MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
08/06/2019
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT CLEVELAND INDIANS
GAME ID: 2028 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 2019 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (69-45) 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 8 0
Cleveland Indians (68-44) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 0
Candelario Slugs Rangers to 6-2 Win
The Texas Rangers topped the Cleveland Indians, 6-2, in American League action at Progressive Field. The player of the game was Texas third baseman Jeimer Candelario. Jon Lester got the win, improving to 14-3. He worked 5 innings, giving up 1 run on 5 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 2. Texas goes to 69-45. The win puts them 2 games up in their division.

Texas took a 6-1 lead on Candelario's 9th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which he hit off Hector Rondon in the top of the sixth, propelled Texas to the win.

"We cashed in when we had the chance," said Texas manager Eric Ferraro.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .318 7 55
C. Hernandez 2B 4 0 1 0 1 2 1 .298 12 52
B. Harper RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .266 36 102
E. Thames DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .207 26 78
J. Pederson LF 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .259 24 66
A. Simmons SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 9 53
M. Muncy 1B 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 .232 17 54
J. Candelario 3B 4 2 2 4 0 2 2 .245 9 27
W. Ramos C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 21 66
Totals 34 6 8 6 5 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Hernandez (10, 9th Inning off Z. Rosscup, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Muncy (17, 2nd Inning off C. McHugh, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Candelario 2 (9, 2nd Inning off C. McHugh, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off H. Rondon, 2 on, 1 out) E. Thames (26, 6th Inning off C. McHugh, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Muncy 5 , J. Candelario 8 , C. Hernandez 2 , E. Thames 4 , E. Inciarte , W. Ramos
2-out RBI: M. Muncy , J. Candelario
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , E. Thames , E. Inciarte
Hit by Pitch: J. Pederson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Pederson (6) , C. Hernandez (21) , E. Inciarte (33)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hernandez-Simmons-Muncy, Simmons-Hernandez-Muncy)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Frazier LF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .328 1 43
C. Yelich CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .324 30 84
   a-J. Kang CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .262 7 21
J. Martinez DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .230 1 7
M. Chapman 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .228 19 65
M. Carpenter 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .264 23 68
M. Semien SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .204 11 48
M. Garver C 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .247 2 11
M. Gonzalez 2B 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 .307 7 41
S. Souza Jr. RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .217 24 58
Totals 35 2 10 1 4 11 20      
a - J. Kang substituted for C. Yelich in the 5th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gonzalez (12, 7th Inning off P. Neshek, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Chapman , M. Garver , A. Frazier 3 , M. Semien , J. Martinez 2 , M. Carpenter , M. Gonzalez 2
2-out RBI: J. Martinez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Souza Jr. , J. Martinez , M. Carpenter
GIDP: M. Carpenter , J. Kang
Hit by Pitch: M. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Kang (Hernandez at 3rd base))
PB: M. Garver
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester W (14-3) 5.0 5 1 1 2 3 0 91 60 2.74   
P. Neshek 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 19 14 3.06   
R. Moronta 0.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 21 13 1.88   
R. Burr H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 3.55   
N. Goody 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 4 4.07   
A. Chafin 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 8 3.91   
T. Mayza 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 7 5.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 54
Batters Faced: J. Lester 21, P. Neshek 5, R. Moronta 5, R. Burr 1, N. Goody 2, A. Chafin 2, T. Mayza 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 6-4, P. Neshek 1-0, R. Moronta 0-0, R. Burr 0-0, N. Goody 0-0, A. Chafin 0-0, T. Mayza 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 91-60, P. Neshek 19-14, R. Moronta 21-13, R. Burr 6-3, N. Goody 9-4, A. Chafin 13-8, T. Mayza 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Moronta 1-1 , R. Burr 3-0 , A. Chafin 1-0
WP: J. Lester
Hit Batsmen: J. Lester
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. McHugh L (6-4) 5.0 4 4 4 3 4 3 91 57 5.31   
H. Rondon 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 1 31 18 2.98   
L. Hendriks 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 13 4.91   
Z. Rosscup 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 12 3.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. McHugh 44
Batters Faced: C. McHugh 23, H. Rondon 9, L. Hendriks 5, Z. Rosscup 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. McHugh 2-9, H. Rondon 2-3, L. Hendriks 2-0, Z. Rosscup 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. McHugh 91-57, H. Rondon 31-18, L. Hendriks 24-13, Z. Rosscup 15-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Rondon 1-1
Hit Batsmen: C. McHugh
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeimer Candelario
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 34988
Special Notes: CF Christian Yelich was injured on a defensive play.
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