, N 4; Laird 3.RBI :
Hamilton 3 (121), Laird (39), Blalock 2 (17).2-out RBI : Blalock.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out :
Byrd; Davis, C; Cruz, N 2.GIDP : Bradley; Arias.Team RISP : 5-for-9.Team LOB : 7. BASERUNNING PO :
Hamilton (1st base by Feierabend). FIELDING E : Francisco, F (1, missed catch).PB :
Laird (5).
Texas
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
McCarthy (W, 1-0)
6.0
4
2
2
0
4
1
2.25
Loe (H, 2)
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2.14
White
0.0
1
1
1
0
0
0
27.00
Benoit
1.0
2
1
1
0
2
0
5.11
Francisco, F (S, 3)
1.0
0
0
0
0
3
0
3.56
Wells, J pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. White pitched to 1 batter in the 8th. Pitches-strikes : Feierabend
80-56, Wells, J 14-6, Thomas, J 6-4, Lowe, M 12-7, Dickey 8-7, McCarthy 102-74, Loe 15-8, White 2-1, Benoit 17-11, Francisco,
F 16-14.Groundouts-flyouts : Feierabend 5-3, Wells, J 1-0, Thomas, J 0-0, Lowe, M 0-1, Dickey 2-0, McCarthy 4-5,
Loe 3-0, White 0-0, Benoit 1-0, Francisco, F 1-0.Batters faced : Feierabend 25, Wells, J 4, Thomas, J 3, Lowe,
M 2, Dickey 3, McCarthy 23, Loe 4, White 1, Benoit 5, Francisco, F 4.Inherited runners-scored : Wells, J 1-0, Thomas,
J 2-1, Lowe, M 2-0, Benoit 1-1.Umpires : HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Lance Barksdale. 2B: Doug Eddings. 3B: Ted Barrett.Weather :
87 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 26 mph, Varies.T : 2:35.Att : 14,521.September 2, 2008 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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