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Rangers aim to complete sweep of Devil Rays

Apr 11, 2007 - 3:28 PM Tampa Bay (2-5) at Texas (4-4) 8:05 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) -- The Texas Rangers seek to complete a three-game sweep when they meet the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Wednesday.

Texas scored a total of nine runs in its first four contests, but has put up eight or more runs in three of its last four games.

Kenny Lofton and Frank Catalanotto, who had combined to start the season hitting .113 (5-for-44), broke out of their slumps on Tuesday, going 6-for-8 with two homers and seven RBI in a 12-9 victory for Texas.

Getting the start for the Rangers will be Robinson Tejeda (1-0, 0.00 ERA), who allowed just two hits in seven scoreless innings against Boston last Friday. The righthander is 2-0 with a 2.84 ERA in two career starts against the Devil Rays.

Ty Wigginton drove in four runs, including a three-run homer, for Tampa Bay in Tuesday's loss. Delmon Young also hit a two-run homer, his second of the year.

The Devil Rays will send James Shields (0-0, 4.05) to the mound for his second start. The righthander did not factor in a 6-5 win over Toronto last Friday after surrendering three runs and six hits in 6 2/3 innings.








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    TAMPA BAY 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 12 1
    TEXAS 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 5 5 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS, BRIAN STOKES (8TH), AL REYES (9TH) AND DIONER
    NAVARRO
    TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA, KAMERON LOE (6TH), JOAQUIN
    BENOIT (9TH) AND GERALD LAIRD

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    TAMPA BAY 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 6 12 1
    TEXAS 1 0 0 0 0 4 5 5 0 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
    TEX - KAMERON LOE

    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.238, 0-FOR-2)
    G LAIRD (.174, 0-FOR-2)
    I KINSLER (.333, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Apr 11 9:55 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    THREE-RUN HOME RUN BY MICHAEL YOUNG (2) TO CENTER WITH 0
    OUT IN THE 6TH OFF JAMES SHIELDS SCORED KENNY LOFTON AND FRANK
    CATALANOTTO.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6, TEXAS 5
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M TEIXEIRA (.267, 0-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. RangersApr 11 9:44 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY IAN KINSLER (4) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT IN THE
    6TH OFF JAMES SHIELDS.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 6, TEXAS 2
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.226, 1-FOR-2)

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    TAMPA BAY 1 1 4 0 6 9 0
    TEXAS 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
    TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: T WIGGINTON (.367, 2-FOR-2, RBI)
    D YOUNG (.367, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)
    A IWAMURA (.462, 1-FOR-2,

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    CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
    TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.200, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)
    M TEIXEIRA (.276, 0-FOR-1)
    S SOSA (.160, 0-FOR-1)

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    TAMPA BAY 1 1 2 4 0
    TEXAS 1 1 1 0 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
    TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: S SOSA (.167, 1 HR, 3 RBI)
    H BLALOCK (.323, 0 HR, 1 RBI)
    B WILKERSON (.263, 0 HR, 3

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    SOLO HOME RUN BY MICHAEL YOUNG (1) TO CENTER WITH 2 OUT IN
    THE 1ST OFF JAMES SHIELDS.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1, TEXAS 1
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M TEIXEIRA (.286, 0 HR, 1 RBI)

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    TEXAS 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TAM - JAMES SHIELDS
    TEX - ROBINSON TEJEDA

    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: K LOFTON (.207, 1 HR, 4 RBI)
    F CATALANOTTO (.217, 2 HR, 7 RBI)
    M YOUNG (.176, 0 H

    Rays vs. RangersApr 11 8:13 PM

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