Rangers 12, Rays 4
David Price allowed three hits and five walks in 1 1/3 innings, fanning three. (Matt Slocum/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
David Price issued more walks, five, than he recorded outs, four, and that was pretty much that for the Rays, who dropped a third straight game after Price allowed six early runs. Jason Bartlett and Dioner Navarro (three-run shot) hit home runs.
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Series at a glance:
Fri. 07/03:
TEX 3, TB 1
Sat. 07/04:
TEX 12, TB 4
Sun. 07/05:
TEX 5, TB 2
Tampa Bay
(44-38)
Lost 3
Texas 12, Tampa Bay 4
Today's Boxes 7/4/09
WSH 5, ATL 3
MIL 11, CHC 2
SEA 3, BOS 2
NYY 6, TOR 5
KC 6, CWS 4
CIN 5, STL 2
SF 9, HOU 0
PHI 4, NYM 1
MIN 4, DET 3
SD 7, LAD 4
FLA 5, PIT 3
CLE 5, OAK 2
ARI 11, COL 7
LAA 11, BAL 4
Texas
(44-35)
Won 4
July 4, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
4
8
0
Texas
3
3
1
0
2
1
0
2
X
12
14
0
Standings thru 7/4/09  | Recap: TB | TEX  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Rangers stats
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Upton, B , CF
3
0
1
0
1
2
0
.247
Crawford , LF
4
0
1
0
0
0
3
.318
Longoria , 3B
4
0
1
0
0
0
3
.293
Pena, C , 1B
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
.233
Zobrist , 2B-RF
4
0
0
0
0
0
1
.286
Burrell , DH
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
.220
Bartlett , SS
3
2
2
1
0
1
0
.362
b-Dillon , PH
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.320
Kapler , RF
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
.248
a-Aybar, W , PH-2B
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.281
Navarro , C
3
1
2
3
0
0
0
.216
Totals
33
4
8
4
2
6
9
a-Grounded out for Kapler in the 7th. b-Struck out for Bartlett in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Crawford (16, Holland, D), Navarro (10, Holland, D), Kapler (13, Holland, D), Longoria (25,
Holland, D).3B : Upton, B (2, Grilli).HR : Bartlett (8, 2nd inning off Holland, D, 0 on, 2 out), Navarro
(5, 5th inning off Holland, D, 2 on, 0 out).TB : Upton, B 3; Crawford 2; Longoria 2; Bartlett 5; Kapler 2; Navarro
6.RBI : Bartlett (37), Navarro 3 (24).2-out RBI : Bartlett.Runners left in scoring position,
2 out : Pena, C 2; Crawford.GIDP : Longoria; Zobrist.Team RISP : 1-for-7.Team LOB : 4.
Texas
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Kinsler , 2B
4
1
0
0
1
2
2
.256
Young, M , 3B
4
2
2
3
1
0
0
.314
Davis, C , 3B
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.201
Byrd , CF
2
3
1
0
2
0
0
.288
Borbon , CF
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.200
Jones, An , DH
5
1
2
4
0
0
4
.245
Blalock , 1B
5
0
1
1
0
1
3
.246
Cruz, N , RF
5
2
3
2
0
1
1
.270
Murphy, Dv , LF
5
1
3
0
0
1
0
.268
Teagarden , C
4
1
2
2
0
0
3
.232
Andrus , SS
3
1
0
0
1
0
2
.266
Totals
37
12
14
12
5
5
15
BATTING 2B : Teagarden (6, Price), Young, M (25, Price), Murphy, Dv (10, Cormier), Jones, An (11, Niemann).3B :
Murphy, Dv (1, Cormier).HR : Jones, An (10, 1st inning off Price, 2 on, 1 out), Cruz, N (20, 5th inning off Cormier,
0 on, 1 out).TB : Young, M 3; Byrd; Jones, An 6; Blalock; Cruz, N 6; Murphy, Dv 6; Teagarden 3.RBI :
Jones, An 4 (27), Young, M 3 (33), Teagarden 2 (11), Cruz, N 2 (49), Blalock (38).2-out RBI : Blalock; Cruz, N.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Blalock; Kinsler 2; Cruz, N; Teagarden 2.SF : Teagarden.Team RISP :
6-for-15.Team LOB : 8. BASERUNNING SB : Andrus (16, 2nd base off Bradford/Navarro).
FIELDING DP : 2 (Andrus-Kinsler-Blalock, Kinsler-Andrus-Blalock).
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Price (L, 2-3)
1.1
3
6
6
5
3
1
5.21
Cormier
3.0
4
3
3
0
1
1
2.87
Bradford
0.2
1
0
0
0
0
0
3.86
Niemann
3.0
6
3
3
0
1
0
4.14
Texas
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Holland, D (W, 2-5)
6.0
7
4
4
1
4
2
6.18
Grilli
1.0
1
0
0
0
0
0
4.71
Mathis
1.0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2.45
Guardado
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4.56
HBP : Byrd (by Niemann).Pitches-strikes : Price 61-33, Cormier 37-25, Bradford 14-7, Niemann 47-29, Holland,
D 92-56, Grilli 20-11, Mathis 15-8, Guardado 15-10.Groundouts-flyouts : Price 1-0, Cormier 4-4, Bradford 2-0, Niemann
3-5, Holland, D 7-4, Grilli 3-0, Mathis 2-0, Guardado 0-0.Batters faced : Price 12, Cormier 13, Bradford 3, Niemann
16, Holland, D 25, Grilli 4, Mathis 3, Guardado 3.Inherited runners-scored : Cormier 2-0, Bradford 1-1.Umpires :
HP: Dana DeMuth. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Brian Knight. 3B: Doug Eddings.Weather : 100 degrees, clear.Wind :
9 mph, In from RF.T : 2:50.Att : 43,809.July 4, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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