ARLINGTON -- The Rays have dropped game two of this series against the Rangers. The Rangers got to Shields in the second when Marlon Byrd belted an RBI triple scoring Hank Blalock and Frank Catalanotto to take an early two-run lead. There was another Byrd strike in the sixth when he hit an RBI double scoring Frank Catalanotto, extending the lead to three runs. Gerald Laird followed with an RBI hit knocking in Marlon Byrd. Evan Longoria got the Rays offense started in the seventh when he blasted a lead-off homer to center. Later in the inning, Dioner Navarro blasted a home run of his own, a two-run homer scoring Cliff Floyd. Josh Hamilton gave the Rangers one more run, that would be the game winner in the seventh with an RBI single scoring Ben Broussard. That would be the winner as Cliff Floyd blasted a solo shot in the top of the ninth, narrowing the Rangers lead to one, but they held on. Rays starting pitcher James Shields was a little shaky in today's game, going seven innings, giving up all five Rangers runs on thirteen hits and striking out six.
Final Score:
Rays: 4
Rangers: 5
WP - Jason Jennings (3-2) | LP - James Shields (3-3) | SV - Joaquin Benoit (10)
HR:
Evan Longoria (Rays) - 19
Cliff Floyd (Rays) - 6
Dioner Navarro (Rays) - 4
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