Giants upstage Rangers in Cole Hamels' first start since trade
Cole Hamels followed his no-hitter by pitching into the eighth inning of his Texas debut without a decision Saturday. The Rangers lost 9-7 to the Giants in 11 innings.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
San Francisco Giants
9
Texas Rangers
7
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | P11 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Belt homered to center (406 feet).
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-7
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Play Result 8-7
Pence homered to left (432 feet).
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-7
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-7
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Play Result 7-7
Pence singled to right, Posey scored.
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Advancing On Play 7-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-7
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Play Result 6-7
Posey doubled to center, Duffy scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-7
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Foul Ball 5-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-7
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Play Result 5-7
Duffy doubled to deep right, Panik scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-7
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-7
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 4-7
Choo grounded into fielder's choice to second, Beltré scored, Hamilton out at second.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 4-7
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-6
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Play Result 4-6
Moreland hit sacrifice fly to right, Fielder scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-6
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Posey homered to left (377 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-5
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Play Result 3-5
DeShields hit sacrifice fly to right, Andrus scored.
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Advancing On Play 3-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-4
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Play Result 3-4
Wilson singled to shallow right center, Choo scored, Andrus to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-4
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Inning 9-7
End of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Fielder struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 9-7
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Play Result 9-7
Odor to second on fielder's indifference.
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Fielders Indifference 9-7
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Strike Looking 9-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Fielder batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Odor singled to right.
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Single 9-7
Pitch 2: in play
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Odor batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Martín struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 9-7
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 9-7
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Martín batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Rosales grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 9-7
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Rosales batting
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Play Result 9-7
Rosales hit for Wilson.
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Play Result 9-7
Casilla relieved Strickland.
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Start Inning 9-7
Bottom of the 11th inning
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End Inning 9-7
Middle of the 11th
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End Batter/Pitcher 9-7
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Play Result 9-7
Sánchez grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 9-7
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Strike Looking 9-7
Pitch 4: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 9-7
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 2: ball 2
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Ball 9-7
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 9-7
Sánchez batting
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Head to Head
TEX wins series 2-1
Injuries
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
San Francisco Giants
- Harrison Bader Out
- Randy Rodriguez Out
- Rowan Wick Out
- Matt Chapman Out
- Rafael Devers Out
Lineups
ConfirmedTEX
Delino DeShieldsCF80
Rougned Odor2B24
Prince FielderDH84
Adrian Beltre3B29
Mitch Moreland1B18
Josh HamiltonLF32
Shin-Soo ChooRF17
Elvis AndrusSS18
Bobby WilsonC37
Substitutes
Leonys MartinCF17
Adam RosalesPH32
SF
Angel PaganCF16
Joe Panik2B12
Matt Duffy3B9
Buster PoseyDH28
Hunter PenceRF8
Justin MaxwellLF10
Brandon Belt1B13
Brandon CrawfordSS35
Hector SanchezC63
Substitutes
Gregor BlancoLF7
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