Jurickson Profar homers in debut as Rangers top Indians
Jurickson Profar took his major league debut in stride. To the highly touted 19-year-old for the Texas Rangers, he was just playing another game of baseball with a new group of teammates.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
8
Cleveland Indians
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Progressive Field · 19,474 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
T Neal doubled to deep left, C Santana scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
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Play Result 8-2
M Young doubled to deep right, E Andrus scored.
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Advancing On Play 8-2
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
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Play Result 7-2
D Murphy homered to right (383 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
A Beltre homered to left (370 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
J Hamilton homered to right (393 feet).
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Foul Out 4-2
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
C Santana homered to left (384 feet), J Kipnis scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
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Play Result 4-0
D Murphy singled to right, J Hamilton and N Cruz scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-0
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Advancing On Play 3-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
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Play Result 2-0
N Cruz hit a ground rule double to deep right center, M Young scored, J Hamilton to third.
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 8-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
J Donald flied out to center.
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Fly Out 8-3
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
J Donald batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
E Carrera struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 8-3
Pitch 6: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
E Carrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
L Marson grounded out to third, M LaPorta to second.
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Advancing On Play 8-3
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Ground Out 8-3
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
L Marson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-3
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Play Result 8-3
M LaPorta walked.
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 8: ball 4
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 7: ball 3
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 8-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 8-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-3
M LaPorta batting
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Play Result 8-3
T Scheppers relieved M Lowe.
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Start Inning 8-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-3
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Head to Head
TEX wins series 2-1
Injuries
Cleveland Indians
- Colin Holderman Out
- Kahlil Watson Out
- Andrew Walters Out
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCLE
Jason Donald3B45
Jason Kipnis2B22
Carlos Santana1B41
Russ CanzlerLF68
Thomas NealRF
Brent LillibridgeSS20
Matt LaPortaDH
Lou MarsonC4
Ezequiel CarreraCF41
TEX
Elvis AndrusSS18
Michael YoungDH10
Josh HamiltonCF32
Adrian Beltre3B29
Nelson CruzRF32
David MurphyLF18
Mitch Moreland1B18
Luis MartinezC41
Jurickson Profar2B17
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