Bats Come Alive, Pitching Is Dominant, The Rays Barely Escape With 8-4 Win
Rays recap: TB 8, Texas 4
| Final - 4.27.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
Stories
Series Preview: Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers - Haters
The Rangers welcome the Tampa Bay Rays to Arlington to finish of a stretch where the Rangers have faced off against the other powers of the American League and the third time the Rangers will play a fellow first place team. The Rangers have gone 7-2 during this stretch while the Rays have won five straight.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Texas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desmond Jennings, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| Carlos Pena, 1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| Evan Longoria, 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .319 |
| Ben Zobrist, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .191 |
| Jeff Keppinger, DH | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Luke Scott, ph,dh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 |
| B.J. Upton, CF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .318 |
| Sean Rodriguez, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| Chris Gimenez, C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| Elliot Johnson, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Longoria, Scott
Doubles - Zobrist, Johnson
Grounded into DP - Zobrist
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Longoria, Gimenez
Home runs - Longoria, Scott
Doubles - Zobrist, Johnson
Grounded into DP - Zobrist
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Longoria, Gimenez
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Shields (W, 4-0) | 6 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3.31 | 0 | 112-74 |
| J.P. Howell | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.18 | 0 | 19-11 |
| Wade Davis (, 0-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.86 | 0 | 27-18 |
| Jake McGee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 10-8 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .313 |
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Josh Hamilton, CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .378 |
| Adrian Beltre, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .309 |
| Michael Young, DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .346 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 |
| David Murphy, LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .327 |
| Mike Napoli, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .270 |
| Mitch Moreland, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
Batting
Home runs - Hamilton, Murphy
Doubles - Kinsler, Moreland
Grounded into DP - Young
Hit by pitch - Beltre
Stolen Bases - Andrus
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Kinsler
Home runs - Hamilton, Murphy
Doubles - Kinsler, Moreland
Grounded into DP - Young
Hit by pitch - Beltre
Stolen Bases - Andrus
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Kinsler
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Harrison (L, 3-1) | 5 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | 100-62 |
| Mark Lowe | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 0 | 24-13 |
| Koji Uehara | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.00 | 0 | 9-7 |
| Robbie Ross | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.93 | 0 | 23-16 |
| Alexi Ogando | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.93 | 0 | 6-4 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: J.Howell pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bob Davidson, First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Duration: 3:18
Pitching notes: J.Howell pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bob Davidson, First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base Umpire - Dan Bellino, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Layne
Duration: 3:18
