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Commentary (by me)
Well, I can't really offer any commentary on this, as the game wasn't on the radio
or the TV. I tried listening over the Internet to the station that the Devil Rays
broadcast on, but they weren't broadcasting, either. :(
However, the Line Score showed something ugly. Three errors. That's not good.And Burkett gave up three runs in two innings (although one of them was unearned). That's an ERA of around 10. Also not good. On the plus side, we turned a triple play, which is way cool. Now I really wish it was on TV. :)
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| John Burkett pitching | Tom Goodwin sliding into second while Kevin Stocker tries to tag him out. | Tom Goodwin tries to dive for a ball in center field. | Juan Gonzalez congratulates Roberto Kelly after Kelly's HR |
Line Score
GPFT FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TAMPA BAY 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7 3
TEXAS 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 x 6 8 3 FINAL
WP - TIM CRABTREE (1-0)
LP - STEVE ONTIVEROS (0-1)
SAVE - MIKE VENAFRO (1)
HOME RUNS: TAM - NONE
TEX - ROBERTO KELLY (1) OFF ONTIVEROS IN THE 3RD
TIME: 2:32 ATT: 2,241
Box Score
TAMPA BAY (4) AT TEXAS (6)
TAMPA BAY AB R H BI TEXAS AB R H BI
SANCHEZ CF 4 1 2 0 T GOODWIN CF 3 0 2 0
LAMB SS 1 0 0 0 S GREEN CF 1 0 0 0
CAIRO 2B 3 1 1 1 MCLEMORE 2B 2 1 0 0
TRAMMELL LF 3 0 0 0 CUYLER LF 1 0 0 0
LOWERY LF 1 0 1 1 GREER LF 3 0 1 1
MCGRIFF 1B 1 0 0 1 SHAVE SS 1 0 0 0
KIESCHNICK 1B 1 0 0 0 J GONZALEZ RF 3 1 1 0
FRANCO DH 3 0 1 0 ZYWICA RF 1 0 0 0
S COX PH 1 0 0 0 ZEILE 3B 3 1 1 0
FLAHERTY C 3 1 1 0 DRANSFELDT 2B 1 0 0 0
MOSQUERA C 1 0 0 0 R KELLY DH 3 2 2 2
M KELLY RF 4 0 0 0 GALLAGHER PH 1 0 0 0
S MCCLAIN 3B 4 0 0 0 CLAYTON SS 3 1 1 0
STOCKER SS 3 1 1 1 SASSER 3B 1 0 0 0
SHELDON 1B 3 0 0 1
MARZANO C 2 0 0 1
HUBBARD C 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 33 4 7 4 TOTALS 32 6 8 5
TAMPA BAY 120 000 010-- 4
TEXAS 032 100 00x-- 6
E--CAIRO, MCGRIFF, M KELLY, ZEILE, SHELDON, SHAVE.
DP--TEXAS 1. LOB--TAMPA BAY 5, TEXAS 5. HR--R KELLY (OFF
ONTIVEROS). SB--T GOODWIN 2. SF--SHELDON.
IP H R ER BB SO HR
TAMPA BAY
REKAR 2 4 3 2 0 2 0
ONTIVEROS (L) 2 4 3 3 1 2 1
CASIAN 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
CHARLTON 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
DAVIS 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
DUVALL 1 0 0 0 0 2 0
TEXAS
BURKETT 2 4 3 2 2 3 0
CRABTREE (W) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0
ZIMMERMAN 2 0 0 0 0 2 0
KOLB 2 1 0 0 1 1 0
ROBERTS 1 2 1 1 0 1 0
GLYNN 2-3 0 0 0 0 0 0
VENAFRO (S) 1-3 0 0 0 0 0 0
PB--MARZANO. HBP--MARZANO BY CHARLTON.
T--2:32. A--2,241.
PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA (TICKER) -- The Texas Rangers turned
a triple play in the sixth inning and held on for their first win of the exhibition
season, 6-4 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Leading 6-3, third baseman Rob Sasser snagged John Flaherty's line drive and threw to
second to double off Fred McGriff before Kelly Dransfeldt fired to first to nail Julio
Franco.
The Devil Rays closed within 6-4 in the eighth, but Mike Venafro recorded the final out in
the ninth with a runner on base.
Tim Crabtree tossed a scoreless inning for the victory as the Rangers improved to 1-3 this
spring. They allowed 27 runs over their first three games.
Tampa Bay built a 3-0 lead after its first two turns at bat, but the Rangers scored three
times in the second and Roberto Kelly snapped the tie in the third with a two-run homer
off Steve Ontiveros.
Texas starter John Burkett surrendered two earned runs and four hits with two walks and
three strikeouts over two innings.