Major League Baseball
Tampa Bay Rays
4
Texas Rangers
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
A.J. Pierzynski and Mitch Moreland hit consecutive home runs off birthday boy Jeremy Hellickson and the Texas Rangers held on for a 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay in their series opener Monday.
S Rodriguez singled to center, J Molina scored.
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: in play
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Y Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Zobrist scored, S Duncan out at second, E Longoria to third.
S Duncan walked, D Jennings scored, B Zobrist to third, E Longoria to second.
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
E Andrus singled to center, A Pierzynski and C Gentry scored, E Andrus to second advancing on throw.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
M Moreland homered to right (425 feet).
A Pierzynski homered to right (373 feet).
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: in play
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Middle of the 9th
B Zobrist struck out looking.
Pitch 6: strike 3 (looking)
Pitch 5: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 4: ball 3
Pitch 3: ball 2
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
B Zobrist batting
S Rodriguez singled to center, J Molina scored.
Pitch 6: in play
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
S Rodriguez batting
D Jennings grounded out to second, J Molina to third.
Pitch 7: in play
Pitch 6: foul
J Molina stole second.
Pitch 5: ball 3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 2
Pitch 1: ball 1
D Jennings batting
K Johnson fouled out to third.
Pitch 1: in play
K Johnson batting
J Molina singled to center.
Pitch 4: in play
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TEX wins series 2-1
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusSS18
Lance BerkmanDH27
Adrian Beltre3B29
David MurphyLF18
Nelson CruzRF32
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Mitch Moreland1B18
Craig GentryCF71
Desmond JenningsCF8
Sam FuldLF23
Ben ZobristRF18
Evan Longoria3B3
Matt JoyceRF7
Yunel EscobarSS0
James Loney1B28
José MolinaC
Kelly JohnsonDH55
Sean RodriguezLF13
Shelley Duncan1B49
Ryan Roberts2B12
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