Rangers 8, 
Blue Jays 4
| W: | L. Mendoza (3-4) |
| L: | D. Purcey (1-2) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Inglett 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| M Scutaro 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| A Rios CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| L Overbay 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 |
| A Lind LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| M Stairs DH | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .248 |
| a-K Mench PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| B Wilkerson RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .229 |
| G Zaun C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .239 |
| J McDonald SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .203 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| a-doubled to deep right for M Stairs in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Overbay (23, L Mendoza); K Mench (8, E Guardado) RBI: L Overbay (45), A Lind (24), M Stairs (37), B Wilkerson (22) SF: A Lind 2-out RBI: M Stairs Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: L Overbay 1, J McDonald 1, G Zaun 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Inglett (7, 2nd base off L Mendoza/G Laird) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (L Overbay-J McDonald-L Overbay). | ||||||||
| Toronto Blue Jays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Purcey (L, 1-2) | 5.0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 89-59 | 8.35 |
| J Parrish | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-14 | 4.43 |
| S Camp | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 3.37 |
| J Carlson | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21-9 | 2.21 |
| J Frasor | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 3.67 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 158-96 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Carlson IBB: B Boggs (By J Carlson) HBP: J Hamilton (By D Purcey); T Metcalf (By D Purcey) Balk: J Carlson Batters faced: D Purcey 21; J Parrish 5; S Camp 4; J Carlson 6; J Frasor 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Purcey 5-6; J Parrish 1-1; S Camp 1-1; J Carlson 0-2; J Frasor 0-0 Game Scores: D Purcey 43 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .318 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .314 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .290 |
| J Hamilton DH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| M Byrd CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| D Murphy RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .268 |
| B Boggs LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .245 |
| C Davis 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .295 |
| T Metcalf 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-R Vazquez PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| Totals | 29 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| a-doubled to center for T Metcalf in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Vazquez (17, S Camp); M Byrd (13, J Carlson) HR: G Laird 2 (6, 4th inning off D Purcey 1 on, 0 Out; 5th inning off D Purcey 1 on, 2 Out); C Davis (11, 5th inning off D Purcey 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: G Laird 4 (31), C Davis 2 (22), M Byrd (23), R Vazquez (39) SF: R Vazquez 2-out RBI: G Laird 2 GIDP: D Murphy Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Laird 1, I Kinsler 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Mendoza (W, 3-4) | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 98-62 | 7.00 |
| F Francisco (H, 12) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 3.15 |
| E Guardado | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-11 | 3.16 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 128-84 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: L Mendoza 28; F Francisco 3; E Guardado 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Mendoza 13-6; F Francisco 1-1; E Guardado 0-2 Game Scores: L Mendoza 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TOR | TEX | |||
 | 1st | L Overbay doubled to deep center, M Scutaro scored, A Rios to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | A Lind hit sacrifice fly to left, A Rios scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 1st | M Stairs singled to left, L Overbay scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 4th | B Wilkerson grounded out to second, A Lind scored, M Stairs to second. | 4 | 0 |
 | 4th | G Laird homered to right center, I Kinsler scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 5th | C Davis homered to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 5th | G Laird homered to right, T Metcalf scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 8th | M Byrd doubled to deep left, M Young scored, J Hamilton to third. | 4 | 6 |
| 8th | C Davis singled to right, J Hamilton scored, M Byrd to third, B Boggs to second. | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | R Vazquez hit sacrifice fly to center, M Byrd scored, B Boggs to third, C Davis to second. | 4 | 8 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 17,488 (35.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | 103 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Angel Campos, Second Base - Greg Gibson, Third Base - Charlie Reliford |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 3rd 2008
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 14 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | in 10 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 14 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |