Major League Baseball
Los Angeles Angels
2
Texas Rangers
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Ian Kinsler hit a go-ahead single with two outs in the eighth inning and the Texas Rangers gave their fans plenty of reasons to cheer in the home opener, beating Josh Hamilton and Los Angeles Angels 3-2 Friday.
I Kinsler singled to right, C Gentry scored, I Kinsler to second advancing on throw.
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
A Beltre homered to left (390 feet).
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
M Trout doubled to deep left, C Iannetta scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
C Iannetta homered to left (392 feet).
Pitch 6: foul
A Pierzynski tripled to right, N Cruz scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Middle of the 9th
H Kendrick flied out to center.
Pitch 2: in play
Pitch 1: ball 1
H Kendrick batting
A Romine ran for M Trumbo.
M Trumbo walked.
Pitch 6: ball 4
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
M Trumbo batting
J Hamilton lined out to center.
Pitch 1: in play
J Hamilton batting
A Pujols flied out to left.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A Pujols batting
J Nathan relieved T Scheppers.
J Baker at first base.
Top of the 9th inning
End of the 8th
E Andrus lined out to second.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 1: ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 539 events.
TEX wins series 2-1
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusSS18
Lance BerkmanDH27
Adrian Beltre3B29
Nelson CruzRF32
David MurphyLF18
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Craig GentryCF71
Mitch Moreland1B18
Jeff G Baker1B10
Mike TroutLF27
Erick AybarSS0
Albert Pujols1B5
Josh HamiltonRF32
Mark TrumboDH45
Howie Kendrick2B47
Alberto Callaspo3B5
Chris IannettaC22
Peter BourjosCF25
Andrew RominePR24
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