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Commentary (by me)
Not available, but in the first inning that I
did listen to on the radio, there was some really nice D all in the first
inning:
Game Recap
ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA (TICKER) -- Todd Zeile belted a three-run homer and Lee Stevens and Ivan Rodriguez added
two-run shots to power the Texas Rangers to their sixth straight victory, 11-8 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The victory was tempered by injuries to starting pitcher Mike Morgan and slugger Juan Gonzalez. Morgan left after the
second inning with a bruised right forearm and Gonzalez exited in the fourth with a jammed right wrist.
"X-rays were negative on both. As far as I know, they are day-to-day," Rangers manager Johnny Oates said.
Rookie Danny Kolb (1-0) recorded his first major league victory in relief of Morgan, allowing three runs and six hits over
4 2/3 innings with four walks and three strikeouts.
"Kolb threw a lot of pitches tonight. He battled and made the pitches when he had to," Oates said. "He just ran out of
gas."
"Kolb threw OK tonight. He is young and will be a great pitcher," Rodriguez added. "He fell behind at times but made
the pitches to get out of some innings."
The Rangers grabbed a 5-1 lead with four runs in the fourth off rookie starter Ryan Rupe (4-5). Gonzalez reached on an
error by third baseman Bobby Smith and moved to third on Rafael Palmeiro's single. Zeile sent Rupe's 3-1 pitch over the
left-field wall for his 13th home run.
Rookie Ruben Mateo singled one out later and Royce Clayton's base hit put runners at the corners. Mark McLemore
followed with a sacrifice fly.
Rusty Greer hit a solo homer for the Rangers, who have won eight of nine since the All-Star break to open a 6 1/2-game
lead over second-place Oakland in the American League West. At 56-40, Texas is 16 games over .500 for the first
tim since the end of the 1996 season.
"We've been doing a lot of offense lately. It was a good night to score 11," Oates said. "Mateo's assists were very
important. Without them, our runs probably mean nothing."
Center fielder Mateo cut down Terrell Lowery at third base in the first inning and nailed Fred McGriff at the plate in the
seventh.
"It makes me feel good when I contribute to the team. I'm not doing great on offense right now so I try not to let it affect
my defense," Mateo said. "Sometimes one helps the other. Hopefully, my offense will come around so I can help
the team both ways."
McGriff homered and knocked in three runs for last-place Tampa Bay, which lost for the eighth time in 10 games despite
banging out 17 hits.
"Again, little details come into play. You've got to take care of the little things, like 0-2 pitches and defensively making
the right plays," Devil Rays manager Larry Rothschild said. "They are important, it doesn't matter who you're playing or
what you have gone through, they make the difference in wins and losses. In major league baseball, you are supposed to
take care of those things."
Devil Rays third baseman Wade Boggs went 1-for-5, leaving him 13 hits shy of the coveted 3,000 plateau. Boggs'
2,987th hit tied with with Sam Rice for 22nd place on the all-time list.
The Rangers extended their lead to 8-1 in the fifth and chased Rupe. Greer doubled and Roberto Kelly walked in place
of Gonzalez before Mike Duvall relieved. Palmeiro singled home Greer and Zeile grounded into a double play. Duvall
threw two strikes to Stevens before the Rangers first baseman connected for his 15th home run.
Rupe was tagged for seven runs -- five earned -- and seven hits over four-plus innings.
"I didn't think he was real sharp from the start," Rothschild said. "I think he regrouped a little bit. He collected himself,
settled in a little bit and then got unsettled."
McLemore drew a one-out walk in the sixth and Rodriguez followed with his 16th homer for a 10-1 cushion. Stevens
walked in the seventh and came around to score on McGriff's error at first base.
The Rays scored three times in the seventh, two on McGriff's double and the other on John Flaherty's RBI single.
Tampa Bay made it close with four runs in the ninth. Smith's groundout scored Lowery and Boggs, Bubba Trammell and
Aaron Ledesma added run-scoring singles.
The Devil Rays won the first two games between the teams this season but the Rangers have scored 45 runs in taking the
last five meetings.
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Line Score
AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
TEXAS 1 0 0 4 3 2 1 0 0 11 13 0
TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 17 3 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: TEX - MIKE MORGAN, DANNY KOLB (3RD), DANNY PATTERSON
(7TH), TIM CRABTREE (9TH) AND IVAN RODRIGUEZ,
GREGG ZAUN (8TH)
TAM - RYAN RUPE, MIKE DUVALL (5TH), RICK WHITE (8TH)
AND JOHN FLAHERTY
WP - DANNY KOLB (1-0)
LP - RYAN RUPE (4-5)
SAVE - NONE
HOME RUNS: TEX - RUSTY GREER (9) OFF RUPE IN THE 1ST, 0 ON
TODD ZEILE (13) OFF RUPE IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
LEE STEVENS (15) OFF DUVALL IN THE 5TH, 1 ON
IVAN RODRIGUEZ (16) OFF DUVALL IN THE 6TH, 1
ON
TAM - FRED MCGRIFF (22) OFF MORGAN IN THE 2ND, 0 ON
TIME: 3:08 ATT: 18,960
PROBABLES: TEX - ESTEBAN LOAIZA (1-1, 7.22)
TAM - DAVE EILAND (1-5, 6.14)
Box Score
TEXAS (11) AT TAMPA BAY (8) - FINAL
TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Mclemore 2b 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .280
I Rodriguez c 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .305
a-Zaun ph-c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219
Greer lf 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .277
J Gonzalez rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .310
R Kelly rf 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 .308
R Palmeiro dh 4 1 2 1 1 1 2 .350
Zeile 3b 5 1 2 3 0 0 3 .293
L Stevens 1b 4 2 2 2 1 1 0 .291
Mateo cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .266
Clayton ss 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .247
Totals 38 11 13 10 6 4 17
a-singled for I Rodriguez in the 8th.
BATTING: 2B - Greer (29, Rupe). HR - Greer (9, 1st inning off
Rupe 0 on, 2 out); Zeile (13, 4th inning off Rupe 2 on, 0 out);
L Stevens (15, 5th inning off Duvall 1 on, 2 out); I Rodriguez
(16, 6th inning off Duvall 1 on, 1 out). SF - Mclemore. RBI -
Greer (59), Zeile 3 (58), Mclemore (30), R Palmeiro (83),
L Stevens 2 (54), I Rodriguez 2 (57). 2-out RBI - Greer, L Stevens 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Zeile 1, I Rodriguez 1.
GIDP - I Rodriguez, Zeile, Mateo. Team LOB - 7.
BASERUNNING: SB - Clayton (7, 2nd base off Rupe/Flaherty).
FIELDING: Outfield assists - Mateo 2 (Lowery at 3rd base,
Mcgriff at home). DP: 1 (Clayton-Mclemore-L Stevens).
TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
Lowery cf 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .323
Da Martinez rf 3 1 2 0 1 1 2 .291
R Butler rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200
B Smith 3b 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .156
Mcgriff 1b 3 1 2 3 1 1 0 .326
Sorrento 1b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241
Flaherty c 5 0 3 1 0 0 2 .280
Boggs dh 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .294
Trammell lf 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .265
Ledesma 2b 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .262
Lamb ss 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .215
Totals 40 8 17 8 5 6 18
BATTING: 2B - Lamb (4, Kolb); Mcgriff (24, D Patterson);
R Butler (1, D Patterson). HR - Mcgriff (22, 2nd inning off Morgan
0 on, 0 out). RBI - Mcgriff 3 (67), Flaherty (46), B Smith (6),
Boggs (20), Trammell (16), Ledesma (12). 2-out RBI - Mcgriff 2,
Flaherty, Boggs, Trammell, Ledesma. Runners left in scoring
position, 2 out - B Smith 2, Trammell 1, Lamb 1. GIDP - Boggs.
Team LOB - 10.
BASERUNNING: CS - Da Martinez (3, 2nd base by Morgan/I Rodriguez).
FIELDING: E - B Smith (6, bobble); Mcgriff 2 (7, bobble, catch).
DP: 3 (Rupe-Lamb-Mcgriff, Lamb-Ledesma-Mcgriff, B Smith-Ledesma).
TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
Morgan 2 3 1 1 0 2 1 5.36
Kolb (W, 1-0) 4 2/3 6 3 3 4 3 0 4.50
D Patterson 2 6 4 4 1 1 0 5.03
Crabtree 1/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.34
TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
Rupe (L, 4-5) 4 7 7 5 3 1 2 4.96
Duvall 3 3 4 3 3 1 2 5.82
R White 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 4.08
Rupe pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
WP - Kolb. Pitches-strikes: Rupe 82-45; Duvall 55-29; R White 35-21;
Morgan 24-16; Kolb 79-39; D Patterson 35-20; Crabtree 9-6.
Ground balls-fly balls: Rupe 7-4; Duvall 6-2; R White 2-2; Morgan 1-1;
Kolb 5-6; D Patterson 2-2; Crabtree 1-0. Batters faced: Rupe 22;
Duvall 15; R White 8; Morgan 7; Kolb 23; D Patterson 12; Crabtree 3.
UMPIRES: HP--Tim Mcclelland. 1B--Tim Welke. 2B--Gary Cederstrom.
3B--Jim Reynolds.
T--3:08. Att--18,960. Indoors.
AL TEXAS AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: TEXAS' MIKE MORGAN LEFT THE GAME AFTER TWO INNINGS WITH
AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY. THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN TAMPA
BAY'S BUBBA TRAMMELL HIT A LINE DRIVE THAT APPARENTLY HIT
MORGAN'S RIGHT ARM.
AL TEXAS AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: TEXAS' MIKE MORGAN LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE SECOND INNING
WITH A BRUISED RIGHT FOREARM. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE AND
HE IS LISTED AS DAY-TO-DAY.
AL TEXAS AT TAMPA BAY
NOTE: TEXAS' JUAN GONZALEZ LEFT THE GAME AFTER THE TOP OF THE
FOURTH INNING WITH A JAMMED RIGHT WRIST. GONZALEZ WILL
HAVE PRECAUTIONARY X-RAYS TAKEN.
Texas Starting Lineups -- Mark Mclemore 2B, Ivan Rodriguez C, Rusty Greer LF, Juan Gonzalez RF, Rafael Palmeiro DH, Todd Zeile 3B, Lee Stevens 1B, Ruben Mateo CF, Royce Clayton SS, Mike Morgan RHP.
Tampa Bay Starting Lineups -- Terrell Lowery CF, Dave Martinez RF, Bobby Smith 3B, Fred Mcgriff 1B, John Flaherty C, Wade Boggs DH, Bubba Trammell LF, Aaron Ledesma 2B, David Lamb SS, Ryan Rupe RHP.
Umpires -- T Mcclelland (HP), T Welke (1B), Cederstrom (2B), Reynolds (3B).
Gametime Weather: Indoors
TEXAS 1ST: Mclemore walked. I Rodriguez grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, Mclemore out at second. Greer homered to left. J Gonzalez singled to center. R Palmeiro walked, J Gonzalez to second. Zeile grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Palmeiro out at second. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.
TAMPA BAY 1ST: Lowery singled to center. Da Martinez singled to center, Lowery thrown out at third. Da Martinez caught stealing, catcher to second. B Smith struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.
TEXAS 2ND: L Stevens grounded out to shortstop. Mateo flied out to right. Clayton grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, TAMPA BAY 0.
TAMPA BAY 2ND: Mcgriff homered to right. Flaherty lined out to left. Boggs struck out looking. Trammell grounded out to pitcher. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, TAMPA BAY 1.
TEXAS 3RD: Mclemore flied out to deep center. I Rodriguez grounded out to second. Greer grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, TAMPA BAY 1.
TAMPA BAY 3RD: Danny Kolb relieved Mike Morgan. Ledesma struck out swinging. Lamb doubled to left center. Lowery flied out to center. Lamb to third on Kolb wild pitch. Da Martinez walked. B Smith grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Da Martinez out at second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 1, TAMPA BAY 1.
TEXAS 4TH: J Gonzalez safe at first on 3rd baseman B Smith's fielding error. R Palmeiro singled to right, J Gonzalez to third. Zeile homered to left, J Gonzalez and R Palmeiro scored. L Stevens struck out swinging. Mateo singled to shallow center. Clayton singled to center, Mateo to third. Clayton stole second. Mclemore hit sacrifice fly to deep center, Mateo scored, Clayton to third. I Rodriguez flied out to right. (4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Error) TEXAS 5, TAMPA BAY 1.
TAMPA BAY 4TH: R Kelly in right. Mcgriff walked. Flaherty singled to left, Mcgriff to second. Boggs grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Flaherty out at second, Mcgriff to third. Trammell grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 5, TAMPA BAY 1.
TEXAS 5TH: Greer doubled to right. R Kelly walked. Mike Duvall relieved Ryan Rupe. R Palmeiro singled to left center, Greer scored, R Kelly to second. Zeile grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Palmeiro out at first, R Kelly to third. L Stevens homered to center, R Kelly scored. Mateo struck out swinging. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 8, TAMPA BAY 1.
TAMPA BAY 5TH: Ledesma grounded out to shortstop. Lamb walked. Lowery walked, Lamb to second. Da Martinez struck out swinging. B Smith flied out to right. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 8, TAMPA BAY 1.
TEXAS 6TH: Clayton grounded out to third. Mclemore walked. I Rodriguez homered to left center, Mclemore scored. Greer walked. R Kelly grounded into fielder's choice to second, Greer out at second. R Palmeiro grounded out to second. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 10, TAMPA BAY 1.
TAMPA BAY 6TH: Mcgriff struck out swinging. Flaherty singled to right. Boggs flied out to right center. Trammell flied out to center. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 10, TAMPA BAY 1.
TEXAS 7TH: Zeile popped out to shallow center. L Stevens walked. Mateo safe at first on 1st baseman Mcgriff's fielding error, L Stevens to second. Clayton grounded into fielder's choice to second, L Stevens to third, Mateo out at second. L Stevens scored on 1st baseman Mcgriff's fielding error. Mclemore flied out to left. (1 Run, 0 Hits, 2 Errors) TEXAS 11, TAMPA BAY 1.
TAMPA BAY 7TH: Ledesma singled to shallow right. Lamb flied out to left. Lowery flied out to center. Da Martinez reached on infield single, Ledesma to second. B Smith reached on infield single, Ledesma to third, Da Martinez to second. Danny Patterson relieved Danny Kolb. Mcgriff doubled to left center, Ledesma and Da Martinez scored, B Smith to third. Flaherty singled to center, B Smith scored, Mcgriff thrown out at home. (3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, TAMPA BAY 4.
TEXAS 8TH: Rick White relieved Mike Duvall. R Butler in right. Zaun hit for I Rodriguez. Zaun singled to right. Greer flied out to deep center. R Kelly flied out to right. R Palmeiro struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, TAMPA BAY 4.
TAMPA BAY 8TH: Zaun catching. Boggs flied out to right center. Trammell struck out swinging. Ledesma singled to center. Lamb grounded out to second. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, TAMPA BAY 4.
TEXAS 9TH: Sorrento at first. Zeile singled to center. L Stevens singled to left, Zeile to second. Mateo grounded into fielder's choice double play to third, Zeile out at third, L Stevens out at second. Clayton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, TAMPA BAY 4.
TAMPA BAY 9TH: Lowery singled to left. R Butler doubled to left, Lowery to third. B Smith grounded out to second, Lowery scored, R Butler to third. Sorrento walked. Flaherty popped out to shortstop. Boggs singled to right, R Butler scored, Sorrento to third. Tim Crabtree relieved Danny Patterson. Trammell singled to shallow center, Sorrento scored, Boggs to third. Ledesma singled to left, Boggs scored, Trammell to second. Lamb grounded out to shortstop. (4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors) TEXAS 11, TAMPA BAY 8.