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Match Report

Thompson, Semien lead Rangers over Cubs 8-2

— Ninth-place hitter Bubba Thompson had a triple, double and two RBI, and the Texas Rangers ripped the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Sunday to end a two-game slide.

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Top Performers

TEX

  • Travis Jankowski CF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 2
  • Josh Smith 2B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Corey Seager SS H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Nathaniel Lowe 1B H-AB 1-5 · AB 5 · R 0

CHC

  • Ian Happ LF H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Patrick Wisdom 3B H-AB 0-2 · AB 2 · R 0
  • Dansby Swanson SS H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Tucker Barnhart C H-AB 2-2 · AB 2 · R 0

Head to Head

CHC win series 2-1

Injuries

Chicago Cubs

  • Justin Steele 60-Day-IL
  • Shelby Miller 60-Day-IL
  • Ben Brown 60-Day-IL
  • Phil Maton 60-Day-IL
  • Riley Martin 60-Day-IL

Texas Rangers

  • Corey Seager Out
  • Cal Quantrill 60-Day-IL
  • Jack Leiter 60-Day-IL
  • Cole Winn 60-Day-IL
  • Carter Baumler 60-Day-IL

Lineups

CHC

  1. 2Nico Hoerner2B
  2. 7Dansby SwansonSS
  3. 8Ian HappLF
  4. 35Cody BellingerCF
  5. 34Trey Mancini1B
  6. 30Edwin RiosDH
  7. 51Eric Hosmer1B
  8. 20Nick Madrigal3B
  9. 18Tucker BarnhartC

Substitutes

  1. 35Patrick WisdomRF
  2. 13Luis TorrensC

TEX

  1. 10Marcus Semien2B
  2. 5Corey SeagerSS
  3. 46Nathaniel Lowe1B
  4. 53Adolis GarciaDH
  5. 6Josh Jung3B
  6. 9Josh SmithLF
  7. 15Jonah HeimC
  8. 16Travis JankowskiRF
  9. 12Bubba ThompsonCF

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    33926 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33926 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33926 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33926 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39816 9th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    39816 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39816 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41054 8th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    5002950 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    5002950 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    31549 7th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    5002950 7th Inning
  13. Foul Out 8-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    5002950 7th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31549 6th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 6th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33203 6th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    5002950 6th Inning
  18. End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
    5002950 6th Inning
  19. Play Result 8-2

    Seager doubled to left, Semien scored.

    5002950 6th Inning
  20. Double 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    5002950 6th Inning
  21. End Batter/Pitcher 7-2
    5002950 6th Inning
  22. Play Result 7-2

    Semien singled to center, Thompson scored.

    5002950 6th Inning
  23. Single 7-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    5002950 6th Inning
  24. Ball 6-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    5002950 6th Inning
  25. End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
    5002950 6th Inning
  26. Play Result 6-2

    Thompson tripled to center, Heim scored.

    5002950 6th Inning
  27. Triple 6-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    5002950 6th Inning
  28. Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    5002950 6th Inning
  29. Bunted Foul 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Bunted Foul

    5002950 6th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 5th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33203 5th Inning
  32. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 5th Inning
  33. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33203 5th Inning
  34. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31258 5th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31258 5th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31258 5th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 4th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 4th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 4th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 4th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31258 4th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 5-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31258 4th Inning
  43. End Batter/Pitcher 5-2
    31258 4th Inning
  44. Play Result 5-2

    Thompson doubled to left, Jankowski scored.

    31258 4th Inning
  45. Double 5-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31258 4th Inning
  46. Strike Looking 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    31258 4th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31258 4th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31258 4th Inning
  49. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 3rd Inning
  50. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33203 3rd Inning
  51. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    31258 3rd Inning
  52. Foul Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33203 2nd Inning
  53. End Batter/Pitcher 4-2
    33203 2nd Inning
  54. Play Result 4-2

    Ríos homered to center (417 feet), Bellinger scored.

    33203 2nd Inning
  55. Home Run 4-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    33203 2nd Inning
  56. Ball 4-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33203 2nd Inning
  57. Foul Ball 4-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 2nd Inning
  58. Foul Ball 4-0

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 2nd Inning
  59. Foul Ball 4-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    33203 2nd Inning
  60. Foul Ball 4-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33203 2nd Inning
  1. End Inning 8-2

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
    33926 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 8-2

    Madrigal lined out to left.

    33926 9th Inning
  4. Line Out 8-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33926 9th Inning
  5. Strike Looking 8-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    33926 9th Inning
  6. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    33926 9th Inning
  7. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    33926 9th Inning
  8. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33926 9th Inning
  9. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2

    Jose Leclerc pitches to Nick Madrigal

    33926 9th Inning
  10. End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
    33926 9th Inning
  11. Play Result 8-2

    Wisdom struck out swinging.

    33926 9th Inning
  12. Strike Swinging 8-2

    Pitch 9 : Strike 3 Swinging

    33926 9th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 8 : Strike 2 Foul

    33926 9th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    33926 9th Inning
  15. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball 3

    33926 9th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    33926 9th Inning
  17. Strike Looking 8-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Looking

    33926 9th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    33926 9th Inning
  19. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    33926 9th Inning
  20. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33926 9th Inning
  21. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2

    Jose Leclerc pitches to Patrick Wisdom

    33926 9th Inning
  22. End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
    33926 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 8-2

    Ríos struck out looking.

    33926 9th Inning
  24. Strike Looking 8-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking

    33926 9th Inning
  25. Strike Swinging 8-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Swinging

    33926 9th Inning
  26. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33926 9th Inning
  27. Strike Looking 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33926 9th Inning
  28. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2

    Jose Leclerc pitches to Edwin Rios

    33926 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 8-2

    Leclerc relieved Ragans

    33926 9th Inning
  30. Start Inning 8-2

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  31. End Inning 8-2

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
    39816 9th Inning
  33. Play Result 8-2

    Jung flied out to center.

    39816 9th Inning
  34. Fly Out 8-2

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    39816 9th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 8-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    39816 9th Inning
  36. Start Batter/Pitcher 8-2

    Julian Merryweather pitches to Josh Jung

    39816 9th Inning
  37. End Batter/Pitcher 8-2
    39816 9th Inning
  38. Play Result 8-2

    García grounded out to shortstop.

    39816 9th Inning
  39. Ground Out 8-2

    Pitch 6 : Ball In Play

    39816 9th Inning
  40. Ball 8-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball 2

    39816 9th Inning

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