Rangers 6, 
Rays 3
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .272 |
| C Crawford LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .266 |
| B Upton CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| E Hinske DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .253 |
| a-J Ruggiano PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .294 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| W Aybar 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .239 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for E Hinske in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Iwamura (10, D Mathis) HR: B Upton (5, 6th inning off D Mathis 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Upton 2 (37), J Bartlett (12) SF: J Bartlett Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Iwamura 2, C Crawford 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Crawford (17, 2nd base off D Mathis/G Laird) CS: B Upton (7, 2nd base by D Mathis/G Laird) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bartlett (7, ground ball); B Upton (3, fly ball) DP: 1 (J Bartlett-A Iwamura-W Aybar). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Garza (L, 4-3) | 4.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 77-48 | 4.38 |
| J Hammel | 3.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 53-31 | 4.98 |
| G Balfour | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20-8 | 3.37 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 150-87 | |
| PITCHING WP: M Garza; J Hammel Batters faced: M Garza 21; J Hammel 16; G Balfour 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Garza 4-6; J Hammel 5-2; G Balfour 0-0 Game Scores: M Garza 39 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 |
| F Catalanotto 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| D Murphy RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .287 |
| M Bradley DH | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .340 |
| B Boggs LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | .265 |
| M Byrd CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| R Vazquez SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .331 |
| G Duran 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .197 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 27 | |
| BATTING HR: D Murphy (8, 1st inning off M Garza 0 on, 2 Out); G Duran (2, 4th inning off M Garza 1 on, 1 Out); R Vazquez (3, 8th inning off J Hammel 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Murphy (40), G Duran 2 (6), G Laird (22), M Byrd (11), R Vazquez (15) 2-out RBI: D Murphy GIDP: G Laird Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Murphy 1, B Boggs 2, I Kinsler 1, G Duran 2, M Byrd 2 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Bradley 2 (4, 2nd base off M Garza/D Navarro, 2nd base off J Hammel/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Laird (4, throw); R Vazquez (7, ground ball) DP: 2 (G Laird-R Vazquez, I Kinsler-F Catalanotto). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Mathis (W, 2-1) | 5.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 94-52 | 7.52 |
| F Francisco (H, 4) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-18 | 3.09 |
| E Guardado (H, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.37 |
| C Wilson | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28-14 | 4.15 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 166-95 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Mathis 21; F Francisco 7; E Guardado 4; C Wilson 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Mathis 1-12; F Francisco 2-1; E Guardado 1-2; C Wilson 0-1 Game Scores: D Mathis 49 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | TEX | |||
 | 1st | D Murphy homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | G Duran homered to center, R Vazquez scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 5th | G Laird singled to center, M Bradley scored, M Byrd to third, G Laird to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 4 |
 | 6th | B Upton homered to right center, A Iwamura scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 7th | M Byrd singled to center, M Bradley scored. | 2 | 5 |
| 8th | R Vazquez homered to right. | 2 | 6 |
| 9th | J Bartlett hit sacrifice fly to left, W Aybar scored. | 3 | 6 |
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| Game Notes |
| TAMPA BAY'S ERIC HINSKE WAS EJECTED IN THE SIXTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 20,258 (41.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 94 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 22 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - James Hoye, First Base - Jerry Crawford, Second Base - Brian Onora, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
MLB Scores
Sunday, June 8th 2008
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 3 |
| Seattle | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| San Francisco | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 3 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 |
| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 12 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 7 | in 12 |
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| San Diego | 8 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 1 |