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Texas Rangers @ 
Tampa Bay Rays
2006-05-02 · Night game · Tropicana Field · Att: 7147 · 72°F, dome · Wind R to L · 3:13
Texas Rangers defeated Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7–5. Texas Rangers put up 2 in the 3rd. Rob Tejeda earned the win and Akinori Otsuka picked up the save. Mark DeRosa went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | |
| TBA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
W: Rob Tejeda L: Mark Hendrickson SV: Akinori Otsuka
Umpires — HP: Mark Carlson · 1B: CB Bucknor · 2B: John Hirschbeck · 3B: Wally Bell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Adrian Brown | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Michael Young | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Teixeira | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Phil Nevin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Blalock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kevin Mench | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Wilkerson | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Mark DeRosa | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Rod Barajas | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Rays — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joey Gathright | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Carl Crawford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Jonny Gomes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ty Wigginton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Toby Hall | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Damon Hollins | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Sean Burroughs | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Tomas Perez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Norton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rob Tejeda | 5.0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
 Ron Mahay | 1.1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
 Joaquin Benoit | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 C. J. Wilson | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Antonio Alfonseca | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Francisco Cordero | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Akinori Otsuka | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tampa Bay Rays — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mark Hendrickson | 5.1 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
| Travis Harper | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Miceli | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Adrian Brown: K
- Michael Young: 63/G6
- Mark Teixeira: K
Bot 1
- Joey Gathright: W
- Carl Crawford: 9/F89D
- Jonny Gomes: S9/P89S-.1-3
- Ty Wigginton: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
- Toby Hall: 63/G56
Top 2
- Phil Nevin: 53/G5
- Hank Blalock: 3/G3
- Kevin Mench: 3/P3F
Bot 2
- Damon Hollins: HR/F8LXD+
- Travis Lee: W
- Sean Burroughs: S4/G34S-.1-2
- Tomas Perez: 5/BP25F-
- Joey Gathright: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
- Carl Crawford: 8/F78D+
Top 3
- Brad Wilkerson: W
- Mark DeRosa: D7/G5+.1-3
- Rod Barajas: 53/G5.3-H
- Adrian Brown: 4/P4D-
- Michael Young: WP.2-3
- Michael Young: D3/F9LS-.3-H
- Mark Teixeira: K
Bot 3
- Jonny Gomes: W
- Ty Wigginton: 13/G13.1-2
- Toby Hall: 8/L8RM+
- Damon Hollins: 63/G6+
Top 4
- Phil Nevin: 53/G5
- Hank Blalock: 8/F8RM
- Kevin Mench: 63/G6
Bot 4
- Travis Lee: 13/G23-
- Sean Burroughs: W
- Tomas Perez: 13/G23-.1-2
- Joey Gathright: 7/F7LMF
Top 5
- Brad Wilkerson: W
- Mark DeRosa: HR/F89XD+.1-H
- Rod Barajas: DGR/F9LM
- Adrian Brown: S1/BG25-.2-3
- Michael Young: K
- Mark Teixeira: 7/F78M.1-2(E2)
- Phil Nevin: 5/L56+
Bot 5
- Carl Crawford: W
- Jonny Gomes: SB2
- Jonny Gomes: 8/F8LM
- Ty Wigginton: W
- Toby Hall: 5/P5F-
- Damon Hollins: 5/P
Top 6
- Hank Blalock: 9/F9LMF
- Kevin Mench: HR/F8LXD+
- Brad Wilkerson: HR/F89D+
- Mark DeRosa: K
- Rod Barajas: W
- Adrian Brown: 43/G4+
Bot 6
- Travis Lee: K
- Sean Burroughs: W
- Tomas Perez: K
- Joey Gathright: K
Top 7
- Michael Young: 63/G6
- Mark Teixeira: S9/L89S
- Phil Nevin: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 7
- Carl Crawford: K
- Jonny Gomes: HP
- Ty Wigginton: E5/TH/FO/G6S-.1-3;B-2
- Toby Hall: S9/L89M+.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
- Damon Hollins: 9/P9S-
- Greg Norton: W.1-2
- Sean Burroughs: K
Top 8
- Hank Blalock: 43/G4
- Kevin Mench: 9/F9M
- Brad Wilkerson: S9/L9S
- Mark DeRosa: CS2(24)
Bot 8
- Tomas Perez: S5/G56
- Joey Gathright: 64(1)/FO/G56
- Carl Crawford: W.1-2
- Jonny Gomes: K
- Ty Wigginton: S7/G5.2-H;1-3
- Toby Hall: 3/G
Top 9
- Mark DeRosa: S7/G56
- Rod Barajas: 34/SH/BG3S+.1-2
- Adrian Brown: 43/G4.2-3
- Michael Young: D7/L78D+.3-H
- Mark Teixeira: 8/F8RM
Bot 9
- Damon Hollins: S9/L89S-
- Greg Norton: K
- Sean Burroughs: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Notes & reviews
- Rangers pitcher Antonio Alfonseca left the game due to an injured foot/ankle