Texas 15, Florida 5
When: 8:05 PM ET, Friday, July 1, 2011
Where: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
96°
Umpires:
Home -
Angel Campos, 1B -
Joe West, 2B -
Lance Barrett, 3B -
Angel Hernandez
Attendance:
32474
By SportsDirect Inc.
Nelson Cruz drove in six runs and Adrian Beltre added four RBIs in support of Alexi Ogando as the Texas Rangers pounded the visiting Florida Marlins 15-5 on Friday.
Cruz hit his 19th home run - a three-run shot off Marlins starter Anibal Sanchez - in the third and added a three-run triple in the eighth for the second six-RBI game of his career (April 15, 2009 against Baltimore).
Beltre had an RBI single in the third, a two-run double in the fourth and an RBI double in the sixth for his third four-RBI game of the season and first since April 17.
Ogando (8-3) earned his first win since June 8 and recorded a season-high eight strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings. He didn't allow a hit until Greg Dobbs' double with two outs in the fifth. After starting 7-0, Ogando was 0-3 with a 9.31 ERA in his previous three starts before Friday.
Sanchez (6-2) lost for the first time since April 10. He allowed a season-high seven runs in 3 2/3 innings.
The Marlins had their modest two-game winning streak snapped and were denied their first three-game winning streak since May 24-26 at San Francisco.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Florida
|
9 |
1 |
15 |
.243 |
12 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
Texas
|
15 |
2 |
28 |
.385 |
18 |
6 |
15 |
6 |
1 |
2 |