Final · MLB · Fri Sep 4, 7:05 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Nick Martinez (TB) vs Trevor Williams (TEX)
- TV
- Rays.TV, CW33
- Where
- Globe Life Field
Rays edge Rangers 7-6. Rays took the lead for good in the 4th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| TB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
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| TEX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
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Win: Nick Martinez. Loss: Kumar Rocker. Save: Tyler Wells. Home runs: Aranda (TB), Palacios, R (TB), Duran, E (TEX), Díaz, E (TEX). Díaz, E drove in 5 for Rangers.
By the numbers: Hits TB 12, TEX 7; Errors TB 0, TEX 1; Left on base TB 11, TEX 11.
Team stats
| TB | TEX |
|---|
| Hits | 12 | 7 |
| Errors | 0 | 1 |
| Left on base | 11 | 11 |
| Home runs | 2 | 2 |
| Walks | 1 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 4 |
Box score
Tampa Bay Rays
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Díaz, Y DH | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mateo DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aranda 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Caminero 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Hicks, L C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vilade PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Piper C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mesa Jr. RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Simpson LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mullins CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Palacios, R 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Walls SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Martinez, N (W) | 6.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 90 |
| Cleavinger | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Booser | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kelly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Baker | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Wells, T (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 140 |
Texas Rangers
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Pederson DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Foscue DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seager SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Langford LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nimmo RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Duran, E 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Burger 1B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Freeman, C 3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lopez, N PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Díaz, E C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Williams | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 |
| Ahlstrom | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Rocker (L) | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 73 |
| Alexander, T | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 |
| Silseth | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Macko | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 144 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 3
- 1 out TB Yandy Díaz lines out sharply to center fielder Evan Carter.
- 2 out TB Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging.
- 3 out TB Junior Caminero strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st 4
- 1 out TEX Liam Hicks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Joc Pederson called out on strikes.
- 1 out TEX Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
- 2 out TEX Wyatt Langford flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 3 out TEX Brandon Nimmo lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
Top 2nd 6
- 1 out TB Liam Hicks grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Robby Ahlstrom.
- 2 out TB Victor Mesa Jr. lines out to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
- 2 out TB Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
- 2 out TB Cedric Mullins walks. Chandler Simpson to 2nd.
- 2 out TB Richie Palacios hit by pitch. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. Cedric Mullins to 2nd.
- 3 out TB Taylor Walls pops out to shortstop Corey Seager.
Bottom 2nd 4
- 0 out TEX Ezequiel Duran homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. TB 0, TEX 1
- 0 out TEX Jake Burger walks.
- 1 out TEX Evan Carter lines out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.
- 3 out TEX Cody Freeman grounds into a double play, shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Jake Burger out at 2nd. Cody Freeman out at 1st.
Top 3rd 5
- 1 out TB Yandy Díaz grounds out, shortstop Corey Seager to first baseman Jake Burger.
- 1 out TB Jonathan Aranda homers (18) on a fly ball to right center field. TB 1, TEX 1
- 2 out TB Junior Caminero called out on strikes.
- 2 out TB Liam Hicks singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Evan Carter.
- 3 out TB Victor Mesa Jr. flies out to shortstop Corey Seager.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 1 out TEX Elias Díaz pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda in foul territory.
- 2 out TEX Joc Pederson flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson in foul territory.
- 3 out TEX Liam Hicks challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Corey Seager called out on strikes.
Top 4th 4
- 1 out TB Chandler Simpson lines out to center fielder Evan Carter.
- 2 out TB Cedric Mullins flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 2 out TB Richie Palacios homers (7) on a line drive to right field. TB 2, TEX 1
- 3 out TB Taylor Walls called out on strikes.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out TEX Wyatt Langford lines out to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
- 2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo lines out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
- 3 out TEX Ezequiel Duran grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
Top 5th 7
- 0 out TB Yandy Díaz doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 0 out TB Jonathan Aranda hits a ground-rule double (22) on a line drive down the left-field line. Yandy Díaz scores. TB 3, TEX 1
- 0 out TB Junior Caminero doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford. Jonathan Aranda scores. TB 4, TEX 1
- 1 out TB Liam Hicks pops out to second baseman Ezequiel Duran.
- 1 out TB Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Junior Caminero scores. Victor Mesa Jr. to 2nd. Victor Mesa Jr. advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by center fielder Evan Carter. TB 5, TEX 1
- 1 out TB Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to shortstop Corey Seager. Victor Mesa Jr. to 3rd.
- 3 out TB Cedric Mullins grounds into a double play, first baseman Jake Burger to third baseman Cody Freeman to shortstop Corey Seager to second baseman Ezequiel Duran to first baseman Jake Burger. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson out at 3rd. TB 6, TEX 1
Bottom 5th 4
- 0 out TEX Rangers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned: Jake Burger singles on a ground ball to second baseman Richie Palacios.
- 1 out TEX Evan Carter strikes out swinging.
- 2 out TEX Cody Freeman pops out to third baseman Junior Caminero in foul territory.
- 3 out TEX Elias Díaz grounds into a force out, shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Richie Palacios. Jake Burger out at 2nd.
Top 6th 4
- 1 out TB Richie Palacios flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.
- 2 out TB Taylor Walls flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.
- 2 out TB Yandy Díaz singles on a line drive to left fielder Wyatt Langford.
- 3 out TB Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6th 4
- 1 out TEX Joc Pederson grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
- 1 out TEX Corey Seager singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
- 2 out TEX Wyatt Langford flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
- 3 out TEX Brandon Nimmo called out on strikes.
Top 7th 3
- 1 out TB Junior Caminero grounds out to first baseman Jake Burger.
- 2 out TB Liam Hicks pops out to third baseman Cody Freeman in foul territory.
- 3 out TB Victor Mesa Jr. flies out to center fielder Evan Carter.
Bottom 7th 7
- 1 out TEX Ezequiel Duran grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
- 1 out TEX Jake Burger walks.
- 1 out TEX Evan Carter singles on a ground ball to center fielder Cedric Mullins, deflected by second baseman Richie Palacios. Jake Burger to 3rd.
- 1 out TEX Cody Freeman walks. Evan Carter to 2nd.
- 1 out TEX Elias Díaz hits a grand slam (7) to left center field. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter scores. Cody Freeman scores. TB 6, TEX 5
- 1 out TEX Justin Foscue singles on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
- 3 out TEX Corey Seager grounds into a double play, second baseman Richie Palacios to shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Justin Foscue out at 2nd. Corey Seager out at 1st.
Top 8th 3
- 1 out TB Chandler Simpson called out on strikes.
- 2 out TB Cedric Mullins flies out to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 3 out TB Richie Palacios grounds out, first baseman Jake Burger to pitcher Tyler Alexander.
Bottom 8th 3
- 1 out TEX Wyatt Langford grounds out softly, pitcher Kevin Kelly to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
- 2 out TEX Brandon Nimmo grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
- 3 out TEX Ezequiel Duran grounds out sharply, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
Top 9th 6
- 1 out TB Taylor Walls grounds out, third baseman Cody Freeman to first baseman Jake Burger.
- 1 out TB Yandy Díaz singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Nimmo.
- 1 out TB Jonathan Aranda hit by pitch.
- 1 out TB Junior Caminero singles on a line drive to center fielder Evan Carter. Jorge Mateo scores. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. TB 7, TEX 5
- 2 out TB Ryan Vilade pops out to third baseman Cody Freeman in foul territory.
- 3 out TB Victor Mesa Jr. strikes out swinging, catcher Elias Díaz to first baseman Jake Burger.
Bottom 9th 5
- 0 out TEX Jake Burger walks.
- 0 out TEX Evan Carter walks. Jake Burger to 2nd.
- 1 out TEX Nicky Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Tyler Wells to second baseman Richie Palacios. Jake Burger to 3rd. Evan Carter to 2nd.
- 2 out TEX Elias Díaz out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Jake Burger scores. Evan Carter to 3rd. TB 7, TEX 6
- 3 out TEX Justin Foscue pops out to second baseman Richie Palacios.