MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
06/08/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 493 - FRIDAY, JUNE 8TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (50-20) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (36-34) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Devil Rays Absorb 3-1 Home Loss
The Texas Rangers got a magnificent effort from pitcher Lance McCullers Jr., who kept Tampa Bay hitters in check en route to a 3-1 Rangers win at Tropicana Field. McCullers Jr., the winner, moves to 7-2. He threw 6.2 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 4 and giving up 2 walks. Sean Doolittle earned his 14th save, after closing out the game.

Yadier Molina, who is a six-time Great Glove Award winner, had a direct impact on the outcome. Molina contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Texas up, 2-0.

"Whenever we hold the other team to one run," said Rangers manager Rangers GM, "I like our chances."

Texas, now 50-20, has stretched its winning streak to 12 games.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Heyward CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 7 .271 10 32
A. Gordon LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .257 5 24
M. Trout RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 2 .231 11 28
M. Semien SS 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 .272 13 52
D. Gregorius 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 9 37
E. Longoria 3B, 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .328 15 47
J. Turner DH 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .218 0 6
S. Gennett 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .297 3 10
   a-R. Odor 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 10 45
Y. Molina C 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .323 3 24
Totals 32 3 9 3 6 7 18      
a - R. Odor substituted for S. Gennett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Longoria (20, 6th Inning off T. Rainey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Gordon (5, 9th Inning off D. Gee, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Heyward , A. Gordon 5 , M. Semien 2 , D. Gregorius , E. Longoria 3 , Y. Molina
2-out RBI: M. Semien , Y. Molina
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Heyward 2 , E. Longoria
GIDP: J. Heyward , M. Trout
Hit by Pitch: J. Turner , Y. Molina
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: A. Gordon (2) , M. Trout (5)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Gregorius (2) , E. Longoria (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Wade 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1 13
C. Taylor CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .186 3 24
   c-A. Huff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   d-C. Frazier CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 3 13
F. Freeman 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .219 6 29
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308 9 37
R. McMahon 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .215 7 28
F. Cervelli DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .292 3 21
E. Hernández LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 9 30
   a-R. Tellez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .274 7 28
   b-D. Stewart LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 4 21
M. Wieters C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .200 5 16
R. Martin SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .125 1 2
Totals 32 1 3 1 2 8 13      
a - R. Tellez pinch hit for E. Hernández in the 7th
b - D. Stewart substituted for R. Tellez in the 8th
c - A. Huff pinch hit for C. Taylor in the 8th
d - C. Frazier substituted for A. Huff in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: C. Taylor , E. Hernández , M. Wieters
2-out RBI: M. Wieters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cabrera , F. Cervelli , R. Martin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Freeman (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Martin-Wade-Freeman, Freeman-Wieters-Freeman)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. McCullers Jr. W (7-2) 6.2 3 1 0 2 4 0 93 3.00   
M. Foltynewicz H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 2.00   
T. Buttrey H (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 20 5.47   
S. Doolittle SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 3.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. McCullers Jr. 68
Batters Faced: L. McCullers Jr. 26, M. Foltynewicz 1, T. Buttrey 4, S. Doolittle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. McCullers Jr. 10-6, M. Foltynewicz 0-0, T. Buttrey 1-1, S. Doolittle 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. McCullers Jr. 93-61, M. Foltynewicz 5-4, T. Buttrey 20-11, S. Doolittle 14-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Foltynewicz 2-0
WP: M. Foltynewicz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Ray L (3-2) 3.2 4 2 2 3 2 0 83 3.27   
T. Rainey 1.1 2 0 0 2 0 0 30 7.96   
J. Ruiz 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 1.99   
D. Hudson 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.24   
I. Krol 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.25   
D. Gee 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 14 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Ray 42
Batters Faced: R. Ray 17, T. Rainey 7, J. Ruiz 4, D. Hudson 5, I. Krol 3, D. Gee 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Ray 5-1, T. Rainey 2-1, J. Ruiz 2-0, D. Hudson 1-2, I. Krol 1-0, D. Gee 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Ray 83-45, T. Rainey 30-15, J. Ruiz 20-11, D. Hudson 14-9, I. Krol 16-11, D. Gee 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Rainey 2-1 , J. Ruiz 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Ray 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Lance McCullers Jr.
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 30942
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