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    David Price (right) confers with catcher Gregg Zaun in the third inning. (AP)
    By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com
    David Price allowed just three hits in seven innings, but he also walked three, and two of the free passes led to three runs and a loss in the finale. The Rays were held to five hits, and their best threat in the seventh was snuffed out when Scott Feldman struck out B.J. Upton and robbed Willy Aybar of a run-scoring hit.
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    Series at a glance:
    TEX
    Texas (69-54)
    Won 1     		Texas 4, Tampa Bay 0   TB
    Tampa Bay (67-56)
    Lost 1
    August 23, 2009
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Texas
    		 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1   4 6 1
    Tampa Bay
    		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 5 0
    Standings thru 8/23/09  |  Recap: TEX | TB  |  Gameday  |  Rangers stats  |  Rays stats
    Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Kinsler, 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .245
    Young, M, 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 0 .329
    Byrd, LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .283
    Jones, An, DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217
      1-Borbon, PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .432
    Hamilton, J, CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .261
    Cruz, N, RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .266
    Blalock, 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .238
    Rodriguez, I, C 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 .258
    Andrus, SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .265
    Totals 32 4 6 4 3 6 11  

    1-Ran for Jones, An in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Kinsler (22, Price), Rodriguez, I (17, Price).
    TB: Kinsler 2; Hamilton, J; Cruz, N; Young, M; Jones, An; Rodriguez, I 2.
    RBI: Young, M 2 (63), Rodriguez, I 2 (37).
    2-out RBI: Rodriguez, I.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Andrus 2.
    SF: Rodriguez, I.
    Team RISP: 3-for-6.
    Team LOB: 5.

    FIELDING
    E: Feldman (4, pickoff).
    		 
    Tampa Bay AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
    Bartlett, SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .340
    Crawford, C, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .317
    Longoria, 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .273
    Zobrist, 2B-RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .288
    Pena, C, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .220
    Burrell, DH 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .235
    Zaun, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .250
    Upton Jr., CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 .236
    Kapler, RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236
      a-Aybar, W, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262
    Totals 32 0 5 0 2 15 15  

    a-Grounded out for Kapler in the 7th.

    BATTING
    2B: Burrell (13, Francisco, F).
    TB: Crawford, C; Pena, C; Burrell 3; Zaun.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Upton Jr. 2; Kapler; Zobrist; Aybar, W; Zaun.
    Team RISP: 0-for-8.
    Team LOB: 7.
     
    Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Feldman (W, 13-4) 7.0 4 0 0 2 11 0 3.87
    O'Day (H, 17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.75
    Francisco, F 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.34
    		 
    Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
    Price (L, 6-6) 7.0 3 3 3 3 4 0 4.93
    Bradford 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 3.38
    Shouse 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.66
    Springer 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.91

    Bradford pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.
    Shouse pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

    Game Scores: Feldman 78, Price 60.
    Pitches-strikes: Feldman 113-69, O'Day 14-10, Francisco, F 14-10, Price 114-72, Bradford 12-10, Shouse 1-1, Springer 16-12.
    Groundouts-flyouts: Feldman 8-2, O'Day 0-0, Francisco, F 1-0, Price 6-7, Bradford 1-1, Shouse 0-0, Springer 0-2.
    Batters faced: Feldman 27, O'Day 3, Francisco, F 4, Price 27, Bradford 4, Shouse 1, Springer 4.
    Inherited runners-scored: Shouse 1-0, Springer 2-1.
    Umpires: HP: Andy Fletcher. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Tim McClelland. 3B: Jerry Layne.
    Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
    Wind: Indoors.
    T: 2:51.
    Att: 29,101.
    Venue: Tropicana Field.
    August 23, 2009
    August 23, 2009

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