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Texas Rangers @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2002-09-08 · Day game · Tropicana Field · Att: 11779 · 72°F, dome, dry · Wind L to R · 3:02
Tampa Bay Devil Rays defeated Texas Rangers 6–3. Tampa Bay Devil Rays put up 2 in the 3rd. Jorge Sosa earned the win. Ben Grieve went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| TBA | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 |
W: Jorge Sosa L: Joaquin Benoit SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Gerry Davis · 1B: Dan Iassogna · 2B: Greg Gibson · 3B: Mike Winters · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Michael Young | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Mike Lamb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Alex Rodriguez | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Herbert Perry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Carl Everett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Kevin Mench | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Todd Greene | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ruben Rivera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Todd Hollandsworth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Rolls | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Crawford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Randy Winn | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Aubrey Huff | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Cox | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Toby Hall | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Grieve | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Brent Abernathy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Felix Escalona | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joaquin Benoit | 4.2 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
| C. J. Nitkowski | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jay Powell | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Francisco Cordero | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jorge Sosa | 5.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Wilson Alvarez | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Esteban Yan | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Michael Young: K
- Mike Lamb: W
- Alex Rodriguez: 6(1)3/GDP/G6MS
Bot 1
- Damian Rolls: 53/G56
- Carl Crawford: W
- Randy Winn: SB2
- Randy Winn: 8/F8RXD.2-3
- Aubrey Huff: S9/G34.3-H
- Steve Cox: 64(1)/FO/G6M
Top 2
- Rafael Palmeiro: 9/F89S
- Herbert Perry: K
- Carl Everett: 7/F78M
Bot 2
- Toby Hall: W
- Ben Grieve: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Brent Abernathy: SB2
- Brent Abernathy: W
- Felix Escalona: S9/F89S.2-3;1-2
- Damian Rolls: K
- Carl Crawford: 5/FL
Top 3
- Kevin Mench: S7/G56
- Todd Greene: K
- Ruben Rivera: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S
Bot 3
- Randy Winn: S4/BG4
- Aubrey Huff: D9/L9M.1-3
- Steve Cox: S9/G34.3-H;2-H
- Toby Hall: 6/L6
- Ben Grieve: W.1-2
- Brent Abernathy: 65(2)/FO/G56.1-2
- Felix Escalona: K
Top 4
- Michael Young: W
- Mike Lamb: W.1-2
- Alex Rodriguez: S7/G56.2-3;1-2
- Rafael Palmeiro: 8/F8LS
- Herbert Perry: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Herbert Perry: W
- Carl Everett: 5/FL/P5F
- Kevin Mench: 54(1)/FO/G56
Bot 4
- Damian Rolls: T7/L8LXD
- Carl Crawford: 5/FL/P25F
- Randy Winn: 6/P56S
- Aubrey Huff: IW
- Steve Cox: 7/F78D
Top 5
- Todd Greene: 7/F7D
- Ruben Rivera: 4/P34D
- Michael Young: K
Bot 5
- Toby Hall: S8/L8LM
- Ben Grieve: HR/F89XD.1-H
- Brent Abernathy: 43/G4M
- Felix Escalona: K
- Damian Rolls: D7/L7M
- Carl Crawford: 7/F7M
Top 6
- Mike Lamb: 4/P4D
- Alex Rodriguez: 4/P4D
- Rafael Palmeiro: HR/F9D
- Herbert Perry: 9/F9LMF
Bot 6
- Randy Winn: W
- Aubrey Huff: SB2
- Aubrey Huff: S8/G4M.2-H
- Steve Cox: 5/P5
- Toby Hall: K
- Ben Grieve: K/C
Top 7
- Carl Everett: W
- Kevin Mench: 9/F9S
- Todd Greene: FLE5/P5F
- Todd Greene: S9/G13.1-3
- Ruben Rivera: 5/FL/P5F
- Michael Young: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Brent Abernathy: 13/G13
- Felix Escalona: K
- Damian Rolls: 63/G4MS
Top 8
- Mike Lamb: K/C
- Alex Rodriguez: HR/F78XD
- Rafael Palmeiro: S9/F89M
- Herbert Perry: 54(1)/FO/G56S
- Carl Everett: W.1-2
- Kevin Mench: WP.2-3;1-2
- Kevin Mench: K
Bot 8
- Carl Crawford: 3/BG3S
- Randy Winn: K
- Aubrey Huff: 3/G3
Top 9
- Todd Greene: S1/G25
- Todd Hollandsworth: K
- Michael Young: WP.1-2
- Michael Young: K
- Mike Lamb: 43/G4M