ARLINGTON -- Continuing their series of playing at AL West teams, the Rays have lost the first game of this three game series against Texas, losing on a comeback walk-off in the ninth. The Rangers scored first in the fifth on a Josh Hamilton sacrifice groundout scoring Hank Blalock from third, but the Rays scored twice in the seventh, one on a game tying solo homer off the bat of Carl Crawford, and the other with an RBI single by Eric Hinske. Troy Percival was brought in in the ninth to close it out, and after giving up a single to Ian Kinsler, served up a walk-off two run shot to left hit by Hank Blalock.
Final Score:
Rays: 2
Rangers: 3
Scott Kazmir: 8 IP, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Troy Percival (L, 4-3): 0.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
Carl Crawford: 2-4, HR (9), RBI, R
Cliff Floyd: 1-4, 2B, R
Eric Hinske: 2-3, RBI
Jason Jennings: 7.2 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Franklin German (W, 5-1): 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Eric Bruntlett: R
Hank Blalock: 2-4, 2B, HR (13), 2 RBI, 2 R
Josh Hamilton: 0-3, RBI
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