MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
10/19/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TORONTO BLUE JAYS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 8369 - FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Toronto Blue Jays 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 10 1
Texas Rangers 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 6 0
Almost There: Toronto On Cusp of LCS Triumph After 5-4 Win
The Toronto Blue Jays moved to within one game of the World Series today, downing the Texas Rangers on the road at Globe Life Park in Arlington by a score of 5-4. Blue Jays left-hander Clayton Kershaw was named player of the game after a strong outing in which he threw 6 innings of 5-hit ball. The win gives the Blue Jays a 3-1 advantage in the best-of-7 League Championship Series.

Toronto grabbed control in the top of the sixth. With no one out and the bases empty, Josh Bell delivered a solo home run, to make it 3-2 in favor of the Blue Jays.

"Things aren't going great right now," Texas manager Eric Ferraro said. "But you don't need me to tell you that."

The next game is scheduled for tomorrow. Slated to start are Nathan Eovaldi for the Toronto Blue Jays and Jon Lester for the the Texas Rangers.
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 .341 0 4
E. Andrus SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 0 6
A. McCutchen RF 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .367 1 5
J. Bell 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .194 3 7
C. Gonzalez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 1 4
N. Castellanos 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .375 1 7
J. Soler DH 4 1 2 1 0 2 0 .188 2 4
B. Hamilton CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .333 1 3
A. Hedges C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .320 1 2
Totals 36 5 10 4 1 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Hamilton (1, 7th Inning off A. Chafin, 0 on, 0 outs) A. McCutchen (2, 1st Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Soler (2, 2nd Inning off Y. Chirinos, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Bell (3, 6th Inning off N. Goody, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Soler 5 , A. Hedges , J. Bell 4 , D. Gordon 2 , B. Hamilton 2 , E. Andrus , A. McCutchen 3
2-out RBI: J. Soler , A. McCutchen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bell , A. McCutchen
GIDP: J. Bell
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Gordon 3 (12) , B. Hamilton (4)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Castellanos
Double Plays: 2 (Gordon-Bell, Gordon-Andrus-Bell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .344 1 3
C. Hernandez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .171 1 3
B. Harper RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .182 1 4
E. Thames 1B 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .306 1 5
J. Candelario 3B 2 1 1 2 2 1 0 .226 2 6
A. Simmons SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .324 1 6
   a-A. Cabrera PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 0 2
J. Pederson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .353 2 6
M. Wieters C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .313 1 6
D. Valencia DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .167 0 2
Totals 31 4 6 4 5 8 10      
a - A. Cabrera pinch hit for A. Simmons in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Simmons (3, 2nd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs) E. Thames (4, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Candelario (2, 4th Inning off C. Kershaw, 1 on, 2 outs) E. Thames (1, 8th Inning off T. Rosenthal, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Candelario 4 , A. Simmons 3 , E. Thames 6 , E. Inciarte
2-out RBI: J. Candelario , E. Thames
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pederson , D. Valencia
GIDP: D. Valencia , M. Wieters
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Hernandez-Thames)
PB: M. Wieters
TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kershaw W (2-0) 6.0 5 2 2 0 6 1 74 52 3.09   
J. Diekman H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 7 0.00   
T. Rosenthal H (3) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 20 11 4.15   
E. Pagan H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 5 1.35   
D. Betances SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 4 8.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 60
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 22, J. Diekman 5, T. Rosenthal 4, E. Pagan 2, D. Betances 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 4-6, J. Diekman 1-2, T. Rosenthal 1-0, E. Pagan 0-0, D. Betances 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 74-52, J. Diekman 18-7, T. Rosenthal 20-11, E. Pagan 10-5, D. Betances 9-4
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Chirinos 5.0 6 2 2 0 2 1 82 56 4.35   
N. Goody L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 11 3.18   
A. Chafin 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 9 5 14.40   
K. Chapman 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 8 7.71   
A. Swarzak 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 8 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Chirinos 49
Batters Faced: Y. Chirinos 21, N. Goody 4, A. Chafin 4, K. Chapman 5, A. Swarzak 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Chirinos 9-4, N. Goody 1-0, A. Chafin 0-1, K. Chapman 3-0, A. Swarzak 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Chirinos 82-56, N. Goody 15-11, A. Chafin 9-5, K. Chapman 13-8, A. Swarzak 16-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Chapman 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clayton Kershaw
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 39341
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