MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
05/06/2017
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 272 - SATURDAY, MAY 6TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (31-7) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 12 0
Oakland Athletics (19-19) 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 7 0
Texas Drops Oakland, 8-5
Behind the hitting of Jason Heyward, the Texas Rangers stopped the Oakland Athletics, 8-5. Heyward was 3-4 with 2 doubles and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 4 runs for the Rangers. Justin Verlander picked up the win, improving his season record to 7-0. He struck out 4 in 8 innings. The Rangers, at 31-7, have now won 4 straight.

Early in the game, Heyward had a bases-clearing double for Texas. It was his 11th double of the season and put the Rangers on top, 3-0.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Heyward told the Texas Daily.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Odor 3B 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .319 11 26
J. Heyward CF 4 0 3 4 0 0 1 .331 10 29
T. Mancini 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .349 8 31
M. Trout RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .290 11 29
D. Gregorius 2B 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .263 6 28
M. Semien SS 4 1 0 0 1 3 2 .285 13 31
J. Hamilton LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .386 9 26
   a-A. Gordon LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302 1 4
E. Longoria DH 4 2 1 2 1 2 2 .250 5 26
Y. Molina C 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .310 3 16
Totals 37 8 12 7 6 9 19      
a - A. Gordon substituted for J. Hamilton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Heyward 2 (11, 2nd Inning off B. Snell, 3 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off G. Gallegos, 1 on, 1 out) , M. Trout (7, 3rd Inning off B. Snell, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Longoria (5, 8th Inning off G. Gallegos, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Odor , J. Heyward 5 , T. Mancini , M. Trout 2 , J. Hamilton 2 , E. Longoria 4 , Y. Molina 3
2-out RBI: J. Heyward , J. Hamilton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Mancini , M. Trout , D. Gregorius , E. Longoria
GIDP: T. Mancini , M. Trout
Hit by Pitch: J. Heyward
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Semien (5) , J. Hamilton (2) , Y. Molina (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Odor-Gregorius-Mancini, Semien-Gregorius-Mancini)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jennings CF 4 0 1 2 1 0 1 .165 5 20
A. Diaz SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .264 1 10
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .284 11 33
M. Sanó 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .233 4 9
L. Morrison LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .290 6 22
J. Reyes DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .197 0 5
J. Jaso RF 3 2 2 2 1 0 2 .248 3 17
M. Garver C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .273 3 27
M. Gonzalez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .195 3 16
Totals 32 5 7 5 5 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Freeman (8, 6th Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Morrison (12, 8th Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Jaso (8, 8th Inning off J. Verlander, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: D. Jennings (1, 5th Inning off J. Verlander, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Jaso (3, 2nd Inning off J. Verlander, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jennings 3 , F. Freeman 3 , L. Morrison 2 , J. Jaso 6 , M. Garver
2-out RBI: D. Jennings , J. Jaso 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Diaz 2 , J. Jaso , M. Garver
GIDP: A. Diaz , M. Sanó
Hit by Pitch: F. Freeman
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Gonzalez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Diaz-Gonzalez-Freeman, Sanó-Gonzalez-Freeman)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Verlander W (7-0) 8.0 7 5 5 5 4 1 114 3.39   
S. Doolittle SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Verlander 47
Batters Faced: J. Verlander 35, S. Doolittle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Verlander 11-7, S. Doolittle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Verlander 114-66, S. Doolittle 13-9
WP: J. Verlander
Hit Batsmen: J. Verlander
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Snell L (4-3) 5.0 7 4 4 3 6 0 105 3.02   
R. Ramirez 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 7.13   
M. Cabrera 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 1.31   
G. Gallegos 0.1 4 4 4 1 0 1 25 6.75   
A. Reed 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.75   
J. Thatcher 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Snell 40
Batters Faced: B. Snell 25, R. Ramirez 4, M. Cabrera 3, G. Gallegos 6, A. Reed 2, J. Thatcher 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Snell 7-1, R. Ramirez 1-1, M. Cabrera 1-1, G. Gallegos 0-1, A. Reed 1-0, J. Thatcher 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Snell 105-62, R. Ramirez 14-10, M. Cabrera 13-8, G. Gallegos 25-13, A. Reed 6-4, J. Thatcher 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Reed 1-0
WP: G. Gallegos
Hit Batsmen: B. Snell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Heyward
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (65 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM PT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 34708
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