PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/27/2070
 
PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2111 - SUNDAY, JULY 27TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (65-31) 1 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 10 15 0
Tampa Bay Rays (49-47) 1 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 7 14 1
Smith Shines in 10-7 Texas Win
The Texas Rangers saddled the Tampa Bay Rays with a loss at Tropicana Field. The final score was 10-7. Bill Smith was 3 for 5, including 1 single and 2 home runs. The Texas right fielder scored 3 runs and drove in 3. A.J Klein nailed down his 23rd save. The Rangers sport a record of 65-31.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Walton Ward? The Texas center fielder had a run-scoring double in the top of the second inning to put the Rangers on top, 2-1. For the game, Ward had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"Winning is contagious," said Ward. "We're looking forward to the next game."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Matsuura 2B 5 1 1 1 1 0 4 .311 6 37
B. Smith RF 5 3 3 3 1 0 3 .243 13 37
N. Oike LF 5 1 1 2 1 2 3 .238 21 53
M. Gutiérrez DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .318 32 80
J. Torres 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .275 14 57
A. Venktesh 3B 5 2 4 1 0 0 1 .330 9 37
R. Kinney C 4 0 0 0 1 3 4 .260 12 40
W. Ward CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .263 6 25
C. Valenzuela SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .284 7 34
Totals 43 10 15 10 5 6 24      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Ward (10, 2nd Inning off A. Córdova, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Matsuura (26, 2nd Inning off A. Córdova, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Venktesh 2 (12, 3rd Inning off P. Myers, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off T. Pope, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Smith 2 (13, 1st Inning off A. Córdova, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Johnston, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Oike (21, 2nd Inning off A. Córdova, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Gutiérrez (32, 4th Inning off P. Myers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Matsuura 2 , B. Smith 9 , N. Oike 4 , M. Gutiérrez 5 , J. Torres , A. Venktesh 6 , W. Ward 3 , C. Valenzuela
2-out RBI: K. Matsuura , B. Smith , N. Oike , W. Ward
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Matsuura , B. Smith , N. Oike , W. Ward
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Potter 2B 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 .273 3 31
M. Gonzáles LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .260 11 39
T. Pike CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .296 14 53
J. Baca 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 4 .251 28 70
B. Huffman DH 4 0 1 2 0 0 5 .261 25 74
C. Keeling 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .280 22 50
C. García RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .284 3 26
C. Cruz C 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .267 12 36
K. Endo SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .221 1 16
Totals 40 7 14 7 3 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Pike 2 (40, 1st Inning off J. Delgado, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off R. Santos, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Potter (18, 5th Inning off J. Delgado, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Baca (16, 8th Inning off T. Long, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Cruz (12, 6th Inning off R. Santos, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Keeling (22, 7th Inning off R. Santos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Potter 4 , M. Gonzáles 3 , T. Pike 4 , J. Baca 2 , B. Huffman , C. Keeling 4 , C. García 2 , C. Cruz 4
2-out RBI: J. Baca , B. Huffman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Huffman 3 , C. García , K. Endo
Sac Fly: T. Pike
Hit by Pitch: B. Huffman
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: C. García (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Baca (4)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Delgado W (7-6) 5.0 7 4 4 2 3 0 92 4.05   
R. Santos 2.1 5 3 3 1 1 2 40 5.79   
T. Long 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.97   
A. Klein SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 2.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Delgado 38
Batters Faced: J. Delgado 25, R. Santos 13, T. Long 3, A. Klein 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Delgado 7-5, R. Santos 4-2, T. Long 2-0, A. Klein 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Delgado 92-55, R. Santos 40-26, T. Long 10-6, A. Klein 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Long 1-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Delgado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Córdova L (5-6) 2.0 7 6 6 0 2 2 53 5.14   
P. Myers 1.1 3 2 2 2 1 1 42 3.94   
T. Pope 2.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 33 4.62   
J. Johnston 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 20 4.39   
P. Allis 1.2 1 0 0 3 0 0 36 4.62   
M. Franklin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Córdova 16
Batters Faced: A. Córdova 13, P. Myers 9, T. Pope 10, J. Johnston 6, P. Allis 9, M. Franklin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Córdova 2-2, P. Myers 1-2, T. Pope 6-1, J. Johnston 1-1, P. Allis 3-2, M. Franklin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Córdova 53-34, P. Myers 42-21, T. Pope 33-20, J. Johnston 20-14, P. Allis 36-21, M. Franklin 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Franklin 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bill Smith
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 4:04
Attendance: 27564
Special Notes: RF Josh Johnston was injured while pitching.
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