GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: TAMPA BAY (44-70) at TEXAS (49-65)

AL: TAMPA BAY (44-70) at TEXAS (49-65)

<h3>Rangers, Devil Rays begin three-game set</h3>

Tampa Bay (44-70) at Texas (49-65), 8:35 pm EDT


ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - After salvaging a split with thereigning American League champions, the Tampa Bay Devil Raysbegin a three-game series with the Texas Rangers at RangersBallpark in Arlington on Friday.


With both teams stuck in last place, this weekend's series ismore about player development and draft position than anythingelse. Texas was active at the July 31 trading deadline, pickingup a handful of promising prospects and thrusting the franchiseinto full rebuilding mode.


Since then, top prospect Jason Botts has been taking most of theat-bats at designated hitter and Jarrod Saltalamacchia, whocame over from Atlanta as part of the Mark Teixeira trade, hasbeen splitting his time between first base and catcher.

Starting for the Rangers will be first-year starter BrandonMcCarthy (5-8, 5.04). The 24-year-old righthander has beensharp recently, allowing three earned runs or less in his pastsix outings, although he has only one win to show for hisefforts over that span.


He picked up a win over the Devil Rays on April 9, allowing tworuns and five hits over six innings.


Tampa Bay, which has been in a constant rebuilding modethroughout the franchise's 10-year history, will hand the ballto rookie Andy Sonnanstine (1-7, 6.12). The 24-year-oldrighthander has not won since June 10, a span of 10 starts.

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS

TAMPA BAY TEXAS
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Akinori Iwamura 3B .296 3 15 Frank Catalanotto LF .243 7 28
Carl Crawford LF .316 10 62 Ian Kinsler 2B .255 14 39
B.J. Upton CF .327 16 54 Michael Young SS .306 5 60
Carlos Pena 1B .270 26 72 Marlon Byrd CF .319 4 41
Delmon Young DH .297 9 61 Nelson Cruz RF .216 6 21
Brendan Harris 2B .298 8 43 Jason Botts DH .219 1 4
Jonny Gomes RF .265 13 33 Gerald Laird C .234 6 35
Dioner Navarro C .201 5 25 Jarrod Saltalamacc 1B .147 0 3
Ben Zobrist SS .179 1 9 Ramon Vazquez 3B .243 5 17

Andy Sonnanstine RHP (1-7, 6.12) Brandon Mccarthy RHP (5-8, 5.04)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
WARMUPS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE (1-7, 6.12)
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY (5-8, 5.04)

UMPIRES: HP - ANGEL CAMPOS
1B - DOUG EDDINGS
2B - DANA DEMUTH
3B - ROB DRAKE

WEATHER: 95 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 5 mph, in from right</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
STARTING BATS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE AND DIONER NAVARRO
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY AND GERALD LAIRD

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.296, 3 HR, 15 RBI)
C CRAWFORD (.316, 10 HR, 62 RBI)
B UPTON (.327, 16 HR, 54 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.243, 7 HR, 28 RBI)
I KINSLER (.255, 14 HR, 39 RBI)
M YOUNG (.306, 5 HR, 60 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
C Crawford lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
D Young dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 2.


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255
M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306
M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
TEXAS - -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.12

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.98

Pitches-strikes: B McCarthy 28-15. Ground balls-fly balls: B McCarthy 1-1.
Batters faced: B McCarthy 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Campos. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL TAMPA BAY AT TEXAS
NOTE: TAMPA BAY LEFT FIELDER CARL CRAWFORD EXTENDED HIS
HITTING STREAK TO 11 GAMES WITH A SINGLE IN THE FIRST INNING.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS
CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.298, 8 HR, 43 RBI)
J GOMES (.265, 13 HR, 33 RBI)
D NAVARRO (.201, 5 HR, 25 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
C Crawford lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
D Young dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
B Harris 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265
D Navarro c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .201
B Zobrist ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 2

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 2.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Iwamura-B Harris-C Pena).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - I Kinsler. Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 0 -- 0
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
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TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.04

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.98

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 12-7; B McCarthy 28-15. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Sonnanstine 3-0; B McCarthy 1-1. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 3; B
McCarthy 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Campos. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.319, 4 HR, 41 RBI)
N CRUZ (.216, 6 HR, 21 RBI)
J BOTTS (.219, 1 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
C Crawford lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
D Young dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Navarro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204
B Zobrist ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Iwamura-B Harris-C Pena).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319
N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216
J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219
G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 3 0 1 0 0 0 1

BATTING: GIDP - I Kinsler. Team LOB - 0.


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TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
TEXAS - 0 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.04

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.93

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 12-7; B McCarthy 43-24. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Sonnanstine 3-0; B McCarthy 3-2. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 3; B
McCarthy 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Campos. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.295, 0-FOR-1)
C CRAWFORD (.317, 1-FOR-1)
B UPTON (.326, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .295
C Crawford lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
B Upton cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270
D Young dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .296
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Navarro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204
B Zobrist ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176

Totals 8 0 2 0 1 1 3

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 1. Team LOB - 3.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Iwamura-B Harris-C Pena).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
J Botts dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - I Kinsler. Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 00 -- 0
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.96

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 4.93

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 27-18; B McCarthy 43-24. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Sonnanstine 3-2; B McCarthy 3-2. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 7; B
McCarthy 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Campos. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.147, 0 HR, 3 RBI)
R VAZQUEZ (.243, 5 HR, 17 RBI)
F CATALANOTTO (.247, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294
C Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
B Upton cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .270
D Young dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .296
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Navarro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204
B Zobrist ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176

Totals 12 0 3 0 2 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Iwamura-B Harris-C Pena).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247
I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .254
M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305
M Byrd cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317
N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
J Botts dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147
R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 7 0 2 0 0 1 2

BATTING: GIDP - I Kinsler. Team LOB - 1.


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TAMPA BAY - 000 -- 0
TEXAS - 00 -- 0
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.96

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 4.87

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 27-18; B McCarthy 61-34. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Sonnanstine 3-2; B McCarthy 3-4. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 7; B
McCarthy 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Campos. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

<div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED RAMON VAZQUEZ AND IAN
KINSLER.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M YOUNG ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.317, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY

DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.298, 0-FOR-1)
J GOMES (.263, 0-FOR-1)
D NAVARRO (.204, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (0) VS TEXAS (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .294
C Crawford lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .317
B Upton cf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .328
C Pena 1b 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .270
D Young dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .296
B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298
J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
D Navarro c 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .204
B Zobrist ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .176

Totals 12 0 3 0 2 2 5

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - D Young 2. Team LOB - 5.

FIELDING: DP: 1 (A Iwamura-B Harris-C Pena).


TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
F Catalanotto lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .246
I Kinsler 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 .257
M Young ss 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .307
M Byrd cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316
N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .215
J Botts dh 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .242
G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233
J Saltalamacchia 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
R Vazquez 3b 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .243

Totals 12 2 4 2 1 2 4

BATTING: 2B - M Young (31, A Sonnanstine). RBI - M Young 2 (62). 2-out RBI - M
Young 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Byrd 1. GIDP - I Kinsler.
Team LOB - 2.


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TAMPA BAY - 000 -- 0
TEXAS - 002 -- 2
----------------------------------------------------

TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era
A Sonnanstine 3 4 2 2 1 2 0 6.12

TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era
B McCarthy 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 4.87

Pitches-strikes: A Sonnanstine 52-34; B McCarthy 61-34. Ground balls-fly
balls: A Sonnanstine 4-3; B McCarthy 3-4. Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 13; B
McCarthy 14.

UMPIRES: HP--Angel Campos. 1B--Doug Eddings. 2B--Dana Demuth. 3B--Rob Drake.

Weather: 95 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 5 mph, in from right.</div>

 

AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - ANDY SONNANSTINE
TEX - BRANDON MCCARTHY

DUE UP FOR TEXAS: N CRUZ (.215, 0-FOR-1)
J BOTTS (.242, 1-FOR-1)
G LAIRD (.233, 0-FOR-1)</div>