August 21, 2006 · 7:15 PM EDT
W: James ShieldsL: Adam EatonS: Seth McClung
Hank Blalock
3B2-4H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterGNGreg Norton
1B4-4H-AB2 2B · 2 R
James ShieldsP6.0IP3 ER · 7 K · WP5.0IP4 ER · 2 K · LLosing pitcherP1.0IP0 ER · 0 K · SBiggest lead TB by 2
| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1NY Yankees | 97 | 65 | .599 | — |
2MI Twins | 96 | 66 | .593 | 1.0 |
3DE Tigers | 95 | 67 | .586 | 2.0 |
4OA Athletics | 93 | 69 | .574 | 4.0 |
5CW White Sox | 90 | 72 | .556 | 7.0 |
6LA Angels | 89 | 73 | .549 | 8.0 |
7TO Blue Jays | 87 | 75 | .537 | 10.0 |
8BO Red Sox | 86 | 76 | .531 | 11.0 |
| 9TERangers | 80 | 82 | .494 | 17.0 |
10CL Guardians | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19.0 |
11SE Mariners | 78 | 84 | .481 | 19.0 |
12BA Orioles | 70 | 92 | .432 | 27.0 |
13KC Royals | 62 | 100 | .383 | 35.0 |
| 14TBRays | 61 | 101 | .377 | 36.0 |
59 balls in play · 23 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
GM Gary Matthews Jr.CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MY Michael YoungSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CL Carlos LeeLF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
MT Mark Teixeira1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| HBHank Blalock3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
MD Mark DeRosaRF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| MSMatt StairsDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
IK Ian Kinsler2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| RBRod BarajasC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
GL Gerald LairdPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
2B: Young, Lee, Kinsler
HR: Blalock
RBI: Blalock 3
LOB: 14
| AEAdam EatonL | 5.0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 105 |
CW C.J. Wilson | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| RBRick Bauer | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 150 |
BU B.J. Upton3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
BZ Ben ZobristSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CC Carl CrawfordLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GNGreg Norton1B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JG Jonny GomesDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RB Russell BranyanRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| DHDamon HollinsRF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JPJosh PaulC | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| TPTomás Pérez2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TLTravis Lee1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RBRocco BaldelliCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
2B: Norton 2, Pérez
RBI: Upton, Branyan, Hollins, Pérez
CS: Upton
LOB: 16
| BMBrian MeadowsH | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 |
| JSJames ShieldsW | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 98 |
| SMSeth McClungS | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 147 |
The Rays edged the Rangers 4-3 at Tropicana Field.
James Shields got the win, Adam Eaton took the loss and Seth McClung earned the save. Greg Norton went 4-for-4 for the Rays, while Hank Blalock went 2-for-4 for the Rangers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
