MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
08/09/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 2050 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (74-43) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
New York Yankees (62-54) 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 2 X 5 9 1
Rangers Lose, 5-2, at Yankee Stadium
The New York Yankees had to overcome a big game from Texas center fielder Jake Smolinski to leave Yankee Stadium with a 5-2 victory. Smolinski went 2 for 3 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The winner was New York reliever Edinson Volquez, now 2-2. The loser was Nick Goody. New York's record now stands at 62-54, placing them third in the American League East Division.

Had Ryan Braun not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 1st, Braun hit a run-scoring double. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Yankees.

"We did enough to win," said Braun.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hernandez 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 .307 5 49
J. Pederson LF 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 33 75
B. Harper RF 3 0 1 0 2 1 2 .284 27 72
E. Thames DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .282 28 87
A. Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .238 9 39
D. Valencia 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .115 0 2
M. Wieters C 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .232 6 17
J. Smolinski CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .311 3 17
B. Valera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .271 2 22
Totals 33 2 5 2 6 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Smolinski (8, 6th Inning off S. Greene, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Smolinski (3, 4th Inning off N. Tropeano, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper , J. Smolinski 6 , D. Valencia , A. Cabrera
2-out RBI: J. Smolinski
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Valera 2
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: B. Valera (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Margot CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .261 3 41
L. Morrison 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 11 31
R. Braun LF 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .291 22 67
W. Calhoun DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .289 21 59
B. Posey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .283 18 61
B. Crawford SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .282 14 46
D. Travis 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .224 16 57
R. Schimpf 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .243 8 14
H. Pence RF 2 2 1 0 2 1 1 .181 1 6
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 1 19      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Braun (26, 7th Inning off N. Goody, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Schimpf (8, 8th Inning off T. Hildenberger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Pence , W. Calhoun 2 , M. Margot , R. Schimpf 4 , B. Crawford 2 , R. Braun 3
2-out RBI: W. Calhoun , R. Schimpf , R. Braun 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Pence , W. Calhoun , R. Schimpf , B. Posey
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. Travis (6)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Graveman 6.0 6 2 2 1 1 0 96 62 4.01   
N. Goody L (2-2) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 10 4.46   
T. Hildenberger 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 15 10 1.46   
M. Bowman 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Graveman 52
Batters Faced: K. Graveman 26, N. Goody 5, T. Hildenberger 4, M. Bowman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Graveman 8-9, N. Goody 1-2, T. Hildenberger 0-2, M. Bowman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Graveman 96-62, N. Goody 19-10, T. Hildenberger 15-10, M. Bowman 5-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
N. Tropeano 5.0 4 2 2 3 2 1 91 51 5.17   
S. Greene 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 17 2.79   
X. Cedeno 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 3.35   
E. Volquez W (2-2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 5.97   
J. Hader H (21) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 9 6.20   
J. Lucas H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 3.62   
W. Davis SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 2.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Tropeano 50
Batters Faced: N. Tropeano 22, S. Greene 5, X. Cedeno 2, E. Volquez 2, J. Hader 3, J. Lucas 1, W. Davis 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Tropeano 4-9, S. Greene 1-0, X. Cedeno 1-0, E. Volquez 0-1, J. Hader 0-0, J. Lucas 1-0, W. Davis 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: N. Tropeano 91-51, S. Greene 24-17, X. Cedeno 7-5, E. Volquez 9-7, J. Hader 15-9, J. Lucas 9-6, W. Davis 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Volquez 1-0 , J. Lucas 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jake Smolinski
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 21328
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