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    Dustin Nippert took the loss as the Rangers missed a chance to keep pressure on the Halos. (AP)
    By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
    Dustin Nippert, taking Vicente Padilla's spot in the rotation, was on the ropes in the third, where he allowed five runs. Nippert settled in to last six innings and strike out a career-high 10, but the damage was done. Texas never countered against the Indians' Aaron Laffey.
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    Series at a glance:
    TEX
    Texas (62-49)
    Lost 1     		Cleveland 5, Texas 0   CLE
    Cleveland (49-63)
    Won 2
    August 11, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Texas
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 7 1
    Cleveland
    		 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 X   5 6 0
    Standings thru 8/11/09  |  Recap: TEX | CLE  |  Gameday  |  Rangers stats  |  Indians stats
    Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Vizquel, 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .294
    Young, M, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .320
    Byrd, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .282
    Jones, An, DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .221
    Hamilton, J, RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .239
    Blalock, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .246
    Murphy, Dv, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272
    Saltalamacchia, C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .238
    Andrus, SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .261
    Totals 33 0 7 0 3 6 14  

    BATTING
    3B: Blalock (3, Laffey).
    TB: Andrus; Hamilton, J 2; Blalock 3; Vizquel 2; Murphy, Dv.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vizquel; Andrus.
    GIDP: Hamilton, J.
    Team RISP: 0-for-4.
    Team LOB: 9.

    FIELDING
    E: Andrus (15, throw).
    		 
    Cleveland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Sizemore, CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .232
    Cabrera, A, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .311
    Choo, RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .298
    Peralta, 3B 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 .273
    Hafner, DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .273
    Valbuena, 2B 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 .239
    Shoppach, C 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .218
    Crowe, LF 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 .222
    Marte, An, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 .222
    Totals 29 5 6 5 2 11 11  

    BATTING
    2B: Valbuena (17, Nippert).
    TB: Cabrera, A; Hafner; Shoppach; Valbuena 2; Choo; Sizemore.
    RBI: Peralta (60), Hafner (30), Valbuena 2 (17), Crowe (10).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Peralta; Marte, An 2; Shoppach.
    SF: Crowe.
    Team RISP: 2-for-9.
    Team LOB: 5.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Choo (17, 2nd base off Nippert/Saltalamacchia).

    FIELDING
    DP: (Valbuena-Cabrera, A-Marte, An).
     
    Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Nippert (L, 3-1) 6.0 6 5 5 2 10 0 3.62
    Mathis 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.79
    		 
    Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Laffey (W, 6-3) 6.2 6 0 0 3 2 0 3.25
    Smith, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.46
    Sipp 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4.22

    Game Scores: Nippert 48, Laffey 61.
    HBP: Choo (by Nippert), Peralta (by Nippert).
    Pitches-strikes: Nippert 104-70, Mathis 28-16, Laffey 104-69, Smith, J 17-15, Sipp 23-15.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Nippert 4-1, Mathis 2-2, Laffey 7-3, Smith, J 2-0, Sipp 1-0.
    Batters faced: Nippert 28, Mathis 6, Laffey 28, Smith, J 4, Sipp 4.
    Inherited runners-scored: Smith, J 1-0, Sipp 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Mark Wegner. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Jeff Kellogg. 3B: Tony Randazzo.
    Weather: 74 degrees, partly cloudy.
    Wind: 9 mph, L to R.
    T: 2:37.
    Att: 21,870.
    Venue: Progressive Field.
    August 11, 2009
    August 11, 2009

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