Yu Darvish homers, Rangers beat Reds 6-5 for 2-game split
Yu Darvish hit only the second homer by a Rangers pitcher and Adrian Beltre hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning Wednesday night for a 6-5 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
6
Cincinnati Reds
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| CIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Beltré doubled to deep right, Desmond scored.
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Advancing On Play 6-5
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-5
Pitch 2: in play
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-5
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Play Result 5-5
De Jesús Jr. hit sacrifice fly to center, Suárez scored.
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Advancing On Play 5-5
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-4
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Play Result 5-4
Cabrera hit a ground rule double to deep center, Schebler scored, Suárez to third.
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Advancing On Force 5-4
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-3
Pitch 4: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-3
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Play Result 5-3
Peraza grounded out to pitcher, Renda scored, Hamilton to third.
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Advancing On Play 5-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
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Play Result 5-2
Desmond homered to left (379 feet).
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Darvish homered to center (412 feet).
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Out 3-2
Pitch 2: in play
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Play Result 3-2
Schebler scored, Cabrera to second on passed ball by Lucroy.
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Passed Ball 3-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to second, Duvall scored, Suárez out at second, Schebler to third.
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Batter Fielders Choice Runner Movement 3-1
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Mazara homered to right (356 feet), Odor and Lucroy scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 6-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Peraza grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Peraza batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Hamilton grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Hamilton batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Barnhart grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 6-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 6-5
Barnhart batting
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Play Result 6-5
Barnhart hit for Ohlendorf.
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Play Result 6-5
Mazara in right field.
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Play Result 6-5
Stubbs in left field.
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Play Result 6-5
Dyson relieved Bush.
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Start Inning 6-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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Lineup Change 6-5
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End Inning 6-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Mazara lined out to center.
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Line Out 6-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Head to Head
Series tied 1-1
Injuries
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
Texas Rangers
- Cole Winn Out
- Jose Corniell Out
- Jose Butto Out
- Corey Seager Out
- Evan Carter Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCIN
Billy HamiltonCF0
Jose PerazaSS81
Joey Votto1B37
Adam DuvallLF14
Brandon Phillips2B0
Scott ScheblerRF44
Eugenio Suarez3B28
Ramon Salvador CabreraC37
Timothy AdlemanP66
Substitutes
Tony RendaPH43
Michael LorenzenP55
Ivan De Jesus Jr.PH11
Blake WoodP46
Ross OhlendorfP27
Tucker BarnhartPH18
TEX
Ian DesmondCF20
Carlos Ivan BeltranRF15
Adrian Beltre3B29
Rougned Odor2B24
Jonathan LucroyC14
Mitch Moreland1B18
Nomar MazaraRF15
Elvis AndrusSS18
Yu DarvishP11
Substitutes
Sam DysonP49
Matt BushP49
Drew StubbsLF46
Jake DiekmanP72
Jurickson Profar2B17
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