Yu Darvish goes 5 IP, Jurickson Profar homers as Rangers beat Reds
Yu Darvish pitched five positive innings and Jurickson Profar homered as the Texas Rangers beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 Monday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
2
Texas Rangers
8
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TEX | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 6: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
A Rosales singled to center, J Profar and A Parrino scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-8
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Advancing On Play 2-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-6
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Play Result 2-6
A Parrino doubled to deep left, B Snyder scored, J Profar to third.
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Advancing On Force 2-6
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 2-5
L Sardinas scored, B Snyder to second on wild pitch by C Partch.
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Wild Pitch 2-5
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
E Andrus singled to center, K Kouzmanoff and R Odor scored, E Andrus thrown out at second attempting to advance on play.
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Advancing On Play 2-4
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Advancing On Play 2-3
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
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Play Result 2-2
R Santiago doubled to deep right center, C Nelson scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-2
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-2
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-2
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Play Result 1-2
J Bruce doubled to deep center, B Hamilton scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
J Profar homered to right.
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: 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 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 0-1
K Kouzmanoff struck out swinging, L Martin scored, J Arencibia stole second.
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End Inning 2-8
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
K Negron flied out to left.
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Fly Out 2-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Swinging 2-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8
K Negron batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
C Heisey flied out to left.
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Fly Out 2-8
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 2-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8
C Heisey batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
B Pena reached on infield single to second, S Schumaker to second.
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Advancing On Force 2-8
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Single 2-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-8
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8
B Pena batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
S Schumaker singled to right.
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Single 2-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Strike Looking 2-8
Pitch 3: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8
S Schumaker batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
J Bourgeois lined out to left.
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Line Out 2-8
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Foul Ball 2-8
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 2-8
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-8
J Bourgeois batting
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Play Result 2-8
N Feliz relieved A Poreda.
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Start Inning 2-8
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-8
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Lineup Change 2-8
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End Inning 2-8
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-8
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Play Result 2-8
J Profar grounded out to shortstop.
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Head to Head
TEX leads series 1-0
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Jurickson ProfarDH17
Elvis AndrusSS18
Mitch MorelandRF18
Adrian Beltre3B29
Leonys MartinCF17
J.P. ArencibiaC19
Kevin Kouzmanoff1B
Rougned Odor2B24
Engel BeltreLF
Substitutes
Andy Parrino2B12
Michael ChoiceRF13
Adam Rosales3B32
Jim AdduciCF33
Brett NicholasC50
Josh Wilson1B40
Kensuke Tanaka2B65
Luis SardinasSS89
Brad SnyderLF64
CIN
Billy HamiltonCF0
Zack CozartSS7
Jay BruceRF30
Ryan LudwickLF41
Devin MesoracoC29
Brayan PenaDH25
Chris Nelson1B
Ramon Santiago2B9
Henry Rodriguez3B
Substitutes
Corky MillerC37
Rey NavarroSS13- Travis Mattair3B
Jason BourgeoisLF4- Skip SchumakerCF55
Chris HeiseyRF24
Kristopher Negron2B45
Neftali Soto1B
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