AL: TAMPA BAY (44-71) at TEXAS (50-65) <h3>Crawford, Devil Rays look to bounce back</h3> <div class="pre">Tampa Bay (44-71) at Texas (50-65) 8:35 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Carl Crawford hopes his red-hot batwill help the Tampa Bay Devil Rays bounce back when they facethe Texas Rangers on Saturday in the second game of a three-gameseries. Crawford has seven straight multi-hit performances and iscurrently on an 11-game hitting streak. The 26-year-oldspeedster is 20-for-33 (.606) with 12 runs scored over his lastseven contests. The Rangers will send John Rheinecker (1-0, 7.40 ERA) to themound in hopes of shutting down Crawford. The 28-year-oldRheinecker, who is making just his fifth start of the season,was tagged for seven runs and nine hits with four walks and sixstrikeouts over five innings in a 9-7 loss to the OaklandAthletics on Monday. Frank Catalanotto blasted a three-run homer and drove in fiveruns to lead Texas to a 7-4 win in Friday's series opener.Despite the win, the Rangers have still lost six of their lasteight and nine of their previous 13 contests. The Devil Rays will counter with Edwin Jackson (2-11, 6.35), whoyielded two runs and seven hits with four walks over six framesin a 6-4 setback to the Detroit Tigers on Monday.
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 .293 3 16 Ian Kinsler 2B .255 14 39 Carl Crawford LF .317 10 62 Brad Wilkerson LF .227 17 49 B.J. Upton DH .328 16 54 Michael Young SS .305 5 62 Delmon Young CF .297 9 62 Jason Botts DH .222 1 4 Brendan Harris 2B .298 8 44 Nelson Cruz RF .212 6 21 Jonny Gomes RF .260 13 33 Gerald Laird C .231 6 35 Josh Wilson SS .279 0 16 Jarrod Saltalamacc 1B .189 0 3 Greg Norton 1B .202 2 11 Ramon Vazquez 3B .245 5 17 Josh Paul C .194 1 6 David Murphy CF .500 0 0 Edwin Jackson RHP (2-11, 6.35) John Rheinecker LHP (1-0, 7.40)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON (2-11, 6.35) TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER (1-0, 7.40) UMPIRES: HP - DOUG EDDINGS 1B - DANA DEMUTH 2B - ROB DRAKE 3B - ANGEL CAMPOS WEATHER: 96 Degrees, clear WIND: 10 mph, in from right</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO CEREMONIES.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 4 MINUTE DELAY.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS -- REVISED WARMUPS WARMUPS: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON (2-11, 6.35) TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER (1-0, 7.40) UMPIRES: HP - DOUG EDDINGS 1B - DANA DEMUTH 2B - ROB DRAKE 3B - ANGEL CAMPOS WEATHER: 96 Degrees, clear WIND: 10 mph, in from right</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON AND JOSH PAUL TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER AND GERALD LAIRD DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: A IWAMURA (.292, 3 HR, 16 RBI) C CRAWFORD (.317, 10 HR, 62 RBI) B UPTON (.328, 16 HR, 54 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY DELMON YOUNG SCORED CARL CRAWFORD. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, D YOUNG ON SECOND, 2 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1 TEXAS 0 TOP, 1ST DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: B HARRIS (.298, 8 HR, 44 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 1 1 2 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.255, 14 HR, 39 RBI) B WILKERSON (.227, 17 HR, 49 RBI) M YOUNG (.305, 5 HR, 62 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) 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 0 0 .292 C Crawford lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .318 B Upton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327 D Young cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 G Norton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - D Young (28, J Rheinecker). RBI - D Young (63). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era E Jackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.35 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 7.48 Pitches-strikes: J Rheinecker 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: J Rheinecker 2-0. Batters faced: J Rheinecker 5. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Angel Campos. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 4 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E - - - - - - - - - - - - TAMPA BAY 1 1 2 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J GOMES (.260, 13 HR, 33 RBI) J WILSON (.279, 0 HR, 16 RBI) G NORTON (.202, 2 HR, 11 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (1) 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 0 0 .292 C Crawford lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .318 B Upton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327 D Young cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 J Gomes rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 J Wilson ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 G Norton 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 J Paul c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Totals 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 BATTING: 2B - D Young (28, J Rheinecker). RBI - D Young (63). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1. Team LOB - 1. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 1 -- 1 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era E Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.29 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 7.48 Pitches-strikes: E Jackson 15-11; J Rheinecker 12-9. Ground balls-fly balls: E Jackson 1-1; J Rheinecker 2-0. Batters faced: E Jackson 3; J Rheinecker 5. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Angel Campos. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 4 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY GREG NORTON SCORED JOSH WILSON. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G NORTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 2 TEXAS 0 TOP, 2ND DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: J PAUL (.194, 1 HR, 6 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 1 1 2 4 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J BOTTS (.222, 1 HR, 4 RBI) N CRUZ (.212, 6 HR, 21 RBI) G LAIRD (.231, 6 HR, 35 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (2) VS TEXAS (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 C Crawford lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .318 B Upton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327 D Young cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Wilson ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 G Norton 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .208 J Paul c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Totals 10 2 4 2 0 1 4 BATTING: 2B - D Young (28, J Rheinecker); G Norton (4, J Rheinecker). RBI - D Young (63), G Norton (12). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1, A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 J Botts dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 N Cruz rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 11 -- 2 TEXAS - 0 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era E Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.29 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 7.54 Pitches-strikes: E Jackson 15-11; J Rheinecker 27-19. Ground balls-fly balls: E Jackson 1-1; J Rheinecker 4-1. Batters faced: E Jackson 3; J Rheinecker 10. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Angel Campos. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 4 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 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 1 1 2 4 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.318, 1-FOR-1) B UPTON (.327, 0-FOR-1) D YOUNG (.298, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (2) VS TEXAS (0) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS TAMPA BAY ab r h rbi bb so lob avg A Iwamura 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .291 C Crawford lf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .318 B Upton dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .327 D Young cf 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Wilson ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 G Norton 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .208 J Paul c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Totals 10 2 4 2 0 1 4 BATTING: 2B - D Young (28, J Rheinecker); G Norton (4, J Rheinecker). RBI - D Young (63), G Norton (12). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1, A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 J Botts dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 11 -- 2 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era E Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.23 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker 2 4 2 2 0 1 0 7.54 Pitches-strikes: E Jackson 27-18; J Rheinecker 27-19. Ground balls-fly balls: E Jackson 1-4; J Rheinecker 4-1. Batters faced: E Jackson 6; J Rheinecker 10. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Angel Campos. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 4 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 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 1 1 0 2 4 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 0 0 (BOT 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - EDWIN JACKSON TEX - JOHN RHEINECKER DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.189, 0 HR, 3 RBI) R VAZQUEZ (.245, 5 HR, 17 RBI) D MURPHY (.500, 0 HR, 0 RBI)</div>
AL: TAMPA BAY at TEXAS <div class="pre">TAMPA BAY (2) 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 0 1 .291 C Crawford lf 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .317 B Upton dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .326 D Young cf 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .298 B Harris 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .297 J Gomes rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 J Wilson ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .285 G Norton 1b 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .208 J Paul c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .192 Totals 13 2 4 2 0 3 4 BATTING: 2B - D Young (28, J Rheinecker); G Norton (4, J Rheinecker). RBI - D Young (63), G Norton (12). 2-out RBI - D Young. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Harris 1, A Iwamura 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg I Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 B Wilkerson lf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .226 M Young ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .305 J Botts dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 N Cruz rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 G Laird c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 J Saltalamacchia 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 R Vazquez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 D Murphy cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 6 0 0 0 0 1 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY - 110 -- 2 TEXAS - 00 -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- TAMPA BAY ip h r er bb so hr era E Jackson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.23 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Rheinecker 3 4 2 2 0 3 0 7.23 Pitches-strikes: E Jackson 27-18; J Rheinecker 37-26. Ground balls-fly balls: E Jackson 1-4; J Rheinecker 5-1. Batters faced: E Jackson 6; J Rheinecker 13. UMPIRES: HP--Doug Eddings. 1B--Dana Demuth. 2B--Rob Drake. 3B--Angel Campos. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 4 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 96 degrees, clear. Wind: 10 mph, in from right.</div>
