MLB

Texas Rangers at Washington Nationals

· Major League Baseball
Texas Rangers
29-35, 9-22 Away
Final
0 - 2
Washington Nationals
30-33, 15-16 Home

Soroka and Call help the Nationals beat the Rangers 2-0

Texas Rangers vs. Washington Nationals: Game Highlights

Soroka (3-3) allowed two hits and walked one. Brad Lord and Jose A. Ferrer each got three outs before Kyle Finnegan finished the two-hitter for his 18th save.

The speedy game was over in 1 hour, 50 minutes.

Adolis García singled with two outs in the fifth for Texas' first hit. Josh Smith added a one-out single in the sixth for the Rangers in their fourth consecutive loss.

Washington took a 1-0 lead in the second when Nathaniel Lowe and Alex Call opened with back-to-back singles. Lowe went to third on a flyout and scored on a groundout by Robert Hassell III.

Call led off the seventh with his first homer of the season.

Corbin (3-5) allowed five hits in eight innings in his longest start of the season. He struck out two and walked none against his former team.

The 35-year-old Corbin, who signed with the Rangers in March, went 47-77 with a 5.11 ERA over the past six seasons with the Nationals. In 2019 he was 14-7 with a 3.25 ERA and threw three scoreless innings in relief to pick up the win in Game 7 of the World Series against the Astros.

Key moment The Rangers put two runners on in the sixth, but Soroka escaped the jam when Marcus Semien flied out.

Key stat Texas has lost nine of its past 10 road games overall. It has dropped six straight road series openers.

Up next Rangers right-hander Jacob deGrom (5-2, 2.34 ERA), who has allowed two runs or fewer in nine consecutive starts, opposes left-hander Mitchell Parker (4-5, 4.71 ERA) in the middle game of the series on Saturday.

How can I watch Texas Rangers vs. Washington Nationals?
  • TV Channel: Rangers at Nationals 2022 MLB Baseball, is broadcasted on MLB.TV.
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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Burger fouled out to first.
9th Inning Semien safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Abrams.
9th Inning Seager grounded out to second.
9th Inning Langford struck out swinging.
9th Inning Finnegan relieved Ferrer
8th Inning Rosario flied out to center.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
10 Ground Balls 15
8 Strikeouts 2
0 Runs Batted In 2
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
2 Hits 5
0 Stolen Bases 0
1 Walks 0
0 Catcher Interference 0
0 Runs 2
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
30 At Bats 29
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
6 Runners Left On Base 6
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
0 Doubles 0
12 Fly Balls 12
0 Caught Stealing 0
117 Pitches 89
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 0
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
2 Total Bases 8
32 Plate Appearances 29
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
0 Extra Base Hits 1
-1.2 Runs Created 1.0
.067 Batting Average .172
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.067 Slugging Percentage .276
.033 Secondary Average .103
.125 On Base Percentage .172
.192 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .448
0.8 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.3
-1.2 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 1.2
2.0 Batter Rating 16.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 29.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.66 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.07
.000 Isolated Power .103
0.13 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.00
.031 Walks Per Plate Appearance .000
-.033 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average -.069
0.0 Runs Produced 4.0
0.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.1 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.1 Balls In Play Average 0.2
54.5 MLB Rating 69.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Nationals Park

Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 27,160 | Capacity:
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