Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Texas 7, Tampa Bay 2
Saturday, April 28, 2012 8:05 PM
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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Tampa Bay 010000010252
Texas 20000140-780
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 13-8 8-1 5-7 L1
Texas 16-5 8-4 8-1 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Texas Rangers have a 8-4 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Rays have a 5-7 record on the road.
  • Texas has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Rangers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rays have won 8 of their last 10 games.
  • Colby Lewis pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.93. Jeff Niemann took the loss for Tampa Bay.
  • Adrian Beltre had the only homerun for Texas. Matt Joyce had the only homerun for Tampa Bay.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Tampa Bay   Texas
Jeff Niemann Player Colby Lewis
Loss W/L Win
5.2 IP 6.0
4 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 3
3.18 ERA 1.50
Hitting
Tampa Bay   Texas
Evan Longoria Player Josh Hamilton
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 2
0 HR 0
3 TB 2
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Tampa Bay 5 1 9 .161 8 2 3 2 2
Texas 8 1 13 .258 9 5 4 2 0
Upcoming Games
  • Texas will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Rangers have a W/L % of .688 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Texas. The Rays have a W/L % of .643 after a win and .571 after a loss.