Lucroy helps Rangers beat Angels 8-5
Jonathan Lucroy capped a late see-saw game with the Angels with a two-run homer in the eighth to lead the Texas Rangers to an 8-5 victory Saturday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Texas Rangers
8
Los Angeles Angels
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| LAA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Beltré singled to shallow left center, Desmond scored, Gallo to third.
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Advancing On Play 8-5
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 7-5
Hoying scored on Valdez' wild pitch.
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Wild Pitch 7-5
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
Lucroy homered to left (412 feet), DeShields scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-5
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Foul Ball 4-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-5
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Play Result 4-5
Cron hit a ground rule double to deep left, Trout scored.
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Advancing On Play 4-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-4
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Play Result 4-4
Calhoun homered to right center (416 feet), Ortega scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-4
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-2
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-2
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
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Play Result 4-2
Bandy grounded out to second, Marte scored, Simmons to third.
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Advancing On Play 4-2
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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End Batter/Pitcher 4-1
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Play Result 4-1
Gómez homered to center (397 feet), Andrus scored.
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Advancing On Force 4-1
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Foul Ball 2-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
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Play Result 2-1
Trout hit sacrifice fly to right, Petit scored.
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Advancing On Play 2-1
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: foul
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End Inning 8-5
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Pujols grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 8-5
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Pujols batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Trout struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Play Result 8-5
Manager M Scioscia ejected by M Winters in the 9th.
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Trout batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Calhoun grounded out to second, Escobar to second.
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Advancing On Play 8-5
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Ground Out 8-5
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Calhoun batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Escobar singled to center.
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Single 8-5
Pitch 2: in play
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Escobar batting
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Play Result 8-5
Dyson relieved Bush.
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Start Inning 8-5
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 8-5
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Lineup Change 8-5
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Lineup Change 8-5
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End Inning 8-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 8-5
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Play Result 8-5
Hoying struck out looking.
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (looking)
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Foul Ball 8-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 8-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 8-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 8-5
Hoying batting
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Play Result 8-5
Ege relieved Achter.
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Lineup Change 8-5
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Head to Head
TEX wins 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
Yunel Escobar3B0
Kole CalhounRF56
Mike TroutCF27
Albert PujolsDH5
C.J. Cron1B28
Jefry MarteLF19
Andrelton SimmonsSS19
Jett BandyC47
Gregorio Petit2B40
Substitutes
Cliff Pennington2B7
Jiman Choi1B26
Rafael OrtegaLF0
TEX
Carlos GomezLF91
Ian DesmondCF20
Carlos Ivan BeltranDH15
Adrian Beltre3B29
Mitch Moreland1B18
Jonathan LucroyC14
Nomar MazaraRF15
Elvis AndrusSS18
Jurickson Profar2B17
Substitutes
Joey GalloDH17
Delino DeShieldsPR80
Ryan Rua1B16
Jared HoyingRF28
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