Darvish strikes out 14 as Rangers control D-backs
Yu Darvish struck out 14, matching the most in his 50 major league starts, and the Texas Rangers hit three solo homers and beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-1 in a makeup game on Thursday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Arizona Diamondbacks
1
Texas Rangers
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
M Prado singled to right, C Ross scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-7
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-7
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
A Pierzynski singled to center, E Andrus and I Kinsler scored, A Beltre to second.
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Advancing On Force 0-7
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Advancing On Force 0-6
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-5
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Play Result 0-5
L Martin doubled to deep right, J Profar and M Moreland scored, L Martin out stretching at third.
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Advancing On Play 0-5
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Advancing On Play 0-4
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-3
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Play Result 0-3
D Murphy homered to right (426 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
M Moreland homered to right (377 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-1
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Play Result 0-1
A Pierzynski homered to center (421 feet).
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 1-7
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
J Kubel grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Prado out at second.
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Advancing On Force 1-7
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Ground Out 1-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 1-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-7
J Kubel batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-7
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Play Result 1-7
M Prado singled to right, C Ross scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-7
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Single 0-7
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 0-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 0-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Play Result 0-7
C Ross to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 0-7
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Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-7
M Prado batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
C Ross singled to center.
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Single 0-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-7
C Ross batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
C Pennington lined out to third.
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Line Out 0-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-7
C Pennington batting
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Play Result 0-7
J Soria relieved N Cotts.
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Start Inning 0-7
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 0-7
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Lineup Change 0-7
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End Inning 0-7
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
L Martin grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 0-7
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 0-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 0-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 0-7
L Martin batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-7
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Play Result 0-7
M Moreland grounded out to second, D Murphy to third.
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Advancing On Play 0-7
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Head to Head
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Arizona Diamondbacks
- Cristian Mena Out
- Andrew Saalfrank Out
- Corbin Carroll Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Leonys MartinRF17
Elvis AndrusDH18
Ian Kinsler2B3
Adrian Beltre3B29
A.J. PierzynskiC15
Nelson CruzRF32
David MurphyLF18
Jurickson ProfarSS17
Mitch Moreland1B18
Substitutes
Craig GentryCF71
ARI
Gerardo ParraRF88
Adam EatonCF9
Paul Goldschmidt1B46
Eric Chavez3B12
Cody RossLF7
Martin Prado3B14
Jason KubelDH13
Didi GregoriusSS18
Tuffy GosewischC13
Substitutes
Cliff Pennington2B7
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