Vazquez's double lifts Rangers to wild win over Suzuki, M's
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07/30/2008 -
Arlington, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ramon Vazquez belted a two-run, game-
winning double in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Rangers over the
Mariners 11-10 in a wild game that featured Ichiro Suzuki's 3,000th career
hit, in the second installment of a four-game series.
Vazquez maintained the center of attention throughout the game with four hits,
four RBI and three fielding errors while Marlon Byrd hit a three-run homer to
go with three hits and four RBI. Milton Bradley and Gerald Laird added an RBI
on three hits each as the Rangers snapped a two-game slide.
C.J. Wilson (1-2) blew his fourth save of the season in the ninth allowing the
M's to take the lead on two runs and two hits but was served the win thanks to
Vazquez's heroics.
Jose Lopez and Bryan LaHair hit solo home runs in the seventh as part of a
five-run Seattle comeback and finished with three hits and three runs scored
apiece.
Suzuki finished the game with two hits, including an RBI single, but his
single to start the game was the real story as he notched his 3,000th hit.
Suzuki played his first seven years in Japan's Pacific League, where he racked
up 1,278 of his 3,001 hits in professional baseball.
J.J. Putz (2-4) took the loss and blew his fifth save of the season, allowing
the Rangers two runs on three hits while recording only one out in the ninth.
Seattle snapped a two-game winning streak following a dismal stretch of seven
straight losses.
Starters Luis Mendoza and Carlos Silva started the fireworks by giving up six
runs each in the early going. Texas' Mendoza fared somewhat better with nine
hits allowed, lasting 5 1/3 innings but the M's Silva was pummeled on seven
hits in just 2 1/3 innings.
Both teams had injuries to report as Seattle's Kenji Johjima left in the ninth
with a left leg injury after he was plunked by Wilson on the knee while the
Rangers' Bradley strained his left quadriceps and exited in the eighth.
Putz entered into a save situation in the ninth but gave up back-to-back
singles to Byrd and Chris Davis. Laird then failed on a sacrifice bunt when
Byrd was nabbed at third, but Vazquez atoned for his earlier blunders by
driving a ball to the gap in right-center to plate both the tying and winning
runs.
Texas started the scoring barrage to come in the second with an RBI double
from Byrd, knocking in Bradley, who doubled to start the frame. Laird came
through two batters later with an RBI single, scoring Byrd.
Texas then started the offense in earnest with a five-run third. The Rangers
loaded them up right out of the gate before David Murphy plated a run with a
fielder's choice. Byrd followed with a three-run homer to left, ending Silva's
outing. Roy Corcoran entered an immediately gave up a single and a HBP setting
up a Vazquez RBI single. Ian Kinsler grounded into a double play to end the
frame.
Seattle began an impressive comeback with a three-run fourth. Two quick outs
were followed by three straight singles to load the bases and Jamie Burke
managed an infield single scoring one, while Vazquez recorded one of his three
errors by throwing the ball wide of first, allowing a second run to score.
Yuniesky Betancourt then plated a third run with a single to left.
A Bradley RBI double in the fourth and a Vazquez RBI single in the fifth
filled the gap between Seattle's second three-run frame in the sixth. The M's
loaded the bases on two singles and a HBP before Betancourt recorded a fly out
and Mendoza was lifted for Jamey Wright. Suzuki notched an RBI single and
Jeremy Reed reached on Kinsler's fielding error that scored two making it a
9-6 deficit for Seattle.
Lopez and LaHair hit back-to-back solo shots to start the seventh to cut the
Texas lead to one.
Wilson then came on to close it in the ninth, but Lopez opened with a single
and pinch-hitter Johjima was hit in the knee. Pitcher Jarrod Washburn came on
to run for the hobbled Johjima before Miguel Cairo moved the runners with a
sacrifice bunt. Burke then dribbled one to third where Vazquez, again, rifled
an errant throw, this time down the right field line, clearing the bases and
giving the M's their first lead of the game at 10-9.
Betancourt then failed to get down a bunt on a suicide squeeze and Burke, who
moved to third on the error, was easily tagged out. Betancourt recorded a fly
out to end the inning.
Game Notes
Texas leads the season series 7-5...The Rangers placed third baseman Hank
Blalock on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with inflammation in his right
shoulder while purchasing the contract of infielder Ryan Roberts from Triple-A
Oklahoma and transferring pitcher Jason Jennings from the 15-day to the 60-day
disabled list...Wednesday's scheduled starters are Vicente Padilla (12-5) for
Texas and Miguel Batista (4-11) for Seattle...Lopez extended his hitting
streak to 16 games with a 3-for-5 performance.
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