Rangers 13 - 3 Nationals
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Dukes, Nationals to take on Rangers

Jun 21, 2008 - 1:45 PM WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- Elijah Dukes and the Washington Nationals will look to make it two straight wins over the Texas Rangers on Saturday when the club's continue their three-game interleague series.

Dukes clubbed a career-high five hits on Friday, including a single in the bottom of the 14th inning that lifted the Nationals to a 4-3 victory. The embattled slugger also hit a solo homer - his second blast of the season - in the eighth inning to tie the game and force extra innings.

He has raised his batting average from .038 to .270 since May 20 and added a pair of stolen bases Friday to bring his season total in that category to eight.

Dukes with have to contend with sinkerballer Kason Gabbard on Saturday. The 26-year-old lefthander will be trying to take the pressure off a Texas bullpen that tossed 5 2/3 innings on Friday.

Gabbard has not earned a win since April 4, which was also the last time he went past the sixth inning in a start. Gabbard is 0-3 with a 9.68 ERA over his past four starts and is allowing opponents a .351 batting average over that span.

Washington will counter with rookie Garrett Mock, who has made one major league start - he allowed four runs and seven hits in 4 1/3 innings to suffer a loss against San Francisco on June 8.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TEXAS 3 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 1 13 18 0
    WASHINGTON 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: TEX - KASON GABBARD, FRANK FRANCISCO (6TH), LUIS MENDOZA (7TH) AND
    JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA
    WAS - GARRETT MOCK, CHARLIE MANNING (7TH), BRIAN
    SANCHES (7TH), JESUS COLO

    Jun 21 10:29 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CHRIS SHELTON SCORED RAMON VAZQUEZ.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C SHELTON ON FIRST, I KINSLER ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 13
    WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 9TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M YOUNG (.281, 3-FOR-5, 2 RBI)

    Rangers 13, Nationals 3  Top 9, 0 OutsJun 21 10:20 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOSH HAMILTON SCORED CHRIS SHELTON.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J HAMILTON ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 12
    WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 8TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.257, 1-FOR-4)

    Rangers 12, Nationals 3  Top 8, 0 OutsJun 21 10:01 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY RAMON VAZQUEZ SCORED JOSH HAMILTON, DAVID MURPHY
    AND JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA.
    SITUATION: 7 RUNS IN, R VAZQUEZ ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 11
    WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: G DURAN (.200, 1-FOR-1)

    Rangers 11, Nationals 3  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 21 9:36 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY DAVID MURPHY SCORED MICHAEL YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, D MURPHY ON FIRST, J HAMILTON ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 8
    WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J SALTALAMACCHIA (.222, 1-FOR-3)

    Rangers 8, Nationals 3  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 21 9:29 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOSH HAMILTON SCORED CHRIS SHELTON.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J HAMILTON ON FIRST, M YOUNG ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 7
    WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: M BYRD (.259, 1-FOR-3)

    Rangers 7, Nationals 3  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 21 9:26 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY MICHAEL YOUNG SCORED GERMAN DURAN AND IAN
    KINSLER.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M YOUNG ON FIRST, C SHELTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 6
    WASHINGTON 3 TOP, 7TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: J HAMILTON (.311, 0-FOR-3)

    Rangers 6, Nationals 3  Top 7, 0 OutsJun 21 9:25 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    ELIJAH DUKES HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING WILY MO PENA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, G MOCK ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 4
    WASHINGTON 3 BOTTOM, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: L MILLEDGE (.247, 1-FOR-2, HR, RBI)

    Rangers 4, Nationals 3  Bot 5, 0 OutsJun 21 8:39 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    GROUND OUT BY FELIPE LOPEZ SCORED DMITRI YOUNG.
    SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 4
    WASHINGTON 2 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: P LO DUCA (.190, 0-FOR-1)

    Rangers 4, Nationals 2  Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 21 8:21 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY LASTINGS MILLEDGE (6) TO LEFT WITH 0 OUT
    IN THE 4TH OFF KASON GABBARD.
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 4, WASHINGTON 1
    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: D YOUNG (.271, 1-FOR-1)

    Rangers 4, Nationals 1  Bot 4, 0 OutsJun 21 8:18 PM


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    AT WASHINGTON - SCORING UPDATE
    KASON GABBARD HIT INTO DOUBLE PLAY SCORING JARROD
    SALTALAMACCHIA.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, NONE ON, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: TEXAS 4
    WASHINGTON 0 TOP, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR TEXAS: I KINSLER (.308, 1-FOR-1, BB, HR, RBI)

    Rangers 4, Nationals 0  Top 4, 0 OutsJun 21 8:12 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    TEXAS 3 3 4 0
    WASHINGTON 0 0 0 (BOT 1)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: TEX - KASON GABBARD
    WAS - GARRETT MOCK

    DUE UP FOR WASHINGTON: C GUZMAN (.312, 5 HR, 26 RBI)
    E DUKES (.270, 2 HR, 14 RBI)
    L MILLEDGE (.245, 5 HR, 27

    Rangers 3, Nationals 0  Bot 1, 0 OutsJun 21 7:22 PM

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