MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/03/2042
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2669 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2042 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (71-69) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Texas Rangers (76-64) 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 X 6 8 0
Yankees Lose to Rangers, 6-2
The Texas Rangers racked up a win at Globe Life Field, bumping off the New York Yankees, 6-2. Chris Lankford, who started for Texas, pitched effectively for his team. The winner was Lankford. He threw 6.0 innings allowing 2 runs. The loser was Joe Fleming. Texas, at 76-64, holds down second place in the American League West Division.

Ed Alvarez had a big 3-run home run for the Rangers in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Texas leading 3-2 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he sized up a sinker from Joe Fleming, who is tied for 5th in the AL in complete games with 1, and punished it. The result was his 33rd home run of the season, which put the Rangers on top, 6-2.

Texas manager Rocco Baldelli called it "a pretty good win."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Wergin CF 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .238 1 14
H. Rodriguez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .293 14 66
C. Landstrom LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .312 21 73
R. Rios 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .314 29 85
J. Menezes DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .229 42 97
B. Rogerson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .236 16 50
K. Meinecke RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .277 4 17
M. Blair 2B 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .242 4 14
K. West C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .268 8 36
Totals 34 2 8 2 1 10 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Rogerson (20, 2nd Inning off C. Lankford, 0 on, 1 out) , K. West (30, 3rd Inning off C. Lankford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Blair (4, 5th Inning off C. Lankford, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Wergin 3 , H. Rodriguez , R. Rios , B. Rogerson 2 , M. Blair 4 , K. West 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rodriguez , M. Blair
GIDP: J. Menezes
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rodriguez-Blair-Rios, Rios-Rogerson-Delgado)
OF assists: 1 (Landstrom(Mendez at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Borges LF 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 .296 18 72
C. Hard CF 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 .274 9 42
A. Carrasco RF 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 .313 35 100
E. Alvarez 1B 3 1 1 3 1 1 1 .282 33 93
D. Mendez DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .256 24 69
S. Clark 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .291 5 36
G. Velasco 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .297 1 12
E. Lujan C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .228 17 54
B. Hendricks SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .254 1 8
Totals 28 6 8 6 5 8 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Clark (5, 2nd Inning off J. Fleming, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Carrasco (35, 3rd Inning off J. Fleming, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Alvarez (33, 5th Inning off J. Fleming, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Hard , A. Carrasco 4 , E. Alvarez 4 , D. Mendez 2 , S. Clark 5 , G. Velasco
2-out RBI: E. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Alvarez , D. Mendez , B. Hendricks
GIDP: S. Clark , B. Hendricks
Hit by Pitch: C. Hard , A. Carrasco
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Borges (46) , C. Hard (19) , S. Clark (8)
CS: C. Hard (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clark-Velasco-Alvarez)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fleming L (10-9) 4.2 5 6 6 4 6 3 88 3.38   
B. Banderas 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 38 5.13   
K. Delgado 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fleming 32
Batters Faced: J. Fleming 22, B. Banderas 8, K. Delgado 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fleming 3-2, B. Banderas 0-4, K. Delgado 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fleming 88-51, B. Banderas 38-23, K. Delgado 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Delgado 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Fleming 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Lankford W (4-1) 6.0 6 2 2 0 7 1 83 3.26   
Y. Lineman 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 30 4.63   
D. Gillen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Lankford 59
Batters Faced: C. Lankford 24, Y. Lineman 8, D. Gillen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Lankford 5-6, Y. Lineman 2-1, D. Gillen 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Lankford 83-54, Y. Lineman 30-18, D. Gillen 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Lankford
Ballpark: Globe Life Field
Weather: Roof closed, 76 degrees
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 39898
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