Texas 13, Cleveland 9

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(25-25)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Texas 4 0 7 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 17 0 Cleveland 2 1 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 9 9 0 WP: K. Loe (1-0) LP: F. Carmona (4-2)	(22-26)

Scoring Summary

Top 1st: Texas

- D. Murphy doubled to deep center, J. Hamilton, M. Young and M. Bradley scored

- C. Shelton singled to center, D. Murphy scored

Bot 1st: Cleveland

- B. Francisco doubled to deep left, J. Carroll scored, T. Hafner to third

- T. Hafner scored, B. Francisco to third on wild pitch

Bot 2nd: Cleveland

- T. Hafner hit sacrifice fly to deep center, F. Gutierrez scored, G. Sizemore to third

Top 3rd: Texas

- C. Shelton walked, M. Bradley scored, D. Murphy to third, B. Boggs to second

- J. Saltalamacchia homered to deep right, C. Shelton, B. Boggs and D. Murphy scored

- I. Kinsler doubled to deep center, R. Vazquez scored

- M. Bradley hit sacrifice fly to deep center, I. Kinsler scored

Bot 3rd: Cleveland

- G. Sizemore homered to deep right, J. Peralta and F. Gutierrez scored

Top 6th: Texas

- R. Vazquez hit sacrifice fly to deep right, C. Shelton scored, J. Saltalamacchia to third

Bot 6th: Cleveland

- B. Francisco doubled to deep left, J. Carroll scored, T. Hafner to third

Bot 7th: Cleveland

- J. Carroll doubled to deep right center, C. Blake and K. Shoppach scored

Top 8th: Texas

- R. Vazquez doubled to deep right, D. Murphy scored, C. Shelton to third

Texas
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
I. Kinsler 2b	5	1	1	1	1	2	5	.296
M. Young ss	5	1	1	0	1	0	0	.279
J. Hamilton dh	6	1	2	0	0	1	3	.335
M. Bradley rf	4	2	2	1	1	2	2	.327
M. Byrd cf	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216
D. Murphy cf-rf	6	3	3	3	0	1	3	.297
B. Boggs lf	3	1	2	0	1	0	0	.256
C. Shelton 1b	2	2	1	2	3	0	1	.245
J. Saltalamacchia c	4	1	2	4	1	0	3	.229
R. Vazquez 3b	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	.356
Totals	39	13	17	13	8	6	17

Batting 2B - J Hamilton (14, F Carmona); D Murphy (19, F Carmona); M Bradley 2 (15, F Carmona, J Lewis); R Vazquez 3 (7, J Julio 2, R Betancourt); I Kinsler (12, J Julio); J Saltalamacchia (2, J Lewis). HR - J Saltalamacchia (2, 3rd inning off J Julio 3 on, 0 Out). S - B Boggs. SF - R Vazquez , M Bradley. RBI - D Murphy 3 (34), C Shelton 2 (7), J Saltalamacchia 4 (11), I Kinsler (26), M Bradley (28), R Vazquez 2 (11). 2-out RBI - C Shelton, R Vazquez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Hamilton 1, I Kinsler 5, D Murphy 1. Team LOB - 10.

Cleveland
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
G. Sizemore cf	3	1	2	3	2	0	2	.261
J. Carroll 2b	4	2	1	2	0	0	2	.203
T. Hafner dh	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	.219
B. Francisco lf	5	0	3	2	0	2	2	.356
R. Garko 1b	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.236
J. Peralta ss	3	1	0	0	2	2	3	.212
C. Blake 3b	3	1	0	0	2	0	1	.219
K. Shoppach c	3	1	0	0	1	2	4	.217
M. Aubrey ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
F. Gutierrez rf	5	2	2	0	0	3	2	.235
Totals	35	9	9	8	8	10	23

Batting 2B - B Francisco 2 (9, K Gabbard, K Loe); F Gutierrez (8, K Gabbard); J Carroll (1, E Guardado). 3B - G Sizemore (2, K Loe). HR - G Sizemore (8, 3rd inning off K Gabbard 2 on, 2 Out). S - J Carroll. SF - T Hafner. RBI - B Francisco 2 (8), T Hafner (22), G Sizemore 3 (26), J Carroll 2 (6). 2-out RBI - G Sizemore 3, J Carroll 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - T Hafner 1, J Peralta 3, K Shoppach 2, R Garko 1. Team LOB - 9.

Fielding DP - 1 (J Peralta-R Garko).

Texas
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
K. Gabbard	2.2	4	6	6	6	3	1	4.34
K. Loe (W, 1-0)	2.2	4	1	1	0	1	0	3.38
F. Francisco	1.0	0	2	2	2	3	0	3.24
E. Guardado	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.75
J. Wright	2.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3.45
Cleveland
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
F. Carmona (L, 4-2)	2.0	5	6	6	3	1	0	3.10
J. Julio	1.2	6	5	5	3	1	1	5.60
J. Lewis	2.1	3	1	1	1	1	0	3.58
R. Perez	1.1	1	1	1	0	1	0	3.48
R. Betancourt	0.2	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.62
M. Kobayashi	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.38

WP - K Gabbard.

Pitches-strikes - K Gabbard 90-48; K Loe 42-26; F Francisco 29-17; E Guardado 12-9; J Wright 25-16; F Carmona 58-32; J Julio 50-29; J Lewis 39-26; R Perez 14-9; R Betancourt 21-11; M Kobayashi 16-11.

Ground balls-fly balls - K Gabbard 3-3; K Loe 4-3; F Francisco 0-0; E Guardado 1-1; J Wright 1-2; F Carmona 3-2; J Julio 0-3; J Lewis 1-4; R Perez 1-2; R Betancourt 0-1; M Kobayashi 2-0.

Batters faced - K Gabbard 19; K Loe 12; F Francisco 5; E Guardado 3; J Wright 6; F Carmona 14; J Julio 13; J Lewis 10; R Perez 5; R Betancourt 4; M Kobayashi 4.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Dan Iassogna. 1B--Dale Scott. 2B--Bill Hohn. 3B--Damien Beal. Ejections: CLEVELAND's Wedge by Scott (6th), TEXAS' Bradley by Iassogna (9th). Time: 4:09. Attendance: 39,947. Weather: 59 degrees, cloudy. Wind: 6 mph, left to right.

Game Notes

TEXAS OUTFIELDER DAVID MURPHY EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES WITH A DOUBLE IN THE FIRST INNING.

CLEVELAND PITCHER FAUSTO CARMONA LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY.

CLEVELAND MANAGER ERIC WEDGE WAS EJECTED BY FIRST BASE UMPIRE DALE SCOTT FOR ARGUING A HOME RUN CALL THAT WAS CHANGED TO A DOUBLE.

Updated on Friday, May 23, 2008 11:33 pm ET