Rays 5, Rangers 4
Evan Longoria (left) scored the game-winning run in the walk-off win. (Mike Carlson/AP)
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
One game now separates the Rays and Rangers for second place in the AL Wild Card race after Carlos Pena, who hit two homers for his league-leading 33rd and 34th blasts, hit a walk-off single off Texas reliever Jason Grilli in the 10th.
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Texas
(68-54)
Lost 2
Tampa Bay 5, Texas 4
Today's Boxes 8/22/09
LAA 7, TOR 3
LAD 2, CHC 0
BOS 14, NYY 1
ATL 4, FLA 3
HOU 4, ARI 2
CWS 4, BAL 1
PIT 12, CIN 2
MIL 11, WSH 9
CLE 4, SEA 3
MIN 8, KC 7
PHI 4, NYM 1
COL 14, SF 11
OAK 3, DET 2
STL 7, SD 0
Tampa Bay
(67-55)
Won 2
August 22, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
R
H
E
Texas
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
4
7
2
Tampa Bay
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
5
9
0
Standings thru 8/22/09  | Recap: TEX | TB  | Gameday  | Rangers stats  | Rays stats
Texas
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Borbon , DH
4
0
0
0
0
1
1
.432
Young, M , 3B
4
1
3
2
0
0
0
.329
Murphy, Dv , LF
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
.260
a-Cruz, N , PH-RF
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.265
Byrd , CF-LF
4
1
1
1
0
2
0
.286
Hamilton , RF-CF
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
.261
Kinsler , 2B
4
0
0
0
0
2
1
.245
Blalock , 1B
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
.240
Teagarden , C
4
1
1
1
0
2
0
.200
Andrus , SS
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
.268
Totals
34
4
7
4
0
9
4
a-Flied out for Murphy, Dv in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Teagarden (8, Garza).3B : Young, M (2, Garza).HR : Young, M (21, 6th inning
off Garza, 0 on, 1 out), Byrd (15, 9th inning off Howell, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Young, M 8; Byrd 4; Hamilton; Blalock;
Teagarden 2.RBI : Teagarden (22), Young, M 2 (61), Byrd (66).2-out RBI : Young, M; Byrd.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Murphy, Dv.SAC : Andrus.GIDP : Kinsler.Team RISP : 1-for-3.Team
LOB : 1. BASERUNNING CS : Young, M (3, 2nd base by Garza/Navarro). FIELDING E :
Andrus (16, throw), Feliz (1, pickoff).DP : 2 (Kinsler-Andrus-Blalock, Andrus-Kinsler-Blalock).
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Bartlett , SS
4
0
1
0
1
2
1
.343
Crawford , LF
4
0
1
0
1
0
3
.318
Longoria , 3B
4
1
0
0
0
0
5
.275
Zobrist , 2B
4
1
1
0
1
0
3
.291
Pena, C , 1B
4
3
3
4
1
0
0
.219
Burrell , DH
3
0
1
1
1
0
0
.231
1-Kapler , PR-DH
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.239
Gross , RF
3
0
0
0
1
0
2
.258
Navarro , C
4
0
1
0
0
0
2
.222
Upton, B , CF
4
0
1
0
0
2
0
.237
Totals
34
5
9
5
6
4
16
1-Ran for Burrell in the 8th.
BATTING 2B : Navarro (15, Hunter, T), Burrell (12, Wilson, C).HR : Pena, C 2 (34, 2nd inning off
Hunter, T, 0 on, 0 out; 4th inning off Hunter, T, 1 on, 0 out).TB : Bartlett; Crawford; Zobrist; Pena, C 9; Burrell
2; Navarro 2; Upton, B.RBI : Pena, C 4 (84), Burrell (46).2-out RBI : Burrell.Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out : Zobrist 2; Navarro; Gross.GIDP : Navarro; Longoria.Team RISP : 1-for-10.Team
LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Upton, B (36, 2nd base off Hunter, T/Teagarden).CS : Navarro
(2, 3rd base by Hunter, T/Teagarden). FIELDING DP : 2 (Navarro-Bartlett, Longoria-Zobrist-Pena,
C).
Texas
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Hunter, T
5.0
7
3
3
2
1
2
2.85
Feliz
2.2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0.63
Wilson, C
0.1
1
1
1
1
0
0
3.05
O'Day
1.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1.79
Grilli (L, 1-3)
0.0
1
1
1
1
0
0
4.14
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Garza
7.0
6
3
3
0
7
1
3.74
Springer
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3.99
Howell (BS, 6)
1.0
1
1
1
0
0
1
2.26
Balfour (W, 5-2)
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4.29
Grilli pitched to 3 batters in the 10th.Balk : Hunter, T.HBP : Longoria (by Grilli).Pitches-strikes :
Hunter, T 95-59, Feliz 30-20, Wilson, C 15-8, O'Day 16-10, Grilli 10-4, Garza 110-69, Springer 13-10, Howell 15-9, Balfour
13-9.Groundouts-flyouts : Hunter, T 6-5, Feliz 2-4, Wilson, C 0-1, O'Day 1-0, Grilli 0-0, Garza 5-3, Springer 1-1,
Howell 1-1, Balfour 0-1.Batters faced : Hunter, T 22, Feliz 9, Wilson, C 3, O'Day 4, Grilli 3, Garza 25, Springer
3, Howell 4, Balfour 3.Umpires : HP: Jerry Layne. 1B: Andy Fletcher. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Tim McClelland.Weather :
72 degrees, dome.Wind : Indoors.T : 3:16.Att : 34,281.August 22, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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