MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT TEXAS RANGERS
05/21/2043
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1248 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST , 2043 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (21-24) 0 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 2 11 15 1
Texas Rangers (17-29) 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 6 13 0
Irwin hits 2 home runs to Fuel Angels Offense
Josh Irwin was a vital contributor to the 11-6 Los Angeles victory over Texas. The Angels right fielder slugged 2 home runs. He drove in 7 runs and scored twice. Josh Grove got credit for the win, improving to 4-1. He allowed 3 runs on 10 hits in 6.2 innings. The Angels are now 21-24.

With Los Angeles leading 4-3 in the top of the seventh, Irwin hit a sinker from Myles Dodds for a grand slam home run. It was his 15th home run of the season and put the Angels ahead, 8-3.

"It's nice to step up when your team needs you," said Irwin.
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Contreras DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .326 0 12
E. Ruehlen 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 3 .291 1 19
J. Irwin RF 5 2 2 7 0 0 2 .415 15 41
E. Parris LF 4 2 2 0 1 1 0 .231 1 10
J. LaPointe SS 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .258 1 11
J. Steinbrecher 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .216 5 20
W. Braica 3B 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .218 1 7
M. Alban C 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .273 1 7
B. Brownell CF 3 1 0 0 1 3 4 .237 10 20
Totals 39 11 15 11 3 10 21      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Alban (3, 8th Inning off W. Binder, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Parris (3, 9th Inning off W. Binder, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Steinbrecher (8, 9th Inning off W. Binder, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Irwin 2 (15, 3rd Inning off C. Lankford, 2 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off M. Dodds, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Contreras 2 , E. Ruehlen 2 , J. Irwin 8 , E. Parris 3 , J. LaPointe 2 , J. Steinbrecher 2 , W. Braica , M. Alban 4
2-out RBI: E. Ruehlen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Braica , B. Brownell
GIDP: J. Irwin , M. Alban
Hit by Pitch: E. Ruehlen , J. Steinbrecher
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. LaPointe (2)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Braica (5)
Double Plays: 1 (LaPointe-Ruehlen-Steinbrecher)
OF assists: 1 (Brownell(Lujan at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Borges LF 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .291 5 18
M. Rivera 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .347 7 32
A. Carrasco RF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .240 10 24
E. Alvarez 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 7 .228 11 29
S. Clark 3B 4 2 0 0 1 2 2 .262 0 10
G. Velasco DH 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .241 4 15
B. Hendricks SS 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .233 0 7
C. Hard CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .242 4 17
E. Lujan C 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .164 7 18
Totals 37 6 13 5 5 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Alvarez (10, 2nd Inning off J. Grove, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Rivera (20, 5th Inning off J. Grove, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Velasco (8, 8th Inning off E. Alcaraz, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Hendricks (3, 8th Inning off E. Alcaraz, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Borges 3 , M. Rivera 3 , A. Carrasco , E. Alvarez 3 , G. Velasco 4 , B. Hendricks 2 , E. Lujan
2-out RBI: E. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Alvarez 3
GIDP: B. Hendricks
Sac Fly: B. Hendricks
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Rivera (5)
CS: J. Borges (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rivera-Hendricks-Alvarez, Clark-Hendricks-Alvarez)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Grove W (4-1) 6.2 10 3 3 2 4 0 106 3.67   
E. Alcaraz 0.2 2 3 2 1 1 0 19 6.75   
T. Shaw 1.1 1 0 0 2 3 0 34 8.04   
V. Diez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Grove 44
Batters Faced: J. Grove 29, E. Alcaraz 6, T. Shaw 7, V. Diez 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Grove 4-9, E. Alcaraz 1-0, T. Shaw 0-1, V. Diez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Grove 106-66, E. Alcaraz 19-12, T. Shaw 34-22, V. Diez 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Alcaraz 1-0 , T. Shaw 1-1
WP: J. Grove 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lankford L (2-4) 6.0 7 6 6 2 6 1 89 6.42   
M. Dodds 1.0 3 2 2 1 3 1 34 7.06   
W. Binder 1.1 5 3 3 0 1 0 23 5.14   
D. Stearns 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lankford 38
Batters Faced: C. Lankford 27, M. Dodds 7, W. Binder 9, D. Stearns 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lankford 4-6, M. Dodds 0-0, W. Binder 1-2, D. Stearns 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lankford 89-52, M. Dodds 34-21, W. Binder 23-16, D. Stearns 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Dodds 2-2 , D. Stearns 1-0
WP: M. Dodds
Hit Batsmen: C. Lankford 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Irwin
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:46
Attendance: 32302
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