Game Wrapup


	Late homer wins it

Rangers 4, Mariners 2

David Murphy hit his ninth home run of the season on Sunday. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

By Daniel Paulling / MLB.com

Jarrod Saltalamacchia's two-run homer in the seventh broke a tied game, and Frank Francisco and C.J. Wilson shut the door on the Mariners in the eighth and ninth, respectively, to keep the Rangers four games back in the AL West. David Murphy and Michael Young also went deep.

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Series at a glance:

Thu. 07/30: TEX 7, SEA 1
Fri. 07/31: TEX 5, SEA 4
Sat. 08/01: SEA 7, TEX 2
Sun. 08/02: TEX 4, SEA 2

Seattle (54-51)
Lost 1

Texas 4, Seattle 2

Texas (59-44)
Won 1

August 2, 2009

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

Seattle	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Suzuki, I, RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.364
Branyan, 1B	3	0	0	1	0	1	3	.258
Lopez, Jo, 2B	4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.278
Griffey Jr., DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	.220
Hannahan, 3B	3	0	1	0	1	1	2	.217
Wilson, Ja, SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.266
Langerhans, CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.231
Johnson, Ro, C	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.218
Saunders, M, LF	2	1	0	0	1	1	0	.148
Totals	30	2	6	2	2	8	15
BATTING TB: Suzuki, I 2; Lopez, Jo 2; Hannahan; Johnson, Ro. RBI: Branyan (56), Lopez, Jo (60). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilson, Ja 2. GIDP: Wilson, Ja 2; Griffey Jr.. Team RISP: 2-for-7. Team LOB: 4. FIELDING DP: (Snell-Lopez, Jo-Wilson, Ja-Branyan).

Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Vizquel, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.279
Young, M, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	2	1	.324
Murphy, Dv, DH	3	1	1	1	1	0	0	.272
Byrd, LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.278
Blalock, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.248
Cruz, N, RF	3	1	1	0	0	1	1	.272
Hamilton, CF	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.220
Saltalamacchia, C	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	.243
Andrus, SS	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.262
Totals	28	4	6	4	3	4	8
BATTING 2B: Andrus (8, Snell). HR: Murphy, Dv (9, 1st inning off Snell, 0 on, 2 out), Young, M (17, 6th inning off Snell, 0 on, 0 out), Saltalamacchia (9, 7th inning off White, 1 on, 1 out). TB: Young, M 4; Murphy, Dv 4; Byrd; Cruz, N; Saltalamacchia 4; Andrus 2. RBI: Murphy, Dv (28), Young, M (48), Saltalamacchia 2 (34). 2-out RBI: Murphy, Dv. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Cruz, N; Vizquel. GIDP: Blalock. Team RISP: 1-for-4. Team LOB: 4. BASERUNNING CS: Hamilton (1, 2nd base by Snell/Johnson, Ro). FIELDING DP: 3 (Andrus-Vizquel-Blalock 2, Vizquel-Andrus-Blalock).

Seattle	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Snell	6.0	3	2	2	3	4	2	5.19
White (L, 2-2)	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1	3.28
Kelley	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5.23

Texas	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Feldman (W, 10-4)	7.0	5	2	2	2	4	0	3.91
Francisco, F (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.20
Wilson, C (S, 13)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.66

HBP: Byrd (by Snell), Branyan (by Wilson, C).
Pitches-strikes: Snell 84-49, White 13-7, Kelley 10-8, Feldman 101-57, Francisco, F 11-9, Wilson, C 19-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Snell 5-2, White 2-1, Kelley 1-0, Feldman 7-3, Francisco, F 0-0, Wilson, C 1-0.
Batters faced: Snell 23, White 5, Kelley 4, Feldman 25, Francisco, F 3, Wilson, C 5.
Umpires: HP: D.J. Reyburn. 1B: Mike Muchlinski. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Derryl Cousins.
Weather: 95 degrees, clear.
Wind: 10 mph, R to L.
T: 2:14.
Att: 28,670.
August 2, 2009

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

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