MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TEXAS RANGERS
10/06/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 8769 - SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Baltimore Orioles 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 4 1 10 10 2
Texas Rangers 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 8 10 0
Rangers Hammered by Franco, Fall Further Behind in DS
Riding the 2-hit performance of third baseman Maikel Franco, the Baltimore Orioles got a road win against the Texas Rangers, 10-8, in Game 2 of the Division Series today. Franco was 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4 for the Orioles, who now lead the best-of-5 series, 2 games to 0.

The game turned with two out in the top of the eighth when Franco hit a grand slam home run. It propelled the Orioles into the lead, 9-8.

"It wasn't a pretty victory," said Franco, "but we got it done."

Game 3 is set to be played Tuesday, October 8th, 2019 in Baltimore. The scheduled starters for the game are Yonny Chirinos for the Texas Rangers and Shohei Ohtani for the the Baltimore Orioles.
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen LF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .333 1 1
A. Almora CF 5 2 3 1 0 2 0 .500 0 1
J. Votto 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .143 0 0
A. Cabrera SS 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 .429 0 4
S. Ohtani DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .143 0 1
D. Murphy 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .143 0 0
   a-T. Rivera 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Franco 3B 4 2 2 4 0 0 1 .375 2 5
D. Fowler RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Rivera C 4 1 1 2 0 3 0 .143 1 2
Totals 36 10 10 9 3 13 6      
a - T. Rivera substituted for D. Murphy in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. McCutchen (1, 9th Inning off A. Chafin, 0 on, 1 out) A. Cabrera (2, 3rd Inning off J. Lester, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Franco (2, 8th Inning off J. Diekman, 3 on, 2 outs) R. Rivera (1, 4th Inning off J. Lester, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Almora 3 , M. Franco 5 , R. Rivera 4 , A. McCutchen 3 , D. Murphy , A. Cabrera 2
2-out RBI: M. Franco , R. Rivera , A. Cabrera
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Ohtani
GIDP: J. Votto
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: D. Murphy 2
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
L. Guillorme 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .111 0 1
B. Harper RF 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .500 1 2
W. Ramos C 4 1 2 4 0 0 1 .500 1 4
A. Simmons SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .333 0 1
J. Pederson LF 4 1 1 2 1 2 3 .143 1 2
E. Thames DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 6 .125 0 0
J. Osuna 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Muncy PH, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
J. Candelario 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .333 1 1
Totals 38 8 10 8 4 8 25      
a - M. Muncy pinch hit for J. Osuna in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Guillorme (1, 6th Inning off J. Happ, 0 on, 1 out) B. Harper (1, 9th Inning off J. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Thames (1, 7th Inning off J. Sherfy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pederson (1, 5th Inning off J. Happ, 0 on, 0 outs) W. Ramos (1, 6th Inning off J. Happ, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Guillorme 2 , J. Candelario , J. Pederson 4 , A. Simmons , B. Harper 4 , E. Thames 2 , W. Ramos 5
2-out RBI: J. Pederson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Guillorme , E. Thames , E. Inciarte , M. Muncy
Sac Bunt: E. Inciarte
Hit by Pitch: W. Ramos
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Guillorme-Simmons-Muncy)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Happ 6.0 4 4 4 1 4 2 85 57 6.00   
J. Sherfy H (1) 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 14 8 54.00   
J. Jimenez 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 2 0.00   
P. Strop BS (1) 0.0 2 1 0 1 0 0 14 7 0.00   
J. Norwood W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 9 0.00   
T. Peterson H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 0.00   
C. Hamels H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.00   
J. Wilson 0.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 0.00   
C. Estevez SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Happ 51
Batters Faced: J. Happ 24, J. Sherfy 3, J. Jimenez 1, P. Strop 3, J. Norwood 3, T. Peterson 2, C. Hamels 2, J. Wilson 3, C. Estevez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Happ 7-7, J. Sherfy 0-0, J. Jimenez 0-0, P. Strop 0-0, J. Norwood 1-0, T. Peterson 0-1, C. Hamels 2-0, J. Wilson 0-0, C. Estevez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Happ 85-57, J. Sherfy 14-8, J. Jimenez 4-2, P. Strop 14-7, J. Norwood 15-9, T. Peterson 10-7, C. Hamels 5-4, J. Wilson 8-5, C. Estevez 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jimenez 2-0 , P. Strop 3-3 , J. Norwood 3-1 , C. Hamels 1-0 , C. Estevez 3-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Wilson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester 3.2 6 5 5 1 6 1 64 40 12.27   
P. Neshek 2.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 16 0.00   
N. Goody 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 14 10 0.00   
R. Moronta H (1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 5 54.00   
J. Diekman L (0-1), BS (1) 0.1 1 3 3 2 1 1 21 10 33.75   
A. Chafin 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 11 6.75   
R. Burr 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 32
Batters Faced: J. Lester 18, P. Neshek 7, N. Goody 3, R. Moronta 2, J. Diekman 4, A. Chafin 4, R. Burr 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 2-3, P. Neshek 1-4, N. Goody 0-0, R. Moronta 0-1, J. Diekman 0-0, A. Chafin 0-1, R. Burr 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 64-40, P. Neshek 24-16, N. Goody 14-10, R. Moronta 8-5, J. Diekman 21-10, A. Chafin 16-11, R. Burr 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Diekman 1-1 , R. Burr 1-0
WP: J. Lester 2 , J. Diekman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Maikel Franco
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 4:11
Attendance: 47757
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