Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays
May 31, 2011 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 2011 at Tropicana Field. The Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 5

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Kinsler dh 3 1 1 1
Blanco ss 3 0 0 0
  Andrus ph,ss 1 0 0 0
Hamilton lf 4 1 0 0
Young 2b 5 0 2 1
Beltre 3b 5 0 1 1
Cruz rf 4 1 1 0
Moreland 1b 4 0 1 0
Napoli c 3 1 1 0
Chavez cf 4 0 0 0
Wilson p 0 0 0 0
  Lowe p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 7 3
Tampa Bay Rays ab   r   h rbi
Zobrist 2b 4 0 0 0
Rodriguez ss,1b 4 1 1 1
Damon dh 4 1 1 0
Longoria 3b 3 1 2 2
Upton cf 3 1 0 0
Lopez 1b 2 0 0 0
  Brignac ss 0 0 0 0
Joyce rf 2 1 1 2
Shoppach c 2 0 0 0
Ruggiano lf 2 0 0 0
  Fuld ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Cobb p 0 0 0 0
  Howell p 0 0 0 0
  Peralta p 0 0 0 0
  Farnsworth p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 5 5 5
Texas 001 000 210470
Tampa Bay 001 000 22x552
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Wilson   6.2 3 3 3 4 10
  Lowe   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rhodes  L(3-3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Totals
8.0
5
5
5
4
11
  Tampa Bay Rays IP H R ER BB SO
Cobb   6.1 4 3 3 4 4
  Howell   0.2 3 1 1 0 1
  Peralta  W(2-3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Farnsworth  SV(10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
5

  E–Longoria (2), Cobb (1).  DP–Texas 1. Blanco-Young-Moreland.  HR–Tampa Bay Rodriguez (2,3rd inning off Wilson 0 on 2 out); Joyce (9,7th inning off Wilson 1 on 2 out); Longoria (4,8th inning off Rhodes 1 on 2 out).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Lopez (1,off Wilson).  Team–3.  SB–Hamilton (3,2nd base off Cobb/Shoppach); Moreland (2,2nd base off Peralta/Shoppach); Upton (12,2nd base off Wilson/Napoli).  U-HP–Jerry Meals, 1B–Dale Scott, 2B–Dan Iassogna, 3B–CB Bucknor.  T–2:54.  A–12,783.
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