AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (8) VS TEXAS (3) - MID 9TH - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .272 C Blake 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .272 V Martinez 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .323 T Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .263 J Peralta ss 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .281 T Nixon rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .246 J Michaels lf 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .283 K Shoppach c 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .316 J Barfield 2b 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .256 Totals 37 8 10 7 6 8 17 BATTING: 2B - C Blake 2 (25, R Tejeda 2). SF - V Martinez. RBI - J Barfield 2 (44), V Martinez 2 (77), J Michaels 2 (29), C Blake (50). 2-out RBI - J Barfield 2, J Michaels 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 2, J Peralta 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (11, 2nd base off R Tejeda/A Melhuse). FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Blake-V Martinez). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .302 M Young ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .291 M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 M Byrd rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .355 F Catalanotto dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .228 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 A Melhuse pr-c 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .273 B Wilkerson lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .224 R Vazquez 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .255 T Metcalf 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .187 Totals 30 3 7 3 3 4 12 BATTING: 2B - F Catalanotto (9, P Byrd); A Melhuse (4, R Perez). 3B - M Byrd (5, P Byrd). RBI - F Catalanotto (24), A Melhuse (8), B Wilkerson (44). 2-out RBI - F Catalanotto, A Melhuse, B Wilkerson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Wilkerson 1, F Catalanotto 1, M Teixeira 1. GIDP - K Lofton. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - M Young (7, 2nd base off R Betancourt/K Shoppach). FIELDING: E - T Metcalf (3, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 000 231 020 -- 8 TEXAS - 000 003 00 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd 5 2/3 3 2 2 3 3 0 4.43 R Perez 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.10 R Betancourt 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.20 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda 5 5 5 3 5 4 0 6.61 W Eyre 2 5 3 3 1 1 0 4.33 C Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.66 S Feldman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.23 W Eyre pitched to 4 batters in the 8th. WP - R Tejeda 2, W Eyre, R Perez. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). HBP - G Laird (by P Byrd). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 99-66; R Perez 26-14; R Betancourt 21-16; R Tejeda 106-57; W Eyre 46-28; C Wilson 11-8; S Feldman 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 8-6; R Perez 2-1; R Betancourt 1-2; R Tejeda 2-9; W Eyre 3-2; C Wilson 0-1; S Feldman 1-1. Batters faced: P Byrd 23; R Perez 6; R Betancourt 5; R Tejeda 26; W Eyre 12; C Wilson 3; S Feldman 3. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: F Gutierrez in right field. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8 TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R Vazquez (.255, 0-FOR-2)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - PITCHING CHANGE CLE: JENSEN LEWIS (0-0, 2.70) STARTING THE 9TH CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8, TEXAS 3 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.255, 0-FOR-2)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - MID INNING UPDATE PLAY: J Lewis relieved R Betancourt. SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 8 TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 9TH DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R Vazquez (.255, 0-FOR-2)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 8 10 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, RAFAEL PEREZ (6TH), RAFAEL BETANCOURT (7TH), JENSEN LEWIS (9TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA, WILLIE EYRE (6TH), C.J. WILSON (8TH), SCOTT FELDMAN (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD, ADAM MELHUSE (3RD) HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE TEX - NONE</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - CLEVELAND 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 8 10 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 1 (FINAL) BATTERIES: CLE - PAUL BYRD, RAFAEL PEREZ (6TH), RAFAEL BETANCOURT (7TH), JENSEN LEWIS (9TH) AND KELLY SHOPPACH TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA, WILLIE EYRE (6TH), C.J. WILSON (8TH), SCOTT FELDMAN (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD, ADAM MELHUSE (3RD) WP - PAUL BYRD (8-4) LP - ROBINSON TEJEDA (5-9) SAVE - NONE HOME RUNS: CLE - NONE TEX - NONE TIME: 3:30 ATT: 27,227 PROBABLES: SEA - HORACIO RAMIREZ (5-2, 5.89) TEX - KEVIN MILLWOOD (6-8, 5.50) PROBABLES: BOS - JON LESTER (NR) CLE - JAKE WESTBROOK (1-5, 6.07)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (8) VS TEXAS (3) - FINAL CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .272 C Blake 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .272 V Martinez 1b 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .323 T Hafner dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .263 J Peralta ss 3 1 0 0 2 3 2 .281 T Nixon rf 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .246 F Gutierrez rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312 J Michaels lf 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .283 K Shoppach c 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .316 J Barfield 2b 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .256 Totals 37 8 10 7 6 8 17 BATTING: 2B - C Blake 2 (25, R Tejeda 2). SF - V Martinez. RBI - J Barfield 2 (44), V Martinez 2 (77), J Michaels 2 (29), C Blake (50). 2-out RBI - J Barfield 2, J Michaels 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Nixon 2, J Peralta 1, G Sizemore 1. Team LOB - 9. BASERUNNING: SB - J Barfield (11, 2nd base off R Tejeda/A Melhuse). FIELDING: DP: 1 (C Blake-V Martinez). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .301 M Young ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .291 M Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .301 M Byrd rf 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .355 F Catalanotto dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .228 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 A Melhuse pr-c 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .273 B Wilkerson lf 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .224 R Vazquez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .253 T Metcalf 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .184 Totals 33 3 7 3 3 5 12 BATTING: 2B - F Catalanotto (9, P Byrd); A Melhuse (4, R Perez). 3B - M Byrd (5, P Byrd). RBI - F Catalanotto (24), A Melhuse (8), B Wilkerson (44). 2-out RBI - F Catalanotto, A Melhuse, B Wilkerson. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Wilkerson 1, F Catalanotto 1, M Teixeira 1. GIDP - K Lofton. Team LOB - 7. BASERUNNING: SB - M Young (7, 2nd base off R Betancourt/K Shoppach). FIELDING: E - T Metcalf (3, ground ball). ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 000 231 020 -- 8 TEXAS - 000 003 000 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era P Byrd (W, 8-4) 5 2/3 3 2 2 3 3 0 4.43 R Perez 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.10 R Betancourt (H, 21) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.20 J Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era R Tejeda (L, 5-9) 5 5 5 3 5 4 0 6.61 W Eyre 2 5 3 3 1 1 0 4.33 C Wilson 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.66 S Feldman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.23 W Eyre pitched to 4 batters in the 8th. WP - R Tejeda 2, W Eyre, R Perez. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). HBP - G Laird (by P Byrd). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 99-66; R Perez 26-14; R Betancourt 21-16; J Lewis 11-8; R Tejeda 106-57; W Eyre 46-28; C Wilson 11-8; S Feldman 11-8. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 8-6; R Perez 2-1; R Betancourt 1-2; J Lewis 1-1; R Tejeda 2-9; W Eyre 3-2; C Wilson 0-1; S Feldman 1-1. Batters faced: P Byrd 23; R Perez 6; R Betancourt 5; J Lewis 3; R Tejeda 26; W Eyre 12; C Wilson 3; S Feldman 3. UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Hunter Wendelstedt. T--3:30. Att--27,227. Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND (8) AT TEXAS (3) - HOW THEY SCORED ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND 4TH: J Peralta struck out swinging. T Nixon walked. J Michaels safe at second on error by third baseman T Metcalf, T Nixon to third. K Shoppach struck out swinging. J Barfield singled to left, T Nixon and J Michaels scored. J Barfield stole second. G Sizemore flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CLEVELAND 2, TEXAS 0. CLEVELAND 5TH: C Blake doubled to deep left. C Blake to third on wild pitch by R Tejeda. V Martinez singled to center, C Blake scored. T Hafner flied out to center. J Peralta walked, V Martinez to second. T Nixon grounded out to first, V Martinez to third, J Peralta to second. J Michaels singled to left, V Martinez and J Peralta scored. K Shoppach flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TEXAS 0. CLEVELAND 6TH: W Eyre relieved R Tejeda. J Barfield singled to center. G Sizemore flied out to left. C Blake grounded out to third, J Barfield to third. J Barfield scored on W Eyre's wild pitch. V Martinez grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 6TH: M Young lined out to center. M Teixeira grounded out to first. M Byrd singled to center. F Catalanotto doubled to deep right, M Byrd scored. R Perez relieved P Byrd. A Melhuse doubled to left, F Catalanotto scored. A Melhuse to third on wild pitch by R Perez. B Wilkerson singled to shallow left, A Melhuse scored. R Vazquez grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Wilkerson out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, TEXAS 3. CLEVELAND 8TH: K Shoppach singled to right. J Barfield reached on bunt single to third, K Shoppach to second. G Sizemore walked, K Shoppach to third, J Barfield to second. C Blake singled to left, K Shoppach scored, J Barfield to third, G Sizemore to second. C Wilson relieved W Eyre. V Martinez hit sacrifice fly to right, J Barfield scored, G Sizemore to third. T Hafner struck out swinging. J Peralta struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8, TEXAS 3.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CLEVELAND (8) AT TEXAS (3) - EVENT LOG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cleveland Starting Lineups -- G Sizemore CF, C Blake 3B, V Martinez 1B, T Hafner DH, J Peralta SS, T Nixon RF, J Michaels LF, K Shoppach C, J Barfield 2B, P Byrd RHP. Texas Starting Lineups -- K Lofton CF, M Young SS, M Teixeira 1B, M Byrd RF, F Catalanotto DH, G Laird C, B Wilkerson LF, R Vazquez 2B, T Metcalf 3B, R Tejeda RHP. Umpires -- Randy Marsh (HP), Bob Davidson (1B), Sam Holbrook (2B), Hunter Wendelstedt (3B). Gametime Weather: 81 degrees, Cloudy, wind left to right at 11 mph. CLEVELAND 1ST: G Sizemore flied out to right. C Blake doubled to left. V Martinez flied out to left. C Blake to third on wild pitch by R Tejeda. T Hafner intentionally walked. J Peralta walked, T Hafner to second. T Nixon fouled out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 1ST: K Lofton flied out to center. M Young struck out swinging. M Teixeira flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TEXAS 0. CLEVELAND 2ND: J Michaels struck out swinging. K Shoppach struck out swinging. J Barfield fouled out to first. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 2ND: M Byrd flied out to left. F Catalanotto grounded out to second. G Laird hit by pitch. A Melhuse ran for G Laird. B Wilkerson grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Melhuse out at second. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TEXAS 0. CLEVELAND 3RD: A Melhuse catching. G Sizemore bunt grounded out to pitcher. C Blake flied out to right. V Martinez walked. T Hafner flied out to left. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 3RD: R Vazquez grounded out to pitcher. T Metcalf lined out to center. K Lofton grounded out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 0, TEXAS 0. CLEVELAND 4TH: J Peralta struck out swinging. T Nixon walked. J Michaels safe at second on error by third baseman T Metcalf, T Nixon to third. K Shoppach struck out swinging. J Barfield singled to left, T Nixon and J Michaels scored. J Barfield stole second. G Sizemore flied out to center. (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error) CLEVELAND 2, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 4TH: M Young struck out swinging. M Teixeira popped out to second. M Byrd tripled to deep left. F Catalanotto grounded out to first. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 2, TEXAS 0. CLEVELAND 5TH: C Blake doubled to deep left. C Blake to third on wild pitch by R Tejeda. V Martinez singled to center, C Blake scored. T Hafner flied out to center. J Peralta walked, V Martinez to second. T Nixon grounded out to first, V Martinez to third, J Peralta to second. J Michaels singled to left, V Martinez and J Peralta scored. K Shoppach flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 5TH: A Melhuse walked. B Wilkerson walked, A Melhuse to second. R Vazquez walked, A Melhuse to third, B Wilkerson to second. T Metcalf struck out looking. K Lofton grounded into double play, third to first, B Wilkerson out at third.(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 5, TEXAS 0. CLEVELAND 6TH: W Eyre relieved R Tejeda. J Barfield singled to center. G Sizemore flied out to left. C Blake grounded out to third, J Barfield to third. J Barfield scored on W Eyre's wild pitch. V Martinez grounded out to second. (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, TEXAS 0. TEXAS 6TH: M Young lined out to center. M Teixeira grounded out to first. M Byrd singled to center. F Catalanotto doubled to deep right, M Byrd scored. R Perez relieved P Byrd. A Melhuse doubled to left, F Catalanotto scored. A Melhuse to third on wild pitch by R Perez. B Wilkerson singled to shallow left, A Melhuse scored. R Vazquez grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Wilkerson out at second. (3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, TEXAS 3. CLEVELAND 7TH: T Hafner grounded out to shortstop. J Peralta struck out swinging. T Nixon singled to center. J Michaels lined out to shortstop. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, TEXAS 3. TEXAS 7TH: T Metcalf grounded out to shortstop. K Lofton lined out to first. M Young reached on infield single to shortstop. R Betancourt relieved R Perez. M Young stole second. M Teixeira lined out to right. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 6, TEXAS 3. CLEVELAND 8TH: K Shoppach singled to right. J Barfield reached on bunt single to third, K Shoppach to second. G Sizemore walked, K Shoppach to third, J Barfield to second. C Blake singled to left, K Shoppach scored, J Barfield to third, G Sizemore to second. C Wilson relieved W Eyre. V Martinez hit sacrifice fly to right, J Barfield scored, G Sizemore to third. T Hafner struck out swinging. J Peralta struck out swinging. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8, TEXAS 3. TEXAS 8TH: M Byrd singled to center. F Catalanotto lined out to left. A Melhuse grounded out to second, M Byrd to second. B Wilkerson struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8, TEXAS 3. CLEVELAND 9TH: S Feldman relieved C Wilson. T Nixon flied out to center. J Michaels grounded out to second. K Shoppach struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8, TEXAS 3. TEXAS 9TH: F Gutierrez in right field. J Lewis relieved R Betancourt. R Vazquez flied out to left. T Metcalf grounded out to second. K Lofton struck out swinging. (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) CLEVELAND 8, TEXAS 3.</div>
Barfield snaps post-All-Star funk in Indians' win <h3>CLEVELAND 8, TEXAS 3</h3>ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Josh Barfield wanted to put thelast 1 1/2 weeks behind him. Barfield hit a two-run single and scored twice, helping theCleveland Indians past the Texas Rangers, 8-3, on Sunday. Barfield, who was batting just .139 (4-for-29) since theAll-Star Game, recorded the first of his three hits in thefourth off Rangers starter Robinson Tejeda (5-9) when he platedJason Michaels and Trot Nixon to place the Indians up, 2-0. After notching his second hit and later scoring on a wild pitch- the last of three wild pitches by the Rangers' pitching staff- in the sixth to increase the lead to 6-0, the 24-year-oldVenezuelan scored his second run in the eighth on a sacrificefly from Victor Martinez to push the bulge out to 8-3. Casey Blake added three hits for the Indians, who moved to 51-17in contests where they scored four or more runs. Paul Byrd (8-4) allowed just one hit through four innings, butexperienced an highly unchacteristic inning in the fifth. Therighthander, who led all major league starters in walks allowedper nine innings entering the contest, walked the bases loadedto open the frame before striking out Travis Metcalf and gettingKenny Lofton to ground into a double play to end the threat. Tejeda surrendered five runs - three earned - and five hits withfive walks and four strikeouts over five frames. Therighthander has lost three consecutive decisions and is winlessin his last seven starts. Marlon Byrd had three hits for the Rangers, who fell to 4-33 ingames in which they allow more than four runs.
Barfield snaps post-All-Star funk in Indians' win <h3>CLEVELAND 8, TEXAS 3</h3>ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- Josh Barfield wanted to put thelast 1 1/2 weeks behind him. Barfield hit a two-run single and scored twice, helping theCleveland Indians past the Texas Rangers, 8-3, on Sunday. Barfield, who was batting just .139 (4-for-29) since theAll-Star Game, recorded the first of his three hits in thefourth off Rangers starter Robinson Tejeda (5-9) when he platedJason Michaels and Trot Nixon to place the Indians up, 2-0. "It seems like every day, there's someone differentcontributing," Barfield said. "Top to bottom, we're going tofind a way score runs and try to beat you." After notching his second hit and later scoring on a wild pitch- the last of three wild pitches by the Rangers' pitching staff- in the sixth to increase the lead to 6-0, the 24-year-oldVenezuelan scored his second run in the eighth on a sacrificefly from Victor Martinez to push the bulge out to 8-3. Casey Blake added three hits for the Indians, who moved to 51-17in contests where they scored four or more runs. "I've never faced Tejada," Blake said. "That first double waspretty lucky and I got lucky on the last hit to with the basesloaded. I'll take 'em though." Paul Byrd (8-4) allowed just one hit through four innings, butexperienced an highly uncharacteristic inning in the fifth. Therighthander, who led all major league starters in walks allowedper nine innings entering the contest, walked the bases loadedto open the frame before striking out Travis Metcalf and gettingKenny Lofton to ground into a double play to end the threat. "I don't think I really shook the trouble I've had in this parkin the past," Byrd said. "I struggled gripping the ball allnight. I struggled with the mound. I was constantly cleaningdirt off, but this is a game of adjustments. I just could notfigure it out and I have no idea how I got out of that." It marked the first time since September 17, 2006, that Byrd hadissued at least three walks in a game and the first time in hismajor league career that he walked the bases loaded. "It's one thing to go out there and have a tough inning likePaul did tonight, but it's another thing to get out of ityourself," Indians manager Eric Wedge said. "That was reallybig for him to come back in that inning and get us into thesixth." Tejeda surrendered five runs - three earned - and five hits withfive walks and four strikeouts over five frames. Therighthander has lost three consecutive decisions and is winlessin his last seven starts. "Right now, it's difficult," Tejada said. "Today, I looked moreaggressive and had my stuff, but I keep walking batters. If Ican stop that, I will be OK." Marlon Byrd had three hits for the Rangers, who fell to 4-33 ingames in which they allow more than four runs. "It was frustrating for them to take three of four from us,"Byrd said. "We thought we could take the series with thembecause we've been playing so well lately."
