Final/12
Hamilton, Rangers seek sweep of Mariners
May 14, 2008 - 12:29 PM Seattle (15-26) at Texas (20-21) 2:05 pm EDTARLINGTON, Texas (Ticker) - Josh Hamilton is looking to lead the Texas Rangers to a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday.
The Rangers have won seven of their last eight contests and have defeated the Mariners five straight times. Hamilton has hit three home runs and drove in nine runs against Seattle this season.
The 26-year-old Hamilton, who had his four-game multi-hit streak snapped in Tuesday's 5-2 triumph over the Mariners, is batting .301 with a club-high eight homers and 43 RBI this season.
Scott Feldman (1-1, 4.07 ERA) will take the mound for Texas, which has outscored Seattle 35-15 during its five-game winning streak over its American League West Division foes.
Feldman, who will make his fourth start of the campaign, tossed six scoreless innings during Friday's 4-0 triumph over the Oakland Athletics. He gave up two hits and four walks with one strikeout.
The Mariners will counter with righthander Carlos Silva (3-2, 4.33), who was roughed up for 12 runs over 10 frames in his last two starts. Silva lasted seven innings, yielding four runs and eight hits in Friday's 4-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox.
Thought to be a playoff team by many observers, Seattle has lost seven of its previous eight contests and 12 of its last 14 games.
- AL
FINAL 12
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- - - - - - - - -
SEATTLE 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0
TEXAS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 11 12 R H E
-- -- -- - - -
SEATTLE 0 0 1 4 10 0
TEXAS 0 0 0 3 9 1 (FINAL 12)
BATTERIES: SEA
May 14 5:53 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MIGUEL CAIRO SCORED WLADIMIR BALENTIEN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M CAIRO ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 4
TEXAS 3 TOP, 12TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: A BELTRE (.250, 1-FOR-5)
Mariners 4, Rangers 3 Top 12, 0 OutsMay 14 5:41 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JOSH HAMILTON SCORED GERALD LAIRD.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
TEXAS 3 BOTTOM, 8TH
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: D MURPHY (.268, 2-FOR-3, RBI)
Mariners 3, Rangers 3 Bot 8, 0 OutsMay 14 4:30 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY YUNIESKY BETANCOURT SCORED JEFF CLEMENT.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, Y BETANCOURT ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 3
TEXAS 2 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: I SUZUKI (.276, 0-FOR-3)
Mariners 3, Rangers 2 Top 7, 0 OutsMay 14 3:41 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY JEFF CLEMENT SCORED JOSE LOPEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J CLEMENT ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 2
TEXAS 2 TOP, 7TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: K JOHJIMA (.233, 1-FOR-2)
Mariners 2, Rangers 2 Top 7, 0 OutsMay 14 3:36 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY JOSE LOPEZ SCORED RAUL IBANEZ.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J LOPEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 1
TEXAS 2 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR SEATTLE: J CLEMENT (.146, 0-FOR-1)
Mariners 1, Rangers 2 Top 4, 0 OutsMay 14 2:51 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY DAVID MURPHY SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D MURPHY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
TEXAS 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: B BOGGS (.296, 2 HR, 8 RBI)
Mariners 0, Rangers 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 14 2:17 PM - AL
AT TEXAS - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED FRANK CATALANOTTO.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, M YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: SEATTLE 0
TEXAS 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAMILTON (.301, 8 HR, 43 RBI)
Mariners 0, Rangers 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsMay 14 2:16 PM
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