AL: CLEVELAND (57-39) at TEXAS (41-55) <h3>Indians continue chase for division title against Rangers</h3> <div class="pre">Cleveland (57-39) at Texas (41-55) 8:35 pm EDT</div> ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -Cliff Lee hopes to avoid his thirdstraight loss as the Cleveland Indians square off against theTexas Rangers in the third of a four-game series Saturday. The Indians took the first two games of the series and closed towithin one game of the Detroit Tigers in the chase for the AmericanCentral Division title. Grady Sizemore homered to help C.C. Sabathia record his 13th winof the season in Thursday's 7-5 victory and Travis Hafner'sblast lifted Cleveland to a 3-2 triumph on Friday. Lee (5-6, 5.67 ERA) was tagged for seven runs and nine hits withthree walks and five strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a 11-10loss to the Chicago White Sox on Monday. The Rangers will counter with Jamey Wright (3-2, 4.31), who islooking for his third straight victory. Wright, who spent nearly two months on the disabled list thisseason, pitched seven scoreless innings in the Rangers' 4-1triumph over the Oakland Athletics on Monday.
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND AT TEXAS -- LINEUPS CLEVELAND TEXAS AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI Grady Sizemore CF .276 16 50 Ramon Vazquez 2B .258 4 15 Franklin Gutierrez RF .315 5 14 Michael Young SS .289 4 54 Victor Martinez C .326 17 74 Mark Teixeira 1B .306 13 46 Travis Hafner DH .270 16 64 Sammy Sosa DH .239 14 64 Jhonny Peralta SS .287 14 50 Marlon Byrd CF .343 3 28 Ryan Garko 1B .317 12 39 Brad Wilkerson LF .222 14 42 Ben Francisco LF .306 3 7 Gerald Laird C .232 6 31 Mike Rouse 3B .125 0 3 Jerry Hairston Jr RF .205 3 13 Josh Barfield 2B .251 2 41 Travis Metcalf 3B .206 1 5 Cliff Lee LHP (5-6, 5.67) Jamey Wright RHP (3-2, 4.31)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS WARMUPS: CLE - CLIFF LEE (5-6, 5.67) TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT (3-2, 4.31) UMPIRES: HP - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT 1B - RANDY MARSH 2B - BOB DAVIDSON 3B - SAM HOLBROOK WEATHER: 87 Degrees, clear WIND: 13 mph, in from right</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS NOTE: THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO CEREMONIES.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS -- REVISED WARMUPS WARMUPS: CLE - CLIFF LEE (5-6, 5.67) TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT (3-2, 4.31) UMPIRES: HP - HUNTER WENDELSTEDT 1B - RANDY MARSH 2B - BOB DAVIDSON 3B - SAM HOLBROOK WEATHER: 87 Degrees, clear WIND: 13 mph, in from right</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS NOTE: THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 6 MINUTE DELAY.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS STARTING BATS: CLE - CLIFF LEE AND VICTOR MARTINEZ TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT AND GERALD LAIRD DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: G SIZEMORE (.276, 16 HR, 50 RBI) F GUTIERREZ (.315, 5 HR, 14 RBI) V MARTINEZ (.326, 17 HR, 74 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 0 0 TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.258, 4 HR, 15 RBI) M YOUNG (.289, 4 HR, 54 RBI) M TEIXEIRA (.306, 13 HR, 46 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 F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 B Francisco lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Rouse 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Totals 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Vazquez 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 M Young ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 M Teixeira 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 S Sosa dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 M Byrd cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 B Wilkerson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 G Laird c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .232 J Hairston Jr rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 T Metcalf 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BATTING: Team LOB - 0. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - -- 0 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Lee 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.67 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.18 Pitches-strikes: J Wright 26-13. Ground balls-fly balls: J Wright 1-1. Batters faced: J Wright 5. UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam Holbrook. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 6 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS CONFIRMED STARTERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MARK TEIXEIRA SCORED RAMON VAZQUEZ. SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M TEIXEIRA ON SECOND, M YOUNG ON THIRD, 0 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0 TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.239, 14 HR, 64 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY MARLON BYRD SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG AND MARK TEIXEIRA. SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, M BYRD ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0 TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.222, 14 HR, 42 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE SINGLE BY BRAD WILKERSON SCORED MARLON BYRD. SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, B WILKERSON ON FIRST, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0 TEXAS 4 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G LAIRD (.232, 6 HR, 31 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">AL AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE DOUBLE BY GERALD LAIRD SCORED BRAD WILKERSON. SITUATION: 5 RUNS IN, G LAIRD ON SECOND, 1 OUT CURRENT SCORE: CLEVELAND 0 TEXAS 5 BOTTOM, 1ST DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAIRSTON JR (.205, 3 HR, 13 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 0 0 TEXAS 5 5 6 0 (TOP 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: R GARKO (.317, 12 HR, 39 RBI) B FRANCISCO (.306, 3 HR, 7 RBI) M ROUSE (.125, 0 HR, 3 RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (5) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 R Garko 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 B Francisco lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 M Rouse 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Totals 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Vazquez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Young ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .308 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 M Byrd cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .346 B Wilkerson lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225 G Laird c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 J Hairston Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 Totals 9 5 6 5 0 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Teixeira (22, C Lee); M Byrd (11, C Lee); G Laird (10, C Lee). RBI - M Teixeira (47), M Byrd 2 (30), B Wilkerson (43), G Laird (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Metcalf 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 0 -- 0 TEXAS - 5 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Lee 1 6 5 5 0 2 0 6.15 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.18 WP - C Lee. Pitches-strikes: C Lee 31-21; J Wright 26-13. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 0-1; J Wright 1-1. Batters faced: C Lee 9; J Wright 5. UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam Holbrook. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 6 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, in from 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 0 TEXAS 5 5 6 0 (BOT 2) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT DUE UP FOR TEXAS: R VAZQUEZ (.263, 1-FOR-1) M YOUNG (.291, 1-FOR-1) M TEIXEIRA (.308, 1-FOR-1, RBI)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (5) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 M Rouse 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .123 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Totals 6 0 0 0 2 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Vazquez 2b 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .263 M Young ss 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .291 M Teixeira 1b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .308 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 M Byrd cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .346 B Wilkerson lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225 G Laird c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 J Hairston Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 Totals 9 5 6 5 0 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Teixeira (22, C Lee); M Byrd (11, C Lee); G Laird (10, C Lee). RBI - M Teixeira (47), M Byrd 2 (30), B Wilkerson (43), G Laird (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Metcalf 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 5 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Lee 1 6 5 5 0 2 0 6.15 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.05 WP - C Lee. Pitches-strikes: C Lee 31-21; J Wright 39-20. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 0-1; J Wright 2-3. Batters faced: C Lee 9; J Wright 8. UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam Holbrook. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 6 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, in from 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 0 TEXAS 5 0 5 6 0 (TOP 3) CURRENT PITCHERS: CLE - CLIFF LEE TEX - JAMEY WRIGHT DUE UP FOR CLEVELAND: J BARFIELD (.251, 2 HR, 41 RBI) G SIZEMORE (.275, 0-FOR-1) F GUTIERREZ (.311, 0-FOR-1)</div>
AL: CLEVELAND at TEXAS <div class="pre">CLEVELAND (0) VS TEXAS (5) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS CLEVELAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg G Sizemore cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 F Gutierrez rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .311 V Martinez c 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .326 T Hafner dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .270 J Peralta ss 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 R Garko 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 B Francisco lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 M Rouse 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .123 J Barfield 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 Totals 6 0 0 0 2 1 2 BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Peralta 1. Team LOB - 2. TEXAS ab r h rbi bb so lob avg R Vazquez 2b 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 M Young ss 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .290 M Teixeira 1b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .307 S Sosa dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .239 M Byrd cf 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .346 B Wilkerson lf 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .225 G Laird c 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 J Hairston Jr rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .203 T Metcalf 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .203 Totals 12 5 6 5 0 2 4 BATTING: 2B - M Teixeira (22, C Lee); M Byrd (11, C Lee); G Laird (10, C Lee). RBI - M Teixeira (47), M Byrd 2 (30), B Wilkerson (43), G Laird (32). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Metcalf 1. Team LOB - 1. ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND - 00 -- 0 TEXAS - 50 -- 5 ---------------------------------------------------- CLEVELAND ip h r er bb so hr era C Lee 2 6 5 5 0 2 0 6.07 TEXAS ip h r er bb so hr era J Wright 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.05 WP - C Lee. Pitches-strikes: C Lee 41-28; J Wright 39-20. Ground balls-fly balls: C Lee 0-4; J Wright 2-3. Batters faced: C Lee 12; J Wright 8. UMPIRES: HP--Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B--Randy Marsh. 2B--Bob Davidson. 3B--Sam Holbrook. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 6 minutes in the 1st). Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 13 mph, in from right.</div>
