GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: CLEVELAND (57-40) at TEXAS (42-55)

AL: CLEVELAND (57-40) at TEXAS (42-55)

<h3>Tejeda searches for rare win as Rangers host Indians</h3>

<div class="pre">Cleveland (57-40) at Texas (42-55) 8:35 pm EDT</div>

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - The Texas Rangers broke through onSaturday after a pair of disappointing losses. On Sunday, theylook for a split of their four-game series against the visitingCleveland Indians.


The Rangers posted 8-5 victory on Saturday after being stymiedthe two previous nights, leaving the bases loaded in the ninthinning of both contests.


Robinson Tejeda (5-8, 6.68 ERA) will get the ball for Texas. The25-year-old righthander has struggled lately, going 1-5 with an8.87 ERA in his last 10 starts. Over that stretch, Tejeda isallowing opponents a .335 batting average and 1.027 OPS.

A lack of control has him ranked in the top 10 in the AmericanLeague in home runs allowed, base on balls allowed, earned runsallowed, hit batsmen and wild pitches. He never has made anappearance against the Indians.


On the opposite end of the control spectrum is Cleveland starterPaul Byrd (7-4, 4.50). The veteran righthander has walked justeight batters in 108 innings pitched this season.


Byrd issued a season-high two base on balls last Tuesday in a nodecision against the Chicago White Sox. He earned a win onApril 26 against the Rangers, yielding three runs and eight hitsin six innings.


Texas may be without slugger Sammy Sosa, who left Saturday'sgame in the third inning when he was hit in the head by a pitchfrom Cleveland starter Cliff Lee.

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS

CLEVELAND TEXAS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Grady Sizemore CF .275 17 52 Kenny Lofton CF .306 6 20
Casey Blake 3B .267 14 49 Michael Young SS .292 4 54
Victor Martinez 1B .323 17 75 Mark Teixeira 1B .306 13 47
Travis Hafner DH .266 16 64 Marlon Byrd RF .346 3 33
Jhonny Peralta SS .283 14 50 Frank Catalanotto DH .228 6 23
Trot Nixon RF .246 3 30 Gerald Laird C .233 6 32
Jason Michaels LF .285 6 27 Brad Wilkerson LF .222 14 43
Kelly Shoppach C .322 4 17 Ramon Vazquez 2B .258 4 15
Josh Barfield 2B .250 2 42 Travis Metcalf 3B .194 1 5

Paul Byrd RHP (7-4, 4.50) Robinson Tejeda RHP (5-8, 6.68)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
WARMUPS: CLE - PAUL BYRD (7-4, 4.50)
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA (5-8, 6.68)

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
STARTING BATS: CLE - PAUL BYRD AND KELLY SHOPPACH
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA AND GERALD LAIRD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 17 HR, 52 RBI)
C BLAKE (.267, 14 HR, 49 RBI)
V MARTINEZ (.323, 17 HR, 75 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.306, 6 HR, 20 RBI)
M YOUNG (.292, 4 HR, 54 RBI)
M TEIXEIRA (.306, 13 HR, 47 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 4 0 1 0 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (24, R Tejeda). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Nixon 2. Team LOB - 3.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292
M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346
F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
TEXAS - -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6.60

WP - R Tejeda. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). Pitches-strikes: R Tejeda 20-9.
Ground balls-fly balls: R Tejeda 0-3. Batters faced: R Tejeda 6.

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
CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 1 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J MICHAELS (.285, 6 HR, 27 RBI)
K SHOPPACH (.322, 4 HR, 17 RBI)
J BARFIELD (.250, 2 HR, 42 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
J Michaels lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .285
K Shoppach c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .322
J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250

Totals 4 0 1 0 2 0 4

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (24, R Tejeda). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Nixon 2. Team LOB - 3.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346
F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.46

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6.60

WP - R Tejeda. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 12-9; R
Tejeda 20-9. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 0-2; R Tejeda 0-3. Batters faced: P
Byrd 3; R Tejeda 6.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.346, 3 HR, 33 RBI)
F CATALANOTTO (.228, 6 HR, 23 RBI)
G LAIRD (.233, 6 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 2 4

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (24, R Tejeda). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Nixon 2. Team LOB - 3.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346
F Catalanotto dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.46

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 6.53

WP - R Tejeda. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 12-9; R
Tejeda 36-21. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd 0-2; R Tejeda 0-4. Batters faced:
P Byrd 3; R Tejeda 9.

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: A Melhuse ran for G Laird.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, A MELHUSE ON FIRST, 2 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
TEXAS 0 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B Wilkerson (.222, 14 HR, 43 RBI)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL CLEVELAND AT TEXAS
NOTE: TEXAS CATCHER GERALD LAIRD LEFT THE GAME IN THE
SECOND INNING WITH AN APPARENT LEFT HAND INJURY AFTER BEING HIT BY A
PITCH.</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 1 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.275, 0-FOR-1)
C BLAKE (.269, 1-FOR-1)
V MARTINEZ (.322, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
C Blake 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .269
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .322
T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .266
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249

Totals 7 0 1 0 2 2 4

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (24, R Tejeda). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Nixon 2. Team LOB - 3.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
F Catalanotto dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Melhuse pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
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CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.42

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 6.53

WP - R Tejeda. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). HBP - G Laird (by P Byrd).
Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 23-18; R Tejeda 36-21. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd
2-3; R Tejeda 0-4. Batters faced: P Byrd 7; R Tejeda 9.

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: A Melhuse catching.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0
TEXAS 0 TOP, 3RD

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G Sizemore (.275, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 1 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.258, 4 HR, 15 RBI)
T METCALF (.194, 1 HR, 5 RBI)
K LOFTON (.305, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Blake 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .322
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249

Totals 10 0 1 0 3 2 5

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (24, R Tejeda). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Nixon 2. Team LOB - 4.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
F Catalanotto dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Melhuse pr-c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258
T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194

Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.42

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 6.46

WP - R Tejeda. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). HBP - G Laird (by P Byrd).
Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 23-18; R Tejeda 52-30. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd
2-3; R Tejeda 1-6. Batters faced: P Byrd 7; R Tejeda 13.

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
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
CLEVELAND 0 0 0 0 1 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 4)

CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - PAUL BYRD
TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J PERALTA (.283, 0-FOR-0, BB)
T NIXON (.245, 0-FOR-1)
J MICHAELS (.283, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS

<div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
G Sizemore cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274
C Blake 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .268
V Martinez 1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .322
T Hafner dh 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .266
J Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .283
T Nixon rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .245
J Michaels lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .283
K Shoppach c 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .319
J Barfield 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249

Totals 10 0 1 0 3 2 5

BATTING: 2B - C Blake (24, R Tejeda). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out -
T Nixon 2. Team LOB - 4.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .291
M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344
F Catalanotto dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
A Melhuse pr-c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266
B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .221
R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256
T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192

Totals 9 0 0 0 0 1 1

BATTING: Team LOB - 1.


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CLEVELAND - 000 -- 0
TEXAS - 000 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era
P Byrd 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.38

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
R Tejeda 3 1 0 0 3 2 0 6.46

WP - R Tejeda. IBB - T Hafner (by R Tejeda). HBP - G Laird (by P Byrd).
Pitches-strikes: P Byrd 38-29; R Tejeda 52-30. Ground balls-fly balls: P Byrd
4-4; R Tejeda 1-6. Batters faced: P Byrd 10; R Tejeda 13.

UMPIRES: HP--Randy Marsh. 1B--Bob Davidson. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Hunter
Wendelstedt.

Weather: 81 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, left to right.</div>