Major League Baseball
Texas Rangers
3
Los Angeles Angels
1
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking two-run homer off Angels closer Ernesto Frieri in the ninth inning, and the Texas Rangers dealt yet another blow to Los Angeles' fading playoff hopes with a 3-1 victory Thursday night.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
A Beltre homered to left (391 feet), M Young scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: strike 1 (foul)
T Hunter grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Bourjos scored, C Iannetta out at second.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
G Soto hit sacrifice fly to right, N Cruz scored.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
End of the 9th
K Morales flied out to left.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
K Morales batting
A Pujols doubled to deep center.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A Pujols batting
T Hunter grounded out to third.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
T Hunter batting
M Trout flied out to center.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
M Trout batting
J Nathan relieved Y Darvish.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
G Soto popped out to second.
Pitch 1: in play
G Soto batting
D Murphy flied out to right.
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: foul
Showing the last 40 of 499 events.
TEX wins series 2-1
Mike TroutCF27
Torii HunterRF48
Albert Pujols1B5
Kendrys MoralesDH36
Alberto Callaspo3B5
Howie Kendrick2B47
Erick AybarSS0
Mark TrumboLF45
Chris IannettaC22
Peter BourjosPR25
Vernon WellsLF22
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusSS18
Michael Young3B10
Adrian BeltreDH29
Nelson CruzRF32
David MurphyLF18
Geovany SotoC18
Mitch Moreland1B18
Craig GentryCF71
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