MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
04/08/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 457 - SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays (7-3) 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 8 13 1
Texas Rangers (8-3) 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 6 9 0
Extra-Inning Win by Blue Jays over Rangers
The Toronto Blue Jays relied on the hitting of designated hitter Jorge Soler to stop the Texas Rangers, 8-6. For the game, Soler slugged 2 home runs. Danny Barnes picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-0. Will Harris was tagged with the loss. Losses have been few and far between for the Rangers, who are now 8-3.

The Blue Jays got a big at-bat from first baseman Josh Bell. For the game, Bell went 1 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the tenth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 2nd home run of the season gave Toronto a 8-6 lead.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Toronto manager Ryan Hicks.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .356 1 4
K. Broxton CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .214 0 4
A. McCutchen RF 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .216 0 6
J. Bell 1B 5 1 1 2 0 1 1 .211 2 9
C. Gonzalez LF 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .300 4 11
N. Castellanos 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .250 2 3
J. Soler DH 4 2 2 2 0 2 1 .344 4 6
D. Norris C 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .471 1 5
   a-B. Hamilton PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 0 0
   b-A. Hedges C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 0 3
D. Machado SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 0
Totals 42 8 13 8 0 15 10      
a - B. Hamilton pinch ran for D. Norris in the 9th
b - A. Hedges substituted for B. Hamilton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Machado (1, 7th Inning off N. Goody, 0 on, 1 out) D. Norris (2, 5th Inning off J. Quintana, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Castellanos (1, 5th Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gonzalez (4, 5th Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Soler 2 (4, 7th Inning off N. Goody, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off A. Swarzak, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bell (2, 10th Inning off W. Harris, 1 on, 1 out) N. Castellanos (2, 9th Inning off A. Swarzak, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Gordon (1, 1st Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez 5 , J. Soler 8 , A. McCutchen , J. Bell 4 , D. Machado 2 , N. Castellanos 7 , D. Norris 3 , K. Broxton , D. Gordon 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Castellanos , K. Broxton , D. Gordon
GIDP: D. Machado
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: D. Gordon (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 1 1 0 2 0 1 .306 0 4
C. Hernandez 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .319 0 3
B. Harper RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .214 1 4
E. Thames 1B 3 2 1 1 1 0 1 .161 0 5
J. Candelario 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .289 3 8
A. Simmons SS 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .378 0 4
J. Pederson LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .273 1 5
A. Cabrera DH 3 1 1 2 1 1 4 .237 1 12
M. Stassi C 5 1 2 3 0 2 4 .310 3 7
Totals 37 6 9 6 7 8 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Pederson (2, 3rd Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Hernandez 2 (4, 1st Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 0 outs; 2nd Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Stassi (2, 10th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Stassi (3, 2nd Inning off J. Lyles, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Pederson 2 , A. Simmons , C. Hernandez 4 , M. Stassi 6 , E. Thames , E. Inciarte , A. Cabrera
2-out RBI: A. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Candelario , B. Harper 2 , M. Stassi 2 , E. Inciarte , A. Cabrera
Sac Fly: E. Thames , A. Cabrera
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Inciarte (2)
CS: E. Inciarte (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Hernandez-Thames)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lyles 4.0 4 4 3 4 1 1 74 42 11.57   
N. Eovaldi 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 22 11 3.18   
J. Ramirez 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 0 37 19 7.94   
D. Betances 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 7 0.00   
D. Barnes W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 0.00   
T. Rosenthal SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 5.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lyles 37
Batters Faced: J. Lyles 21, N. Eovaldi 7, J. Ramirez 8, D. Betances 3, D. Barnes 3, T. Rosenthal 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lyles 7-4, N. Eovaldi 1-1, J. Ramirez 0-3, D. Betances 0-2, D. Barnes 1-1, T. Rosenthal 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lyles 74-42, N. Eovaldi 22-11, J. Ramirez 37-19, D. Betances 14-7, D. Barnes 12-8, T. Rosenthal 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Ramirez 1-0
WP: J. Lyles 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Quintana 4.1 4 3 3 0 9 2 71 45 6.14   
M. Bowman H (3) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 20 13 2.38   
N. Goody H (2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 9 5 5.06   
M. Rzepczynski H (1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 14 5.40   
A. Swarzak BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 2 16 13 4.50   
W. Harris L (0-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 30 20 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Quintana 52
Batters Faced: J. Quintana 17, M. Bowman 7, N. Goody 3, M. Rzepczynski 5, A. Swarzak 5, W. Harris 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Quintana 1-3, M. Bowman 3-2, N. Goody 0-0, M. Rzepczynski 1-1, A. Swarzak 1-0, W. Harris 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Quintana 71-45, M. Bowman 20-13, N. Goody 9-5, M. Rzepczynski 18-14, A. Swarzak 16-13, W. Harris 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bowman 1-0 , M. Rzepczynski 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jorge Soler
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 14 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 26998
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 - OOTP Baseball 19.5 Build 49