Major League Baseball
Texas Rangers
4
St. Louis Cardinals
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| STL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Nelson Cruz got the decisive hit for the second straight game with a two-run homer in the third inning and Martin Perez prevailed in a matchup of rookie starters as the Texas Rangers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Saturday night.
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 9: foul
Pitch 8: foul
Pitch 7: foul
Pitch 6: foul
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
N Cruz homered to right (363 feet), E Andrus scored.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
S Robinson hit sacrifice fly to right, D Freese scored.
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
A Pierzynski homered to right (372 feet), A Beltre scored.
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
A Craig singled to center, C Beltran scored.
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
Pitch 3: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
End of the 9th
D Freese popped out to second.
Pitch 3: in play
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
D Freese batting
Y Molina popped out to shortstop.
Pitch 1: in play
Y Molina batting
A Craig struck out swinging.
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 6: ball 3
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: ball 1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
A Craig batting
J Nathan relieved T Scheppers.
Bottom of the 9th inning
Middle of the 9th
I Kinsler grounded out to first.
Pitch 5: in play
Pitch 4: ball 2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
Pitch 2: ball 1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
I Kinsler batting
J Profar struck out swinging.
Pitch 7: strike 3 (swinging)
Pitch 6: ball 1
Pitch 5: foul
Pitch 4: foul
Showing the last 40 of 531 events.
TEX wins series 3-0
Matt Carpenter2B13
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Matt HollidayLF7
Allen Craig1B11
Yadier MolinaC4
David Freese3B25
Shane RobinsonCF38
Pete KozmaSS38
Shelby MillerP77
Michael BlazekP52
Seth ManessP63
Kevin SiegristP54
Ty WiggintonPH8
Jon JayCF9
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusSS18
Nelson CruzRF32
Adrian Beltre3B29
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Mitch Moreland1B18
David MurphyLF18
Leonys MartinCF17
Martin PerezP33
Tanner ScheppersP52
Jurickson ProfarPH17
Joe NathanP74
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