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    Box > Texas 6, Tampa Bay 2
    Rangers feel sweep sensations
    By Alan Eskew / Special to MLB.com
    Jorge Sosa allowed just five hits over
    7 1/3 strong innings on Sunday, but the Rays fell short again and dropped their sixth straight game.
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    Ryan Drese won his 10th ballgame of the season with his 7 1/3-inning effort. (LM Otero/AP)
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    The Rangers did the little things Sunday, using two sacrifice flies and solid work from Ryan Drese to earn the win and the series sweep.
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    Tampa Bay (54-64)
    Lost 6     		Texas 6, Tampa Bay 2  
    Texas (64-52)
    Won 3
    August 15, 2004
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Tampa Bay
    		 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0   2 7 0
    Texas
    		 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 X   6 7 0
    Standings through 8/15/04  |  Gameday  |  Devil Rays Stats  |  Rangers Stats
    Tampa BayABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Crawford, LF4000001.298
    Sanchez, 2B4000000.252
    Huff, 1B4111000.290
    Cruz, RF3110100.237
    Martinez, DH4010012.273
    Upton, SS4011001.351
    Cantu, 3B4020001.286
    Fordyce, C2000102.188
    a-Blum, PH1000000.203
    Gathright, CF3010012.261
    Totals33272229 

    a-Flied out for Fordyce in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Cruz (17, Drese), Cantu (5, Drese).
    3B: Upton (1, Drese).
    HR: Huff (22, 3rd inning off Drese, 0 on, 2 out).
    TB: Huff 4; Cruz 2; Martinez; Upton 3; Cantu 3; Gathright.
    RBI: Upton (2), Huff (78).
    2-out RBI: Huff.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Gathright, Fordyce, Crawford.
    GIDP: Fordyce.
    Team LOB: 6.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Gathright (6, 2nd base off Drese/Barajas).

    FIELDING
    DP: (Huff-Upton).
    		 
    TexasABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Soriano, 2B4000002.281
    Dellucci, LF4110020.265
    Young, M, SS3010101.319
    Blalock, 3B3100103.269
    Teixeira, 1B4222000.265
    Mench, DH3120100.265
    Nix, CF3113001.268
    Matthews, RF2000100.273
    Barajas, C2001010.240
    Totals28676437 

    BATTING
    2B: Teixeira (24, Sosa).
    3B: Mench (2, Sosa).
    HR: Nix (13, 2nd inning off Sosa, 1 on, 1 out), Teixeira (28, 8th inning off Baez, 1 on, 2 out).
    TB: Dellucci; Young, M; Teixeira 6; Mench 4; Nix 4.
    RBI: Nix 3 (38), Barajas (39), Teixeira 2 (72).
    2-out RBI: Teixeira 2.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Soriano.
    SF: Nix, Barajas.
    GIDP: Blalock.
    Team LOB: 4.

    FIELDING
    DP: (Blalock-Soriano-Teixeira).
     
    Tampa BayIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Sosa (L, 3-2)7.15554315.37
    Seay 0.10000001.74
    Baez 0.12110013.04
    		 
    TexasIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Drese (W, 10-6)7.17221113.33
    Mahay (H, 9)0.20001102.39
    Almanzar 1.00000003.17

    WP: Sosa.
    IBB: Matthews (by Sosa).
    Pitches-strikes: Sosa 102-67, Seay 4-3, Baez 8-4, Drese 96-66, Mahay 14-7, Almanzar 8-7.
    Ground outs-fly outs: Sosa 8-11, Seay 0-1, Baez 0-1, Drese 13-8, Mahay 0-1, Almanzar 2-1.
    Batters faced: Sosa 30, Seay 1, Baez 3, Drese 29, Mahay 3, Almanzar 3.
    Inherited runners-scored: Seay 1-0, Baez 1-1.
    Umpires: HP: Larry Poncino. 1B: Gerry Davis. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.
    Weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy.
    Wind: 9 mph, In from CF.
    T: 2:16.
    Att: 23,051.

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