MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/25/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
NEW YORK YANKEES AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 945 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (57-78) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 10 1
Texas Rangers (97-38) 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 X 6 9 0
Rangers Pick Up 6-3 Win
The performance of Marcus Semien proved critical in helping Texas beat New York, 6-3. The Rangers shortstop was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times. Masahiro Tanaka got the win, improving to 17-5. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 9 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 2. The Rangers, at 97-38, have a comfortable 30-game lead in their division.

The Rangers got a big at-bat from left fielder Josh Hamilton. For the game, Hamilton went 1-3 with a double. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the third, with runners on 1st and 3rd, he stroked a 2-run double. His 21st double of the season gave Texas a 2-1 lead.

"Getting the win feels nice," said Hamilton. "More importantly, I had a good game."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Murphy DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 .270 8 50
S. Schumaker CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 10 47
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .257 18 68
J. Werth RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .245 21 59
J. Morneau 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .278 14 57
X. Avery LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 .313 3 13
J. Thole C 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .253 2 21
J. Rutledge 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .249 3 34
B. Holt SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 2 36
Totals 34 3 10 3 2 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Arenado (35, 1st Inning off M. Tanaka, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Rutledge (26, 7th Inning off M. Tanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Murphy , N. Arenado 3 , J. Werth 2 , J. Morneau 2 , X. Avery , J. Rutledge 3
2-out RBI: X. Avery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Schumaker , J. Morneau , J. Thole
GIDP: J. Thole , B. Holt
Sac Fly: X. Avery
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Holt (8)
OF assists: 1 (Schumaker(Gregorius at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Reyes 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .271 14 53
M. Semien SS 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .281 22 69
J. Hamilton LF 3 1 1 3 0 1 2 .303 30 92
   a-A. Gordon LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 4 35
M. Trout RF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .283 33 95
S. Gennett DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .231 10 49
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 12 56
D. Gregorius 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .283 26 87
J. Heyward CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .266 12 62
Y. Molina C 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .290 6 43
Totals 30 6 9 6 3 6 10      
a - A. Gordon substituted for J. Hamilton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Heyward (24, 2nd Inning off J. Ely, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Hamilton (21, 3rd Inning off J. Ely, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Reyes (31, 7th Inning off P. Feliciano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Gregorius (26, 4th Inning off J. Ely, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Semien (22, 5th Inning off J. Ely, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Reyes 2 , M. Semien 6 , J. Hamilton 2 , M. Trout , S. Gennett , D. Gregorius 4 , J. Heyward 2
2-out RBI: S. Gennett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trout
Sac Fly: J. Hamilton
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Reyes (44)
CS: M. Semien (7) , M. Trout (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Semien-Gregorius-Reyes, Longoria-Gregorius-Reyes)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ely L (2-9) 4.0 7 5 5 3 3 2 85 4.88   
B. Finnegan 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 2.59   
P. Feliciano 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 3.15   
D. Aardsma 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ely 28
Batters Faced: J. Ely 20, B. Finnegan 7, P. Feliciano 4, D. Aardsma 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ely 3-4, B. Finnegan 1-3, P. Feliciano 0-2, D. Aardsma 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ely 85-49, B. Finnegan 20-13, P. Feliciano 17-11, D. Aardsma 13-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Tanaka W (17-5) 7.0 9 3 3 2 3 0 109 2.01   
J. Broxton H (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.47   
S. Doolittle SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Tanaka 48
Batters Faced: M. Tanaka 31, J. Broxton 3, S. Doolittle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Tanaka 7-10, J. Broxton 1-1, S. Doolittle 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Tanaka 109-70, J. Broxton 14-10, S. Doolittle 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Broxton 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcus Semien
Ballpark: The Ballpark in Arlington 1994-2011
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 48686
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