MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
05/28/2059
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 1269 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 28TH , 2059 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (27-19) 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 7 10 1
Los Angeles Dodgers (23-24) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 1
5-for-5 Day for Espinoza
At Dodger Stadium, Vinny Espinoza of the Los Angeles Dodgers put on a hitting clinic. He banged out 5 hits in 5 at-bats and mauled the Texas Rangers pitching staff, but Los Angeles still came up short on the scoreboard.

The Dodgers went home with the 7-2 loss, in spite of a standout 5-hit performance from their first baseman.

"Hey, it's great to get that many hits in a game, but it would have been nice to win the game, too," Espinoza said in the postgame interview.

Vinny Espinoza singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, doubled in the 5th, singled in the 7th and singled in the 9th.

Currently Espinoza is hitting .265 and has collected 1 home run, 22 RBIs and scored 14 times, while playing in 44 games.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Parra RF 5 0 3 3 0 2 0 .221 1 14
P. Thornton 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 5 .319 6 24
D. Knobloch 3B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .350 7 34
B. Scruggs DH 4 1 0 1 1 1 3 .287 7 33
R. Crouch C 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 .308 2 18
N. Hamblin CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .216 2 12
T. Holdren 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .178 2 12
J. Littlefield LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 5 .304 5 30
J. Guardado SS 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 .218 6 17
Totals 37 7 10 7 4 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Parra (16, 3rd Inning off C. Mendoza, 2 on, 0 outs) , R. Crouch (10, 9th Inning off M. Ruiz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Knobloch (7, 1st Inning off C. Mendoza, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Parra 4 , P. Thornton , D. Knobloch 6 , R. Crouch 3 , J. Littlefield
2-out RBI: D. Parra , D. Knobloch , R. Crouch , J. Guardado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Thornton , D. Knobloch , B. Scruggs , N. Hamblin , J. Guardado
Hit by Pitch: J. Guardado
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Parra (17)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Knobloch (3)
Double Plays: 3 (Guardado-Thornton-Holdren, Thornton-Guardado-Holdren, Thornton-Guardado-Holdren)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Schafer LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .267 3 17
A. Campbell RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .287 1 9
V. Espinoza 1B 5 0 5 0 0 0 0 .265 1 22
A. Cantrell 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 7 .289 5 21
M. O'Brien DH 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .254 4 16
   a-B. Shackelford DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 2 7
B. Bryant 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 2 8
C. Swanger C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .267 1 6
J. Lucky SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .201 3 16
H. Runako CF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .271 0 12
Totals 36 2 12 2 3 3 19      
a - B. Shackelford inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lucky (7, 4th Inning off D. Rwabugini, 1 on, 2 outs) , V. Espinoza (13, 5th Inning off D. Rwabugini, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Schafer , A. Campbell 2 , V. Espinoza 6 , M. O'Brien , C. Swanger , J. Lucky 2 , H. Runako
2-out RBI: H. Runako
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Schafer , A. Cantrell 2 , B. Bryant , J. Lucky
GIDP: J. Schafer , A. Cantrell , B. Bryant
Sac Fly: A. Cantrell
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Campbell (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lucky (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Runako-Swanger)
OF assists: 1 (Runako(Guardado at home))
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rwabugini W (2-0) 5.0 9 2 2 2 1 0 92 2.11   
G. Ritz H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 9.00   
M. Dixon SV (2) 2.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 44 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rwabugini 40
Batters Faced: D. Rwabugini 25, G. Ritz 4, M. Dixon 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rwabugini 4-9, G. Ritz 2-1, M. Dixon 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rwabugini 92-56, G. Ritz 11-6, M. Dixon 44-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Ritz 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Mendoza L (2-6) 3.2 5 5 5 3 3 1 72 5.13   
B. Goldfeld 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 41 3.51   
J. Zepeda 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 36 2.70   
M. Ruiz 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 9.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Mendoza 29
Batters Faced: C. Mendoza 19, B. Goldfeld 9, J. Zepeda 10, M. Ruiz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Mendoza 3-4, B. Goldfeld 3-1, J. Zepeda 2-3, M. Ruiz 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Mendoza 72-40, B. Goldfeld 41-27, J. Zepeda 36-22, M. Ruiz 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Goldfeld 2-0 , J. Zepeda 1-0 , M. Ruiz 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. Mendoza
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dan Knobloch
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 24668
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