Rangers 15, Rays 3
Kevin Millwood got a plethora of run support Saturday night vs. the Rays. (Mike Fuentes/AP)
By T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
The story of the day for the Rangers was their eleven-run outburst in the fifth inning. During that time, 10 straight Rangers reached base, as all 11 runs scored with two outs. For his part, Kevin Millwood earned the win, going seven strong innings. Marlon Byrd hit two home runs, for a total of five RBIs.
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Tampa Bay
(78-76)
Lost 2
Texas 15, Tampa Bay 3
Today's Boxes 9/26/09
ATL 11, WSH 5
TOR 5, SEA 4
NYY 3, BOS 0
CHC 6, SF 2
CLE 9, BAL 8
CIN 10, HOU 4
DET 12, CWS 5
LAD 8, PIT 4
MIL 7, PHI 5
MIN 11, KC 6
FLA 9, NYM 6
ARI 8, SD 5
STL 6, COL 3
OAK 15, LAA 10
Texas
(85-69)
Won 2
September 26, 2009
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Tampa Bay
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
1
Texas
0
0
0
1
11
1
0
2
X
15
19
1
Standings thru 9/26/09  | Recap: TB | TEX  | Gameday  | Rays stats  | Rangers stats
Tampa Bay
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Bartlett , SS
3
1
2
1
0
0
0
.320
Perez, F , LF
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
.192
Crawford , LF
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
.306
Kapler , RF
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.236
Longoria , 3B
2
0
1
0
1
0
2
.284
Richard , 1B
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
.143
Zobrist , RF
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
.286
Riggans , C
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.167
Burrell , DH
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
.225
Aybar, W , 1B-3B
4
0
0
0
0
0
2
.249
Upton, B , CF
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
.238
Zaun , C
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
.260
a-Brignac , PH-SS
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
.269
Iwamura , 2B
3
0
0
0
0
1
1
.290
Totals
33
3
7
3
2
4
12
a-Struck out for Zaun in the 6th.
BATTING 2B : Bartlett (28, Millwood).HR : Zaun (8, 4th inning off Millwood, 0 on, 1 out).TB :
Bartlett 3; Perez, F; Crawford 2; Longoria; Zaun 4.RBI : Zobrist (79), Bartlett (65), Zaun (27).2-out RBI :
Bartlett.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Aybar, W 2; Longoria.GIDP : Burrell; Kapler.Team
RISP : 3-for-8.Team LOB : 5. FIELDING E : Bartlett (18, fielding).
Texas
AB
R
H
RBI
BB
SO
LOB
AVG
Borbon , LF
5
2
1
2
1
2
5
.320
Andrus , SS
2
1
1
0
2
0
3
.269
a-Vizquel , PH-SS
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
.266
Hamilton , DH
6
0
2
4
0
2
6
.268
Byrd , CF
3
2
2
5
1
1
1
.282
Gentry , CF
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
.167
Blalock , 1B
5
1
1
0
0
3
3
.242
Kinsler , 2B
3
2
1
1
1
1
0
.250
German , 2B
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
.333
Murphy, Dv , RF
5
2
2
2
0
0
0
.278
Rodriguez, I , C
4
2
3
1
0
0
0
.254
Richardson, K , C
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
.500
Davis, C , 3B
5
2
4
0
0
1
1
.228
Totals
44
15
19
15
5
12
26
a-Popped out for Andrus in the 6th.
BATTING 2B : Davis, C (14, Garza), Murphy, Dv (23, Bennett), Hamilton 2 (19, Bennett, Sonnanstine), Gentry
(1, Shouse).HR : Byrd 2 (19, 4th inning off Garza, 0 on, 0 out; 5th inning off Garza, 3 on, 2 out), Kinsler (31,
6th inning off Thayer, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Borbon; Andrus; Hamilton 4; Byrd 8; Gentry 2; Blalock; Kinsler 4; Murphy,
Dv 3; Rodriguez, I 3; Richardson, K; Davis, C 5.RBI : Byrd 5 (88), Murphy, Dv 2 (54), Rodriguez, I (46), Borbon
2 (18), Hamilton 4 (54), Kinsler (84).2-out RBI : Byrd 4; Murphy, Dv 2; Rodriguez, I; Borbon; Hamilton 4.Runners
left in scoring position, 2 out : Hamilton; Blalock; Vizquel; German; Gentry 2.Team RISP : 7-for-18.Team
LOB : 10. FIELDING E : Davis, C (4, throw).DP : 2 (Millwood-Rodriguez, I-Blalock,
Vizquel-German-Blalock).
Tampa Bay
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Garza (L, 8-11)
4.2
6
7
7
3
8
2
3.93
Bennett
0.0
5
5
5
2
0
0
5.04
Thayer
1.1
3
1
1
0
1
1
4.35
Shouse
1.0
1
0
0
0
1
0
4.85
Sonnanstine
1.0
4
2
2
0
2
0
6.94
Texas
IP
H
R
ER
BB
SO
HR
ERA
Millwood (W, 12-10)
7.0
7
3
2
2
2
1
3.75
Eyre
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
0
4.76
Guardado
1.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4.34
Bennett pitched to 7 batters in the 5th.Pitches-strikes : Garza 100-61, Bennett 24-10, Thayer 32-20, Shouse
11-7, Sonnanstine 27-21, Millwood 109-64, Eyre 14-9, Guardado 13-9.Groundouts-flyouts : Garza 2-2, Bennett 0-0,
Thayer 1-1, Shouse 0-1, Sonnanstine 1-0, Millwood 10-7, Eyre 0-1, Guardado 2-0.Batters faced : Garza 24, Bennett
7, Thayer 7, Shouse 4, Sonnanstine 7, Millwood 29, Eyre 3, Guardado 3.Inherited runners-scored : Bennett 2-2, Thayer
2-0.Umpires : HP: Paul Schrieber. 1B: Paul Nauert. 2B: Joe West. 3B: Ed Rapuano.Weather : 88 degrees,
clear.Wind : 4 mph, In from RF.T : 3:08.Att : 31,855.September 26, 2009 Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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