AL: TEXAS (19-34) at SEATTLE (25-24) <h3>Rangers look to avoid franchise-worst May</h3> <div class="pre">Texas (19-34) at Seattle (25-24) 10:05 pm EDT</div> SEATTLE (Ticker) - The Texas Rangers have played poorly for mostof the season. With with one more loss to end May, they willset a franchise record for poor play. The reeling Rangers face the Mariners on Thursday in the firstof four games at Safeco Field. After going 10-15 in April, Texas has posted a 9-19 mark in May,tying the 1990 and 2001 squads for the worst May in clubhistory. Another loss Thursday will mark the 10th time infranchise history it has lost 20 games in a month. Vicente Padilla (2-7, 5.77 ERA), who leads the American Leaguein losses, gets the start. He is coming off a loss to Boston onSaturday night in which he allowed six runs in 5 1/3 innings. The righthander is winless on the road this season and 1-4 witha 5.79 ERA in seven lifetime appearances - including five starts- against the Mariners. Cha Seung Baek (2-2, 4.60), who has pitched at least 6 1/3innings in five of his seven starts, takes the mound forSeattle. In Saturday's start against Kansas City, he struck outa career-high seven, yielding just one unearned run and fivehits over seven innings. The South Korean righthander is 3-0 with a 2.08 ERA in fourcareer starts against the Rangers.
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TEXAS AT SEATTLE -- LINEUPS TEXAS SEATTLE AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Kenny Lofton CF .267 4 13 Ichiro Suzuki CF .330 4 22 Michael Young SS .252 4 27 Jose Vidro DH .300 3 17 Mark Teixeira 1B .298 9 33 Jose Guillen RF .260 6 29 Sammy Sosa DH .251 10 39 Raul Ibanez LF .283 1 29 Frank Catalanotto LF .179 4 12 Richie Sexson 1B .195 7 30 Marlon Byrd RF .316 0 3 Kenji Johjima C .309 7 22 Ian Kinsler 2B .237 10 27 Adrian Beltre 3B .275 9 26 Gerald Laird C .215 2 16 Yuniesky Betancour SS .287 4 21 Ramon Vazquez 3B .375 3 9 Jose Lopez 2B .273 6 25 Vicente Padilla RHP (2-7, 5.77) Cha Seung Baek RHP (2-2, 4.60)</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE WARMUPS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA (2-7, 5.77) SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK (2-2, 4.60) UMPIRES: HP - BRIAN GORMAN 1B - GERRY DAVIS 2B - MIKE EVERITT 3B - PAUL NAUERT WEATHER: 76 Degrees, clear WIND: 9 mph, left to right</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE STARTING BATS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA AND GERALD LAIRD SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK AND KENJI JOHJIMA DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.267, 4 HR, 13 RBI) M YOUNG (.252, 4 HR, 27 RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.298, 9 HR, 33 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 1 0 SEATTLE 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.330, 4 HR, 22 RBI) J VIDRO (.300, 3 HR, 17 RBI) J GUILLEN (.260, 6 HR, 29 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS SEATTLE (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .177 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Young (17, C Baek). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 2. SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .330 J Vidro dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 J Guillen rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 R Ibanez lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .283 R Sexson 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 K Johjima c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .309 A Beltre 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 Y Betancourt ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .287 J Lopez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.77 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era C Baek 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.50 Pitches-strikes: C Baek 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C Baek 0-1. Batters faced: C Baek 5. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul Nauert. Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE CONFIRMED STARTERS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL TEXAS AT SEATTLE NOTE: SEATTLE CENTER FIELDER ICHIRO SUZUKI EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 24 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY RICHIE SEXSON SCORED ICHIRO SUZUKI AND JOSE GUILLEN. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, R SEXSON ON FIRST, R IBANEZ ON THIRD, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 SEATTLE 2 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.309, 7 HR, 22 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY KENJI JOHJIMA SCORED RAUL IBANEZ. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, K JOHJIMA ON FIRST, R SEXSON ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 SEATTLE 3 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A BELTRE (.275, 9 HR, 26 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 1 1 SEATTLE 3 3 4 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.316, 0 HR, 3 RBI) I KINSLER (.237, 10 HR, 27 RBI) G LAIRD (.215, 2 HR, 16 RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS SEATTLE (3) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .177 M Byrd rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Totals 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Young (17, C Baek). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - R Vazquez (1, ground ball). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 J Guillen rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 R Ibanez lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 R Sexson 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 K Johjima c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 Totals 8 3 4 3 1 0 7 BATTING: RBI - R Sexson 2 (32), K Johjima (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lopez 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 0 -- 0 SEATTLE - 3 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 6.09 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era C Baek 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.50 Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 44-30; C Baek 20-13. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 2-1; C Baek 0-1. Batters faced: V Padilla 9; C Baek 5. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul Nauert. Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 1 1 SEATTLE 3 3 4 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.333, 1-FOR-1) J VIDRO (.299, 0-FOR-1) J GUILLEN (.265, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS SEATTLE (3) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .177 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Young (17, C Baek). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - R Vazquez (1, ground ball). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 J Vidro dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .299 J Guillen rf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .265 R Ibanez lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 R Sexson 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 K Johjima c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 Totals 8 3 4 3 1 0 7 BATTING: RBI - R Sexson 2 (32), K Johjima (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lopez 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 00 -- 0 SEATTLE - 3 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 1 4 3 3 1 0 0 6.09 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era C Baek 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.40 Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 44-30; C Baek 29-19. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 2-1; C Baek 3-1. Batters faced: V Padilla 9; C Baek 8. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul Nauert. Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 1 1 SEATTLE 3 0 3 4 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.375, 3 HR, 9 RBI) K LOFTON (.265, 0-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.256, 1-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS SEATTLE (3) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .265 M Young ss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .177 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 Totals 7 0 1 0 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Young (17, C Baek). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - R Vazquez (1, ground ball). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332 J Vidro dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Guillen rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 R Ibanez lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 R Sexson 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 K Johjima c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 Totals 11 3 4 3 1 0 7 BATTING: RBI - R Sexson 2 (32), K Johjima (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lopez 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 00 -- 0 SEATTLE - 30 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 2 4 3 3 1 0 0 6.00 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era C Baek 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.40 Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 52-34; C Baek 29-19. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 4-2; C Baek 3-1. Batters faced: V Padilla 12; C Baek 8. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul Nauert. Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TEXAS 0 0 0 0 1 1 SEATTLE 3 0 3 4 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - VICENTE PADILLA SEA - CHA SEUNG BAEK DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: R IBANEZ (.283, 0-FOR-0, BB) R SEXSON (.200, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI) K JOHJIMA (.313, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">TEXAS (0) VS SEATTLE (3) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg K Lofton cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 M Young ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .255 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 F Catalanotto lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .177 M Byrd rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .213 R Vazquez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Totals 10 0 1 0 1 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Young (17, C Baek). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Catalanotto 1. Team LOB - 2. FIELDING: E - R Vazquez (1, ground ball). SEATTLE ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Suzuki cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .332 J Vidro dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 J Guillen rf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 R Ibanez lf 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .283 R Sexson 1b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 K Johjima c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 A Beltre 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 Y Betancourt ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 J Lopez 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .272 Totals 11 3 4 3 1 0 7 BATTING: RBI - R Sexson 2 (32), K Johjima (23). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Lopez 2. Team LOB - 3. ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS - 000 -- 0 SEATTLE - 30 -- 3 ---------------------------------------------------- TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era V Padilla 2 4 3 3 1 0 0 6.00 SEATTLE ip h r er bb so hr era C Baek 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4.30 Pitches-strikes: V Padilla 52-34; C Baek 42-28. Ground balls-fly balls: V Padilla 4-2; C Baek 4-3. Batters faced: V Padilla 12; C Baek 11. UMPIRES: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Gerry Davis. 2B--Mike Everitt. 3B--Paul Nauert. Weather: 76 degrees, clear. Wind: 9 mph, left to right.</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY ADRIAN BELTRE SCORED RAUL IBANEZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, A BELTRE ON FIRST, K JOHJIMA ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 SEATTLE 4 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: Y BETANCOURT (.286, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: TEXAS at SEATTLE <div class="pre">AL AT SEATTLE - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY YUNIESKY BETANCOURT SCORED KENJI JOHJIMA. SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, Y BETANCOURT ON FIRST, A BELTRE ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 0 SEATTLE 5 BOTTOM, 3RD DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J LOPEZ (.272, 0-FOR-1)</div>
