Rays 5, 
Rangers 3
| W: | M. Garza (4-1) |
| L: | K. Gabbard (1-2) |
| SV: | D. Wheeler (1) |
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .299 |
| J Hamilton CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .316 |
| M Bradley DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
| D Murphy RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .289 |
| B Boggs LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .260 |
| F Catalanotto 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 |
| R Vazquez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .331 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Young (17, M Garza) RBI: M Bradley 2 (45), F Catalanotto (9) 2-out RBI: F Catalanotto Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Young 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Young-I Kinsler-F Catalanotto, R Vazquez-I Kinsler-F Catalanotto). PB: J Saltalamacchia. | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Gabbard (L, 1-2) | 4.1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 85-39 | 4.75 |
| F Francisco | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18-8 | 3.55 |
| J Wright | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33-18 | 4.10 |
| J Benoit | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-11 | 5.76 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 149-76 | |
| PITCHING IBB: E Longoria (By K Gabbard); B Upton (By K Gabbard) Batters faced: K Gabbard 22; F Francisco 4; J Wright 8; J Benoit 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Gabbard 8-3; F Francisco 0-1; J Wright 3-1; J Benoit 1-2 Game Scores: K Gabbard 31 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| C Crawford LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .265 |
| B Upton CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .227 |
| E Longoria 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .236 |
| J Gomes DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| a-C Floyd PH-DH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| S Riggans C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .250 |
| B Zobrist RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| G Gross RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Totals | 28 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 16 | |
| a-walked for J Gomes in the 5th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: B Upton (38), A Iwamura (17), C Pena (35), E Longoria (32), C Floyd (14) SF: E Longoria 2-out RBI: C Floyd GIDP: S Riggans, C Pena Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Riggans 4, J Bartlett 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Upton (20, 2nd base off K Gabbard/J Saltalamacchia) | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Garza (W, 4-3) | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 114-77 | 4.38 |
| T Percival (H, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-8 | 2.95 |
| D Wheeler (S, 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.17 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 135-94 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Garza 30; T Percival 3; D Wheeler 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Garza 7-7; T Percival 0-1; D Wheeler 0-1 Game Scores: M Garza 74 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | TAM | |||
 | 1st | B Upton singled to center, A Iwamura scored. | 0 | 0 |
 | 4th | M Bradley singled to center, I Kinsler and M Young scored. | 0 | 1 |
| 5th | A Iwamura singled to right, S Riggans scored, B Zobrist to third, A Iwamura to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 1 |
| 5th | C Pena walked, B Zobrist scored, A Iwamura to third, B Upton to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | E Longoria hit sacrifice fly to right, A Iwamura scored, B Upton to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 5th | C Floyd walked, B Upton scored, C Pena to third, J Bartlett to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 9th | F Catalanotto singled to center, D Murphy scored. | 2 | 5 |
| · View complete Play-By-Play | ||||
| Game Notes |
| TAMPA BAY PITCHER TROY PERCIVAL LEFT THE GAME IN THE NINTH INNING DUE TO AN APPARENT LEG INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 10,927 (30.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:57 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Bill Welke, Second Base - Chris Guccione, Third Base - Tim Welke |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, May 28th 2008
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 |
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Colorado | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 |
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 | in 12 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | in 10 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 8 | in 10 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 6 |
| San Francisco | 11 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| LA Angels | 2 |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Washington | 6 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 |
