MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
10/18/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 8368 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 7 12 1
Texas Rangers 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Toronto Tops Texas 7-2, Claim 2-1 Series Lead
With starter Michael Fulmer leading the charge, the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Texas Rangers, 7-2, in Game 3 of the League Championship Series today. The right-hander threw 7 innings of 4-hit ball at Globe Life Park in Arlington to help Toronto take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-7 series.

A crucial at-bat came with a runner on 1st and no one out in the top of the sixth inning. That's when second baseman Dee Gordon, who is a two-time All-Star, hit a single. The Blue Jays went on to win.

"I tried to mix it up, keep them off balance," said Fulmer.

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow. Slated to start are Clayton Kershaw for Toronto and Yonny Chirinos for Texas.
TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Gordon 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .333 0 3
E. Andrus SS 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 .278 0 6
A. McCutchen RF 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 .333 1 4
J. Bell 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .188 2 6
C. Gonzalez LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .188 1 4
N. Castellanos 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .429 1 7
J. Soler DH 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 .143 1 3
D. Norris C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .125 0 0
B. Hamilton CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .375 1 3
Totals 36 7 12 6 3 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (2, 2nd Inning off J. Quintana, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Andrus (4, 7th Inning off A. Chafin, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: N. Castellanos (1, 8th Inning off T. Hildenberger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Gonzalez (1, 8th Inning off T. Hildenberger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez 4 , J. Bell 2 , N. Castellanos 4 , D. Norris , D. Gordon 2 , B. Hamilton 2 , E. Andrus 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Soler
GIDP: J. Bell
Sac Fly: J. Soler
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gordon (9) , B. Hamilton (3)
CS: E. Andrus (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Hamilton
Double Plays: 1 (Fulmer-Andrus-Bell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .357 1 3
C. Hernandez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .188 1 3
B. Harper RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .207 1 4
E. Thames 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .281 0 3
J. Pederson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .387 2 6
A. Simmons SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .294 1 6
J. Candelario 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .207 1 4
M. Wieters C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .345 1 6
A. Cabrera DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .179 0 2
Totals 31 2 5 2 2 8 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Simmons (1, 2nd Inning off M. Fulmer, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Candelario , A. Simmons 4 , E. Thames , E. Inciarte , A. Cabrera
2-out RBI: E. Thames
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Harper 2
GIDP: M. Wieters
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Wieters
Double Plays: 1 (Hernandez-Simmons-Thames)
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Fulmer W (1-1) 7.0 4 2 1 1 4 1 95 59 4.58   
D. Barnes 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 18 9 0.00   
J. Diekman 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 9 0.00   
C. Smith 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Fulmer 66
Batters Faced: M. Fulmer 25, D. Barnes 4, J. Diekman 3, C. Smith 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Fulmer 9-6, D. Barnes 1-1, J. Diekman 0-0, C. Smith 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Fulmer 95-59, D. Barnes 18-9, J. Diekman 12-9, C. Smith 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Diekman 2-0
WP: M. Fulmer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Quintana L (2-1) 5.0 6 3 3 0 7 0 102 62 2.89   
M. Bowman 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 8 27.00   
A. Chafin 0.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 10 7 11.57   
T. Hildenberger 2.2 3 2 2 0 2 1 21 17 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Quintana 50
Batters Faced: J. Quintana 20, M. Bowman 5, A. Chafin 5, T. Hildenberger 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Quintana 4-3, M. Bowman 2-1, A. Chafin 1-0, T. Hildenberger 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Quintana 102-62, M. Bowman 20-8, A. Chafin 10-7, T. Hildenberger 21-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bowman 1-0 , T. Hildenberger 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Fulmer
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 18 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM MST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 39522
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