Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 7, Tampa Bay 2
When: 8:05 PM ET, Saturday, April 28, 2012
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature: 87°
Umpires: Home - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - Dan Bellino, 2B - Jerry Layne, 3B - Bob Davidson
Attendance: 49197
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Texas 20000140-780
Tampa Bay
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Desmond Jennings CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .274
Ben Zobrist 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .183
Carlos Pena 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .263
Evan Longoria 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .329
Luke Scott DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .273
Matt Joyce RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .323
Brandon Allen LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083
Elliot Johnson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .158
Jose Molina C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 8 10  
Batting
2B - Evan Longoria (7)
HR - Matt Joyce (5)
TB - Desmond Jennings, Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria 3, Matt Joyce 4
RBI - Evan Longoria (19), Matt Joyce (9)
2-Out RBI - Evan Longoria (8)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Ben Zobrist (6), Luke Scott 2 (6)
GIDP - Evan Longoria (2)
Team LOB - 6
Baserunning
SB - Desmond Jennings 2 (6, 2nd off Lewis/Torrealba, 2nd off Adams/Torrealba)
Fielding
E - Elliot Johnson (1), Jose Molina (1)
PB - Jose Molina (2)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Jeff Niemann (L 1-3) 5.2 5 3 2 3 4 0 3.86
Jake McGee 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.15
Burke Badenhop 1.0 3 4 4 1 2 1 7.20
J.P. Howell 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.70
WP - Jeff Niemann
HBP - Yorvit Torrealba (by Howell)
IBB - Josh Hamilton (by Badenhop)
Pitches-Strikes - Jeff Niemann 100-63, Jake McGee 6-4, Burke Badenhop 25-14, J.P. Howell 20-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Jeff Niemann 7-3, Jake McGee 0-0, Burke Badenhop 0-1, J.P. Howell 0-1
Batters Faced - Jeff Niemann 24, Jake McGee 1, Burke Badenhop 7, J.P. Howell 4
Inherited Runners-Scored - Jake McGee 1-0
Texas
Hitters Pos AB R H RBI BB K LOB Avg
Ian Kinsler DH 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .314
Elvis Andrus SS 3 1 1 0 1 2 1 .266
Josh Hamilton CF 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .388
Adrian Beltre 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 .319
Michael Young 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .333
Nelson Cruz RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235
David Murphy LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .302
Yorvit Torrealba C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225
Mitch Moreland 1B 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .213
Totals 31 7 8 5 4 9 13  
Batting
2B - Elvis Andrus (3), Mitch Moreland (2)
HR - Adrian Beltre (4)
TB - Ian Kinsler, Elvis Andrus 2, Josh Hamilton 2, Adrian Beltre 5, Mitch Moreland 3
RBI - Josh Hamilton 2 (24), Adrian Beltre 3 (13)
2-Out RBI - Adrian Beltre 3 (6)
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Nelson Cruz (10), Yorvit Torrealba (4)
GIDP - Michael Young (4)
Team LOB - 5
Baserunning
CS - Elvis Andrus (1, 2nd by Niemann/Molina)
SB - Josh Hamilton (2, 2nd off Niemann/Molina), Michael Young (2, 2nd off Niemann/Molina)
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR ERA
Colby Lewis (W 3-0) 6.0 3 1 1 3 5 1 1.93
Alexi Ogando (H 6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.84
Mike Adams 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.80
Koji Uehara 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.57
HBP - Luke Scott (by Lewis)
Pitches-Strikes - Colby Lewis 96-56, Alexi Ogando 13-9, Mike Adams 14-10, Koji Uehara 7-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Colby Lewis 6-3, Alexi Ogando 0-1, Mike Adams 0-1, Koji Uehara 1-1
Batters Faced - Colby Lewis 24, Alexi Ogando 3, Mike Adams 5, Koji Uehara 3