Rangers beat Angels to keep pace with A's
Alex Rios homered in the first inning and drove in the go-ahead run with a bloop double in the seventh, Elvis Andrus also had two RBIs, and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 4-3 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
4
Los Angeles Angels
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| LAA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
A Rios doubled to center, I Kinsler scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-3
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-3
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Play Result 3-3
E Andrus hit sacrifice fly to right, L Martin scored, I Kinsler to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-3
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
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Play Result 2-3
E Andrus singled to center, L Martin scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
A Romine doubled to deep left, H Conger and G Green scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
K Calhoun homered to right (389 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 4-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
E Aybar popped out to shortstop.
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Pop Out 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
E Aybar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
J Shuck flied out to right.
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Fly Out 4-3
Pitch 6: in play
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
J Shuck batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
A Romine lined out to center.
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Line Out 4-3
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
A Romine batting
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Play Result 4-3
J Nathan relieved T Scheppers.
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Start Inning 4-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 4-3
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Lineup Change 4-3
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End Inning 4-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
A Rios struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 4-3
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Play Result 4-3
E Andrus stole second.
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Stolen Base 4-3
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Ball 4-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
A Rios batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-3
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Play Result 4-3
E Andrus singled to right.
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Single 4-3
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 4-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 4-3
E Andrus batting
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LAA win series 2-1
Injuries
Los Angeles Angels
- Jack Kochanowicz Out
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Lineups
ConfirmedLAA
JB ShuckLF38
Erick AybarSS0
Mike TroutCF27
Josh HamiltonDH32
Kole CalhounRF56
Mark Trumbo1B45
Hank CongerC24
Grant Green2B5
Andrew Romine3B24
TEX
Ian Kinsler2B3
Elvis AndrusSS18
Alex RiosRF15
Adrian BeltreDH29
Jeff G Baker1B10
Geovany SotoC18
Craig GentryLF71
Jurickson Profar3B17
Leonys MartinCF17
Substitutes
Mitch Moreland1B18
Jim AdduciLF33
A.J. PierzynskiC15
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