Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers
75-48, 30-31 Away
7
75-48, 30-31 Away
Final
62-63, 32-28 Home
4
62-63, 32-28 Home
Rays Hitting
- Batting
- 2BG Gross (8, D Nippert); B Upton (28, D Nippert); E Hinske (19, D Nippert); W Aybar (12, K Loe)
- HRC Pena (25, 3rd inning off D Nippert 2 on, 1 Out); B Upton (8, 4th inning off D Nippert 1 on, 2 Out)
- RBIB Upton 3 (57), C Pena 3 (71), J Bartlett (21)
- 2Out RBIJ Bartlett, B Upton 2
- GIDPG Gross
- Team LOB3
Rangers Hitting
- Batting
- 2BI Kinsler (41, S Kazmir); J Hamilton (28, S Kazmir)
- HRT Metcalf (2, 5th inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Hamilton 2 (114), T Metcalf (5), B Boggs (33)
- 2Out RBIJ Hamilton 2
- Team LOB10
- Fielding
- DP2 (M Young-I Kinsler-C Davis, I Kinsler-C Davis)
Rays Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
S. Kazmir(W,9-6) |
D. Wheeler(S,5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 114-72 | 3.18 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.20 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27-17 | 18.00 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25-10 | 1.19 |
| 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 2.60 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 190-116 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Kazmir 3-8; C Bradford 3-0; T Miller 0-1; J Salas 0-0; G Balfour 1-0; D Wheeler 0-0
- Game ScoresS Kazmir 59
Rangers Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Nippert(L,1-3) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 74-45 | 7.83 |
| 5.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59-35 | 2.93 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 133-80 |
- Pitching
- IBBJ Hamilton (By G Balfour)
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Nippert 4-7; K Loe 8-6
- Game ScoresD Nippert 19
Scoring Summary
Inning | TB | TEX | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | B Upton doubled to left, G Gross scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | C Pena homered to right, B Upton and B Zobrist scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Hamilton doubled to left, I Kinsler scored, B Boggs to third. | 4 | 1 | |
| 4th | J Bartlett singled to right, E Hinske scored, J Bartlett to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 1 | |
| 4th | B Upton homered to right, J Bartlett scored. | 7 | 1 | |
| 5th | T Metcalf homered to left. | 7 | 2 | |
| 9th | B Boggs grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Saltalamacchia scored, R Vazquez out at second, C Davis to third. | 7 | 3 | |
| 9th | J Hamilton intentionally walked, C Davis scored, B Boggs to third, M Young to second. | 7 | 4 | |
TB wins 2-1
Game Information
Choctaw Stadium
1:05 AM, 18 August 2008
Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 18,363
Game Time:3:15
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth
- First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds
- Second Base Umpire - Tim Timmons
- Third Base Umpire - Gary Cederstrom
2025 American League East Standings
2025 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 90 | 72 | .556 | - | L3 |
| Houston | 87 | 75 | .537 | 3 | W2 |
| Texas | 81 | 81 | .500 | 9 | L2 |
| Athletics | 76 | 86 | .469 | 14 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 72 | 90 | .444 | 18 | L2 |
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