AL: SEATTLE (54-44) at TEXAS (45-56) <h3>McCarthy, Rangers aim to sweep Mariners</h3> <div class="pre">Seattle (55-44) at Texas (45-56) 8:35 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Brandon McCarthy takes the moundlooking to end a rather lengthy personal winless streak as theTexas Rangers aim for a three-game sweep of the slumping SeattleMariners on Wednesday. Winless in his last six starts, McCarthy (4-7, 5.53 ERA) willtry and extend the Rangers' winning streak to a seasonhigh-tying four games. Rookie Travis Metcalf went 4-for-4 and finished a homer shy ofthe cycle as the Rangers completed a doubleheader sweep with a4-3 victory on Tuesday night. The Rangers won the first game, 2-1, behind seven solid inningsfrom John Rheinecker and an RBI triple from Marlon Byrd. C loserEric Gagne had a busy day, saving both games. Now McCarthy will try and lead the Rangers to their first fourgame winning streak since June 20-23. In his last start, therighthander allowed three runs six hits in 5 2/3 innings againstCleveland on Friday. Meanwhile, Miguel Batista (10-7, 4.32) takes the mound forSeattle, which has lost five straight. Batista has won his pasttwo starts, surrendering just three runs or less in nine of hislast 10 starts. In his last outing, the 36-year-old righthander yielded two runsand five hits in 5 2/3 innings against Toronto.
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS SEATTLE TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Ichiro Suzuki CF .345 5 42 Kenny Lofton CF .301 6 20 Adrian Beltre 3B .269 15 50 Michael Young SS .295 4 57 Raul Ibanez LF .257 6 59 Mark Teixeira 1B .300 13 48 Jose Guillen RF .281 12 58 Sammy Sosa DH .244 15 69 Jose Vidro DH .306 3 32 Marlon Byrd RF .352 3 34 Richie Sexson 1B .202 16 52 Frank Catalanotto LF .231 6 24 Kenji Johjima C .277 10 37 Gerald Laird C .237 6 32 Jose Lopez 2B .268 8 48 Ramon Vazquez 2B .248 4 15 Yuniesky Betancour SS .274 4 34 Travis Metcalf 3B .241 1 6 Miguel Batista RHP (10-7, 4.32) Brandon Mccarthy RHP (4-7, 5.53)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA (10-7, 4.32) TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY (4-7, 5.53) UMPIRES: HP - TIM WELKE 1B - LANCE BARKSDALE 2B - GARY CEDERSTROM 3B - JIM REYNOLDS WEATHER: 88 Degrees, partly cloudy WIND: 8 mph, in from center</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA AND KENJI JOHJIMA TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY AND GERALD LAIRD DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.345, 5 HR, 42 RBI) A BELTRE (.269, 15 HR, 50 RBI) R IBANEZ (.257, 6 HR, 59 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.301, 6 HR, 20 RBI) M YOUNG (.295, 4 HR, 57 RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.300, 13 HR, 48 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (24, B McCarthy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Guillen 1. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era M Batista 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.32 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.45 Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: B McCarthy 1-0. Batters faced: B McCarthy 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J VIDRO (.306, 3 HR, 32 RBI) R SEXSON (.202, 16 HR, 52 RBI) K JOHJIMA (.277, 10 HR, 37 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS TEXAS (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Totals 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (24, B McCarthy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Guillen 1. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era M Batista 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.28 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.45 Pitches-strikes: M Batista 14-7; B McCarthy 17-11. Ground balls-fly balls: M Batista 2-0; B McCarthy 1-0. Batters faced: M Batista 3; B McCarthy 4. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.244, 15 HR, 69 RBI) M BYRD (.352, 3 HR, 34 RBI) F CATALANOTTO (.231, 6 HR, 24 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (24, B McCarthy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Guillen 1. GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Young-R Vazquez-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era M Batista 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.28 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.38 Pitches-strikes: M Batista 14-7; B McCarthy 31-18. Ground balls-fly balls: M Batista 2-0; B McCarthy 3-1. Batters faced: M Batista 3; B McCarthy 7. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY GERALD LAIRD SCORED FRANK CATALANOTTO. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G LAIRD ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 2ND DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.248, 4 HR, 15 RBI)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 TEXAS 0 1 1 2 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.268, 8 HR, 48 RBI) Y BETANCOURT (.274, 4 HR, 34 RBI) I SUZUKI (.344, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (0) VS TEXAS (1) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .344 A Beltre 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 R Ibanez lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Totals 6 0 1 0 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - A Beltre (24, B McCarthy). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Guillen 1. GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 F Catalanotto lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 G Laird c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .239 R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - F Catalanotto (10, M Batista); G Laird (11, M Batista). RBI - G Laird (33). 2-out RBI - G Laird. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Young-R Vazquez-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era M Batista 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.32 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.38 Pitches-strikes: M Batista 30-18; B McCarthy 31-18. Ground balls-fly balls: M Batista 4-1; B McCarthy 3-1. Batters faced: M Batista 8; B McCarthy 7. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY ADRIAN BELTRE SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A BELTRE ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1 TEXAS 1 TOP, 3RD DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.257, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 1 1 3 0 TEXAS 0 1 1 2 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR TEXAS: T METCALF (.241, 1 HR, 6 RBI) K LOFTON (.300, 0-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (1) VS TEXAS (1) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .346 A Beltre 3b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .273 R Ibanez lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Totals 11 1 3 1 1 3 5 BATTING: 2B - A Beltre 2 (25, B McCarthy 2). RBI - A Beltre (51). 2-out RBI - A Beltre. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, J Guillen 1. GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - I Suzuki (27, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 M Teixeira 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .299 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 F Catalanotto lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 G Laird c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .239 R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Totals 8 1 2 1 0 1 1 BATTING: 2B - F Catalanotto (10, M Batista); G Laird (11, M Batista). RBI - G Laird (33). 2-out RBI - G Laird. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Young-R Vazquez-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 001 -- 1 TEXAS - 01 -- 1 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era M Batista 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.32 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 5.42 Pitches-strikes: M Batista 30-18; B McCarthy 55-34. Ground balls-fly balls: M Batista 4-1; B McCarthy 4-2. Batters faced: M Batista 8; B McCarthy 12. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY KENNY LOFTON (7) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN THE 3RD OFF MIGUEL BATISTA SCORED TRAVIS METCALF. CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1, TEXAS 3 DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.294, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - SEATTLE 0 0 1 1 3 0 TEXAS 0 1 2 3 4 0 (TOP 4) CURRENT PITCHERS: SEA - MIGUEL BATISTA TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J GUILLEN (.280, 0-FOR-1) J VIDRO (.306, 0-FOR-0, BB) R SEXSON (.201, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: SEATTLE at TEXAS <div class="pre">SEATTLE (1) VS TEXAS (3) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .346 A Beltre 3b 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .273 R Ibanez lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 J Guillen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .280 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .306 R Sexson 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 K Johjima c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .276 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .273 Totals 11 1 3 1 1 3 5 BATTING: 2B - A Beltre 2 (25, B McCarthy 2). RBI - A Beltre (51). 2-out RBI - A Beltre. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Ibanez 1, J Guillen 1. GIDP - K Johjima. Team LOB - 2. BASERUNNING: SB - I Suzuki (27, 2nd base off B McCarthy/G Laird). TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .303 M Young ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 M Teixeira 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .298 S Sosa dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 F Catalanotto lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .235 G Laird c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .239 R Vazquez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 T Metcalf 3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 Totals 13 3 4 3 0 2 1 BATTING: 2B - F Catalanotto (10, M Batista); G Laird (11, M Batista). HR - K Lofton (7, 3rd inning off M Batista 1 on, 0 Out). RBI - G Laird (33), K Lofton 2 (22). 2-out RBI - G Laird. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Vazquez 1. Team LOB - 1. FIELDING: DP: 1 (M Young-R Vazquez-M Teixeira). ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE - 001 -- 1 TEXAS - 012 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era M Batista 3 4 3 3 0 2 1 4.44 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era B McCarthy 3 3 1 1 1 3 0 5.42 Pitches-strikes: M Batista 58-34; B McCarthy 55-34. Ground balls-fly balls: M Batista 5-2; B McCarthy 4-2. Batters faced: M Batista 13; B McCarthy 12. UMPIRES: HP--Tim Welke. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Gary Cederstrom. 3B--Jim Reynolds. Weather: 88 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 8 mph, in from center.</div>
