Texas 9, Seattle 2
Monday, August 8, 2011 8:05 PM
Location -
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Temperature -
104°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Paul Schrieber,
First Base -
Chad Fairchild,
Second Base -
Joe West,
Third Base -
Sam Holbrook,
Attendance -
27771
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Seattle
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
2
|
6 |
2 |
|
Texas
|
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
9
|
15 |
1 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Seattle
|
49-65 |
27-28 |
22-37 |
L2 |
| Texas
|
65-51 |
38-22 |
27-29 |
W2 |
Recap
Nelson Cruz homered among three hits and Mitch Moreland added three hits and two RBIs as the Texas Rangers crushed the visiting Seattle Mariners 9-2 on Monday.
Mike Napoli chipped in two RBIs and scored a pair of runs for the Rangers, who moved 1 ½ games ahead of the idle Los Angeles Angels atop the American League West.
Cruz blasted his 25th homer – a solo shot – off Charlie Furbush in the second inning to get Texas on the board. The Rangers took the lead for good in the fourth, pushing across a pair of runs on back-to-back fielder’s-choice groundouts.
That was all the support that Matt Harrison (10-8) would need. The lefthander surrendered two runs and five hits while striking out six in seven innings. He has allowed two earned runs or less in five of his last seven starts.
Texas piled on Furbush (2-4) in the fifth, pushing across three more runs to knock the rookie out. Furbush, who was acquired as part of the trade that sent Doug Fister to the Detroit Tigers, is attempting to lock down a spot in the Seattle rotation for the rest of this season and beyond.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Seattle
|
6 |
0 |
10 |
.188 |
7 |
7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Texas
|
15 |
1 |
19 |
.405 |
25 |
2 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
-
Texas
will play their next game at home against Seattle.
The
Rangers
have a W/L % of
.554
after a win and
.569
after a loss.
-
Seattle will play their next game on the road against Texas.
The
Mariners
have a W/L % of
.449
after a win and
.415
after a loss.