MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/18/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1770 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (51-67) 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 0 13 21 1
Texas Rangers (50-68) 1 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 3 1 14 13 2
With Late Score, Rangers Beat Rays
The Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in a game featuring much hitting but not much pitching. The final score was 14-13, Rangers. One of the hitting stars was left fielder Josh Hamilton. Hamilton went 2 for 4 with a home run, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. Texas reliever Pete Richert picked up the win. Danys Baez, who is rated as the 63rd best prospect by BNN, took the loss for Tampa Bay. With the win, the Rangers have a record of 50-68.

The Rangers got a clutch hit from pinch hitter Rusty Greer. In the bottom of the tenth, he hit a run-scoring single to right, to win the game for the Rangers.

"This one wasn't over until it was over," Greer said, postgame.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 6 0 0 0 0 2 3 .202 7 34
B. Zobrist 2B 6 3 2 2 0 2 1 .230 12 36
Y. Díaz 1B 6 1 3 0 0 2 2 .349 16 61
B. Lowe DH 6 2 3 1 0 2 2 .226 23 71
E. Longoria 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .241 15 53
   a-C. Crawford PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245 9 38
   b-A. Huff 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 5
   c-J. Gomes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
   d-A. Iwamura 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 0 0
D. Martinez RF 6 1 2 0 0 1 1 .223 7 36
R. Winn LF 5 3 3 2 0 1 1 .259 3 15
J. Lugo SS 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .213 2 30
D. Navarro C 5 0 3 1 0 1 2 .251 10 32
Totals 51 13 21 13 0 13 16      
a - C. Crawford pinch hit for E. Longoria in the 8th
b - A. Huff substituted for C. Crawford in the 8th
c - J. Gomes pinch hit for A. Huff in the 10th
d - A. Iwamura substituted for J. Gomes in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Martinez 2 (12, 1st Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. O'Day, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Lowe 2 (20, 1st Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off C. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Navarro (14, 4th Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Winn (6, 5th Inning off C. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lugo (11, 5th Inning off C. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Longoria (15, 1st Inning off F. Jenkins, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Lugo (2, 2nd Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Zobrist 2 (12, 2nd Inning off F. Jenkins, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off F. Cordero, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Crawford (9, 8th Inning off F. Cordero, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Zobrist 8 , Y. Díaz 3 , B. Lowe 5 , E. Longoria 4 , C. Crawford 4 , D. Martinez 4 , R. Winn 4 , J. Lugo 7 , D. Navarro 4
2-out RBI: B. Zobrist , B. Lowe , E. Longoria , R. Winn , J. Lugo 2 , D. Navarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiermaier , Y. Díaz , E. Longoria , R. Winn , D. Navarro 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: K. Kiermaier (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Huff-Zobrist-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco DH 6 2 3 0 0 0 0 .275 8 29
M. Young 2B 4 2 1 0 2 1 1 .266 9 43
C. Seager SS 4 3 1 2 2 2 3 .277 19 65
J. Hamilton LF 4 2 2 4 1 1 4 .227 20 56
M. Bradley CF 4 1 2 4 2 0 1 .245 22 63
R. Palmeiro 1B 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 .240 17 49
F. Catalanotto RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 6 .213 3 17
   a-J. Gonzalez PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .186 6 16
   b-M. Teixeira PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 4 12
B. Bell 3B 5 1 2 2 1 0 3 .239 6 31
J. Sundberg C 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .281 1 8
   c-R. Greer PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .213 0 5
Totals 40 14 13 14 13 6 23      
a - J. Gonzalez pinch hit for F. Catalanotto in the 8th
b - M. Teixeira pinch hit for J. Gonzalez in the 10th
c - R. Greer pinch hit for J. Sundberg in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Seager (26, 2nd Inning off J. Shields, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Bell 2 (18, 4th Inning off J. Hellickson, 2 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off D. Baez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Hamilton (20, 5th Inning off D. Wheeler, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Bradley (22, 9th Inning off D. Baez, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franco 3 , M. Young , C. Seager 2 , J. Hamilton 5 , M. Bradley 5 , F. Catalanotto , B. Bell 4 , R. Greer
2-out RBI: J. Hamilton , M. Bradley 2 , F. Catalanotto , B. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hamilton , F. Catalanotto , B. Bell , J. Sundberg 2
GIDP: J. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: J. Hamilton
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: C. Seager (20) , M. Bradley (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Young-Palmeiro)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields 3.0 5 5 4 6 1 0 77 3.35   
J. Hellickson 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 0 26 3.90   
D. Wheeler 2.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 22 3.76   
J. McGee 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 21 4.46   
J. Howell H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 3 0 0 25 4.11   
G. Balfour H (3) 0.2 1 2 2 1 2 0 20 3.89   
D. Baez L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0 1 21 5.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 24
Batters Faced: J. Shields 20, J. Hellickson 7, D. Wheeler 8, J. McGee 5, J. Howell 5, G. Balfour 4, D. Baez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 5-3, J. Hellickson 1-1, D. Wheeler 4-2, J. McGee 0-1, J. Howell 2-0, G. Balfour 0-0, D. Baez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 77-35, J. Hellickson 26-11, D. Wheeler 22-14, J. McGee 21-12, J. Howell 25-10, G. Balfour 20-11, D. Baez 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Baez 2-2
WP: J. Hellickson , J. McGee
Hit Batsmen: J. Hellickson
Balk: D. Baez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Jenkins 3.0 9 5 2 0 2 3 74 4.36   
C. Wilson 2.2 4 2 2 0 4 0 54 5.49   
D. O'Day H (4) 1.1 3 2 1 0 1 0 22 6.42   
F. Cordero BS (2) 0.1 3 3 3 0 1 2 9 4.19   
A. Otsuka 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 0 29 3.33   
P. Richert W (1-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Jenkins 27
Batters Faced: F. Jenkins 18, C. Wilson 12, D. O'Day 7, F. Cordero 4, A. Otsuka 7, P. Richert 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Jenkins 1-5, C. Wilson 1-3, D. O'Day 3-0, F. Cordero 0-0, A. Otsuka 1-1, P. Richert 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Jenkins 74-52, C. Wilson 54-38, D. O'Day 22-15, F. Cordero 9-9, A. Otsuka 29-19, P. Richert 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Wilson 1-0 , D. O'Day 1-0
WP: C. Wilson , D. O'Day , A. Otsuka
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Hamilton
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:47
Attendance: 21501
Special Notes: Rafael Palmeiro ties the AL regular season game record for bases on balls with 4.
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