![]() Texas outfielder Brad Wilkerson had arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder and should ready for spring training. "I should be ready for tomorrow." He had returned Monday after missing three games with a left shoulder strain. "I was a little sore, so I didn't want to push it," Upton said. Upton was a late scratch because of left shoulder soreness. "Just a lot of good little moments for us tonight," Maddon said.ĭevil Rays third baseman B.J. Norton homered in the fourth, and Dioner Navarro's sixth-inning sacrifice fly cut the deficit to 3-2. Young put the Rangers ahead with a two-run single in the third and made it 3-0 when he scored from second on Mark Teixeira's Greg Norton also homered for the Devil Rays, who are 12-25 since the All-Star break. 15, gave up four runs and 10 hits in 6 2/3 innings. Padilla, making his first start after serving a five-game suspension for hitting Juan Rivera of the Los Angeles Angels with a pitch on Aug. "I'm just grateful for the Devil Rays taking a chance on me with the trade and now giving me all this experience and being able to come up and learn at the major-league level." Kazmir was acquired from the New York Mets for Zambrano in a four-player deal on July 30, 2004. The 22-year-old left-hander became the Devil Rays' career strikeout leader with 378, breaking the mark set by Victor Zambrano (372). Winless in six starts since a 2-0 two-hitter over Boston on July 3. It was his third start since missing almost three weeks with left shoulder inflammation, and he is Scott Kazmir struck out eight in six innings, allowing three runs, four hits and one walk. I'm sure we'd like to get some of those at-bats back tonight." Texas went 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position. I've always felt, if I was going to start a team, he might be the first player I'd pick, Michael Young." "You've got one of the best hitters, the guy who won the All-Star Game, up with the bases loaded, two outs in the ninth. "You're always nervous at the end," Devil Rays manager Joe Maddon said. Gerald Laird and then walked pinch-hitter Matt Stairs before retiring Young on a game-ending flyout. McClung allowed back-to-back singles to Ian Kinsler and Seth McClung earned his second save despite loading the bases in the ninth. Shawn Camp (5-1) struck out two in a perfect seventh. Travis LeeĮxtended lead to 5-3 with an eighth-inning homer off Ron Mahay. ![]() Texas came to Tampa Bay after taking three of four at Detroit.īaldelli's flyball off Vicente Padilla (12-8) tied it at 3, and Zobrist drove in the go-ahead run on a drive to center. You can spend the night mad about it, or you can make theĪdjustments like we did in Detroit and come back out and do what you've got to do." "I don't care if it's in Tampa Bay or Yankee Stadium or in Oakland. "Nobody likes to lose ballgames, no matter where it is," Texas center fielder Gary Matthews Jr. Texas is 6½ games behind the AL West-leading Oakland Athletics. Michael Young hit a two-run single for the Rangers, who have lost the first two games of a four-game series against the Devil Rays. Rocco Baldelli and Ben Zobrist hit consecutive sacrifice flies in the seventh inning, helping the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the Rangers 5-3 on Tuesday night. (AP) - The Texas Rangers' playoff drive stalled in Florida. Baldelli, Zobrist rally Devil Rays past Padilla, Rangers
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