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Final

Gut check: Young's homer lifts Rangers

One pitch after a disputed check swing, Michael Young crushed a three-run homer as the Rangers broke open the game in the fifth inning against the Rays to take a 2-0 advantage in the American League Division Series.

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Texas	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Andrus, SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.300
Young, M, 3B	4	1	2	3	0	1	1	.250
Hamilton, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.250
Guerrero, DH	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	.250
Cruz, N, RF	4	0	2	0	0	1	0	.375
Kinsler, 2B	4	1	2	2	0	1	1	.375
Moreland, 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
Treanor, C	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	.000
Borbon, LF	4	1	0	0	0	2	3	.000
Totals	34	6	9	5	1	8	12	.268

Tampa Bay	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Bartlett, SS	3	1	0	0	3	.333
Upton, B, CF	4	0	0	2	2	.000
Crawford, LF	4	0	0	1	2	.125
Longoria, 3B	4	0	0	1	3	.125
Zobrist, 1B-2B	3	0	1	0	1	.286
Aybar, W, DH	4	1	0	1	0	.250
Shoppach, C	3	0	1	2	2	.000
Rodriguez, S, 2B	2	0	0	1	1	.000
a-Joyce, PH-RF	1	0	0	1	2	.000
Jennings, RF	2	0	0	1	1	.000
b-Johnson, D, PH-1B	0	0	1	0	0	.000
Totals	30	2	3	10	17	.125

a-Struck out for Rodriguez, S in the 7th. b-Walked for Jennings in the 7th.

BATTING
2B: Cruz, N (1, Shields).
HR: Kinsler (1, 4th inning off Shields, 0 on, 2 out), Young, M (1, 5th inning off Qualls, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Andrus 2; Young, M 5; Hamilton; Cruz, N 3; Kinsler 5.
RBI: Kinsler 2 (2), Young, M 3 (3).
2-out RBI: Kinsler 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Moreland 2; Hamilton.
GIDP: Andrus.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.

BASERUNNING
SB: Andrus (1, 2nd base off Shields/Shoppach).

FIELDING
E: Kinsler (1, fielding).

BATTING
2B: Aybar, W (1, Wilson, C).
TB: Bartlett; Aybar, W 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bartlett 2.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Shields (1, pickoff).
Outfield assists: Upton, B (Young, M at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Upton, B-Rodriguez, S, Bartlett-Johnson, D).

Texas	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA
Wilson, C(W, 1-0)	6.1	2	2	7	0.00
O'Day	0.1	0	0	1	0.00
Oliver	2.1	0	1	2	0.00
Totals	9.0	2	3	10	0.50

Tampa Bay	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Shields(L, 0-1)	4.1	4	4	4	0	2	1	8.31
Qualls	0.1	4	2	2	0	0	1	10.80
Choate	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Wheeler	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Niemann	3.0	1	0	0	1	4	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	6	6	1	8	2	5.00

HBP: Bartlett (by Wilson, C), Treanor (by Shields), Treanor (by Shields).
Pitches-strikes: Wilson, C 104-65, O'Day 5-3, Oliver 26-16, Shields 68-38, Qualls 17-10, Choate 3-2, Wheeler 13-9, Niemann 40-25.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wilson, C 4-2, O'Day 0-0, Oliver 2-1, Shields 7-3, Qualls 1-0, Choate 0-1, Wheeler 0-1, Niemann 1-2.
Batters faced: Wilson, C 25, O'Day 1, Oliver 8, Shields 19, Qualls 5, Choate 1, Wheeler 3, Niemann 9.
Inherited runners-scored: O'Day 2-0, Oliver 2-0, Qualls 2-2, Choate 2-0.
Ejections: Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon ejected by HP umpire Jim Wolf (5th).
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Jeff Kellogg. LF: Mike DiMuro. RF: Tim Welke.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:10.
Att: 35,535.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media

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