MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/04/2018
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LOS ANGELES ANGELS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2400 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Los Angeles Angels (79-60) 3 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 10 0
Texas Rangers (83-56) 1 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 X 7 11 0
Rangers Prevail, 7-6, Over Los Angeles
With catcher Matt Wieters leading the charge, the Texas Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Angels, 7-6, at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Wieters, who is a two-time Great Glove Award winner, was 3 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs. Jose Quintana got the win, improving to 17-4. He worked 6.2 innings, giving up 6 runs on 10 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 2. The Rangers bumped their record to 83-56 with this latest triumph.

The Rangers got a big at-bat from center fielder Jake Smolinski. For the game, Smolinski was 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with runners on 1st and 2nd, he stroked a 3-run home run. His 6th home run of the season gave Texas a 7-5 lead.

"This was a good win for us," said Wieters. "It's one more step toward our ultimate goal."
LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Pillar CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .299 17 48
N. Markakis RF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .299 1 7
T. Story SS 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 .228 28 84
W. Myers LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .248 17 63
J. Kipnis 2B 3 0 2 2 0 1 3 .271 13 62
H. Ramirez 1B 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 .348 3 15
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .285 21 72
W. Flores DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 23 70
C. Rupp C 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .241 4 9
Totals 33 6 10 6 3 7 11      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Pillar (35, 7th Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Story (18, 5th Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 1 out) N. Markakis (5, 1st Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 1 out) H. Ramirez (2, 1st Inning off J. Quintana, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Kipnis (4, 5th Inning off J. Quintana, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Rupp (4, 4th Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Pillar 3 , T. Story 3 , C. Rupp 4 , J. Kipnis 4 , N. Markakis 3 , H. Ramirez 2
2-out RBI: C. Rupp , J. Kipnis , H. Ramirez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Story , E. Longoria , H. Ramirez
GIDP: E. Longoria , H. Ramirez
Sac Fly: T. Story , J. Kipnis
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Pillar (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Story-Kipnis-Ramirez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Hernandez DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .289 6 56
A. Simmons SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .302 12 76
B. Harper RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .290 31 85
E. Thames 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .291 39 112
J. Pederson LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .242 34 80
J. Candelario 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .251 27 76
J. Smolinski CF 4 1 1 3 0 1 0 .299 6 28
B. Valera 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .286 2 25
M. Wieters C 4 2 3 1 0 1 1 .256 8 25
Totals 33 7 11 6 2 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Valera (11, 6th Inning off S. Tuivailala, 0 on, 1 out) M. Wieters (6, 3rd Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Smolinski (6, 6th Inning off M. Boyd, 2 on, 1 out) M. Wieters (8, 5th Inning off M. Boyd, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Valera 2 , J. Pederson , A. Simmons , B. Harper , C. Hernandez , E. Thames 2 , J. Smolinski 4 , M. Wieters 7
2-out RBI: M. Wieters
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario , C. Hernandez
GIDP: B. Harper
Sac Fly: J. Candelario
Hit by Pitch: B. Harper
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Harper (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Valera-Thames, Valera-Simmons-Thames)
LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Boyd L (7-11) 5.1 8 7 7 1 3 2 83 53 5.20   
S. Tuivailala 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 10 3.53   
S. Dyson 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 16 2.72   
J. Alvarez 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 4.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Boyd 26
Batters Faced: M. Boyd 25, S. Tuivailala 3, S. Dyson 5, J. Alvarez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Boyd 8-4, S. Tuivailala 0-0, S. Dyson 0-2, J. Alvarez 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Boyd 83-53, S. Tuivailala 16-10, S. Dyson 30-16, J. Alvarez 9-7
Hit Batsmen: M. Boyd
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Quintana W (17-4) 6.2 10 6 6 2 4 1 100 62 3.38   
M. Bowman H (15) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 12 5.17   
A. Swarzak SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 7 2.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Quintana 32
Batters Faced: J. Quintana 31, M. Bowman 4, A. Swarzak 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Quintana 6-9, M. Bowman 2-0, A. Swarzak 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Quintana 100-62, M. Bowman 18-12, A. Swarzak 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bowman 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Wieters
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 35049
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