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Crawford looks to continue recent success against Rangers

Aug 12, 2007 - 1:35 PM Tampa Bay (45-71) at Texas (50-66) ,8:35 pm EDT

ARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Carl Crawford hopes his red-hot bat can propel the Tampa Bay Devils to a win when they face the Texas Rangers in the finale of a three-game series Sunday.

Crawford has had eight straight multi-hit performances and is on a 12-game hitting streak. The 26-year-old speedster is batting 22-for-37 (.595) with 13 runs scored over his last eight contests.

Crawford is batting .318 with 10 home runs and an American League-leading 37 stolen bases on the season.

Kason Gabbard (5-1, 3.93 ERA) will hope to do what very few pitchers have been able to do lately, shut down Crawford. Gabbard, who was acquired by the Rangers at the trade deadline from the Boston Red Sox in a deal for Eric Gagne, never has faced Crawford.

The 25-year-old lefthander pitched six innings, allowing three runs and five hits with three walks and four strikeouts in a 8-6 triumph over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday.

Gabbard will be opposed by Jason Hammel (1-1, 6.09), who is making just his fifth start of the season. The righthander lasted just four innings in Tuesday's 9-6 loss to the Red Sox, surrendering five runs and 10 hits.








  • AL
    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 8 0
    TEXAS 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 2 x 9 14 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TAM - JASON HAMMEL, JON SWITZER (5TH), BRIAN STOKES (6TH), DAN
    WHEELER (8TH) AND DIONER NAVARRO
    TEX - KASON GABBARD, WILLIE EYRE (2ND), WES LITTLETON
    (6TH), FRANK

    Aug 13 12:06 AM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY IAN KINSLER SCORED RAMON VAZQUEZ AND DAVID
    MURPHY.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, I KINSLER ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
    TEXAS 9 BOTTOM, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: A MELHUSE (.233, 1 HR, 9 RBI)

    Rays vs. RangersAug 12 11:51 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JONNY GOMES SCORED JOSH WILSON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J GOMES ON SECOND, B ZOBRIST ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 1
    TEXAS 7 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TAMPA BAY: C CRAWFORD (.315, 0-FOR-4)

    Rays vs. RangersAug 12 11:36 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY DAVID MURPHY SCORED JASON BOTTS.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, D MURPHY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    TEXAS 7 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: F CATALANOTTO (.253, 1-FOR-3, RBI)

    Rays vs. RangersAug 12 10:40 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JASON BOTTS SCORED BRAD WILKERSON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J BOTTS ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    TEXAS 6 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.190, 1-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. RangersAug 12 10:33 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY BRAD WILKERSON SCORED MARLON BYRD.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, B WILKERSON ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    TEXAS 5 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J BOTTS (.220, 1-FOR-2)

    Rays vs. RangersAug 12 10:31 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY MICHAEL YOUNG (6) TO CENTER WITH 0 OUT IN
    THE 5TH OFF JASON HAMMEL.
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0, TEXAS 4
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.315, 1-FOR-2, 2 RBI)

    Rays vs. RangersAug 12 10:23 PM


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    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    TRIPLE BY FRANK CATALANOTTO SCORED DAVID MURPHY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, F CATALANOTTO ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.251, 0-FOR-1, BB)

    Rays vs. RangersAug 12 10:09 PM


  • AL
    AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MARLON BYRD SCORED DAVID MURPHY AND IAN KINSLER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M BYRD ON FIRST, M YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TAMPA BAY 0
    TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B WILKERSON (.227, 0-FOR-1)

    Rays vs. RangersAug 12 9:47 PM

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