Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 8/21)
| Game 1: Friday, August 21 | ||
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| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 22 | ||
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| Texas | 4 | Final in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 23 | ||
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| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | |
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7:38 PM ET, August 21, 2009
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Texas - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB | |
| Ian Kinsler | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, I Kinsler fouled out to first | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Young | Strike (looking), Ball, M Young singled to left | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Byrd | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), M Byrd flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Andruw Jones | Strike (swinging), A Jones lined out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Dustin Nippert pitching for Texas | TEX | TB | |
| Jason Bartlett | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, J Bartlett singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | Ball, J Bartlett stole second, J Bartlett safe at third on throwing error by catcher T Teagarden, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Crawford grounded out to shortstop, J Bartlett scored | 0 | 1 |
| Evan Longoria | E Longoria flied out to right | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, B Zobrist singled to right | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, B Zobrist stole second, Ball, C Pena walked | 0 | 1 |
| Pat Burrell | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), P Burrell struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB | |
| Josh Hamilton | J Hamilton lined out to left | 0 | 1 |
| Nelson Cruz | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, N Cruz walked | 0 | 1 |
| Hank Blalock | H Blalock flied out to left | 0 | 1 |
| Taylor Teagarden | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, T Teagarden flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Dustin Nippert pitching for Texas | TEX | TB | |
| Gregg Zaun | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), G Zaun grounded out to second | 0 | 1 |
| Gabe Gross | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, G Gross reached on infield single to second | 0 | 1 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, G Gross safe at third on throwing error by pitcher D Nippert, Foul, Ball, Ball, B Upton walked | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Bartlett | Strike (bunted foul), J Bartlett sacrificed into fielder's choice to first, G Gross scored, B Upton to second | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Crawford | Ball, B Upton caught stealing third, pitcher to shortstop to third to shortstop, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), C Crawford popped out to third | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB | |
| Elvis Andrus | Ball, Strike (looking), E Andrus grounded out to second | 0 | 2 |
| Ian Kinsler | Ball, I Kinsler flied out to center | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Young | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), M Young grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Dustin Nippert pitching for Texas | TEX | TB | |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, E Longoria doubled to left | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), B Zobrist grounded out to second, E Longoria to third | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Pat Burrell | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), P Burrell struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB | |
| Marlon Byrd | Ball, M Byrd fouled out to first | 0 | 2 |
| Andruw Jones | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), A Jones struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Josh Hamilton | Strike (looking), J Hamilton grounded out to second | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Dustin Nippert pitching for Texas | TEX | TB | |
| Gregg Zaun | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), G Zaun grounded out to third | 0 | 2 |
| Gabe Gross | G Gross flied out to center | 0 | 2 |
| B.J. Upton | B Upton flied out to right | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB | |
| Nelson Cruz | N Cruz lined out to second | 0 | 2 |
| Hank Blalock | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), H Blalock struck out looking | 0 | 2 |
| Taylor Teagarden | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, T Teagarden lined out to left | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Dustin Nippert pitching for Texas | TEX | TB | |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, J Bartlett lined out to right | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Crawford | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), C Crawford grounded out to first | 0 | 2 |
| Evan Longoria | E Longoria singled to left | 0 | 2 |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), Ball, B Zobrist homered to right, E Longoria scored | 0 | 4 |
| Carlos Pena | C Pena homered to left | 0 | 5 |
| Pat Burrell | Ball, Ball, Ball, P Burrell lined out to left | 0 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB | |
| Elvis Andrus | Strike (swinging), Ball, E Andrus singled to left center | 0 | 5 |
| Ian Kinsler | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, I Kinsler popped out to third | 0 | 5 |
| Michael Young | Ball, Ball, M Young hit a ground rule double to deep right, E Andrus to third | 0 | 5 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), M Byrd struck out swinging | 0 | 5 |
| Andruw Jones | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), A Jones struck out looking | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Willie Eyre pitching for Texas | TEX | TB | |
| W Eyre relieved D Nippert. | 0 | 5 | |
| Gregg Zaun | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, G Zaun walked | 0 | 5 |
| Gabe Gross | G Gross flied out to center | 0 | 5 |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, Strike (looking), G Zaun caught stealing second, catcher to second, B Upton popped out to second | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB | |
| Josh Hamilton | J Hamilton grounded out to second | 0 | 5 |
| Nelson Cruz | Strike (looking), Ball, N Cruz flied out to right | 0 | 5 |
| Hank Blalock | H Blalock flied out to left | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Willie Eyre pitching for Texas | TEX | TB | |
| Jason Bartlett | J Bartlett flied out to center | 0 | 5 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, C Crawford grounded out to second | 0 | 5 |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (looking), E Longoria grounded out to third | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB | |
| Taylor Teagarden | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, T Teagarden homered to center | 1 | 5 |
| Elvis Andrus | Ball, Strike (looking), E Andrus grounded out to third | 1 | 5 |
| Ian Kinsler | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, I Kinsler walked | 1 | 5 |
| Michael Young | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, M Young singled to center, I Kinsler to second, G Balfour relieved S Kazmir | 1 | 5 |
| Marlon Byrd | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, I Kinsler stole third, M Young stole second, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, M Byrd singled to left, I Kinsler scored, M Young to third | 2 | 5 |
| Andruw Jones | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), A Jones grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Young scored, M Byrd out at second, J Borbon ran for A Jones | 3 | 5 |
| Josh Hamilton | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Borbon caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop | 3 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| C.J. Wilson pitching for Texas | TEX | TB | |
| C Wilson relieved W Eyre. | 3 | 5 | |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, B Zobrist walked | 3 | 5 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), C Pena grounded out to first, B Zobrist to second | 3 | 5 |
| Pat Burrell | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), P Burrell intentionally walked | 3 | 5 |
| Gregg Zaun | G Zaun fouled out to first, G Kapler hit for G Gross | 3 | 5 |
| Gabe Kapler | Ball, B Zobrist to third, P Burrell to second on wild pitch by C Wilson, Ball, Ball, Ball, G Kapler walked, D O'Day relieved C Wilson | 3 | 5 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), B Upton struck out swinging | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB | |
| G Kapler in right field. | 3 | 5 | |
| J Howell relieved G Balfour. | 3 | 5 | |
| Josh Hamilton | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Hamilton struck out swinging | 3 | 5 |
| Nelson Cruz | Ball, Strike (swinging), N Cruz grounded out to third | 3 | 5 |
| Hank Blalock | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, H Blalock walked | 3 | 5 |
| Taylor Teagarden | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), T Teagarden struck out swinging | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||