Rangers beat Angels 7-3 in Griffin's 1st start since 2013
A.J. Griffin got the victory in his first major league appearance in more than two seasons and Rougned Odor homered, leading the Texas Rangers over the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 on Friday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
7
Los Angeles Angels
3
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| LAA | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 7-3
Pitch 1: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Andrus singled to left, Desmond scored, Odor to third.
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Advancing On Play 7-3
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 6-3
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
Pennington tripled to deep center, Pérez scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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Foul Ball 6-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 6-2
DeShields scored, Fielder to second on wild pitch by Bedrosian.
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Wild Pitch 6-2
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Calhoun singled to right center, Nava scored, Trout to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
Odor homered to right (387 feet), Desmond scored.
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Advancing On Force 5-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Pérez grounded out to second, Calhoun scored, Simmons to third.
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Advancing On Play 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 9: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 8: foul
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End Inning 7-3
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Cron struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Cron batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Escobar grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 2: in play
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Escobar batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Pennington struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 5: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Pennington batting
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Play Result 7-3
Diekman relieved Barnette.
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Start Inning 7-3
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 7-3
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Lineup Change 7-3
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End Inning 7-3
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Andrus grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 7-3
Pitch 7: in play
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 7-3
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-3
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-3
Andrus batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-3
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Play Result 7-3
Odor struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-3
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Head to Head
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
Yunel Escobar3B0
Daniel NavaLF25
Mike TroutCF27
Albert PujolsDH5
Kole CalhounRF56
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
Jiman ChoiLF26
Carlos PerezC29
Cliff Pennington2B7
Substitutes
C.J. Cron1B28
TEX
Delino DeShieldsCF80
Shin-Soo ChooRF17
Prince FielderDH84
Adrian Beltre3B29
Mitch Moreland1B18
Ian DesmondLF20
Rougned Odor2B24
Elvis AndrusSS18
Robinson ChirinosC23
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