PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/05/2070
 
PARAMOUNT BASEBALL LEAGUE
MONTREAL EXPOS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2224 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2070 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (49-55) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 1
Texas Rangers (72-32) 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Rangers Turn Back Expos, 5-3
The Texas Rangers picked up a win at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, knocking off the Montreal Expos, 5-3. On the mound for Texas was right-hander Francisco Martínez, who played a pivotal role in the win. The Rangers lead the American League Southern Division by 13 games.

Claudio Valenzuela, who finished 2nd in the AL in triples with 10 in 2062, helped out the Texas cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a bases-clearing double. For the game, the shortstop went 1 for 4 with a double. He drove in 3 runs.

In postgame comments to the Texas Today, Martínez said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Treleaven 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .275 0 15
J. Moustaka 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .298 8 37
O. Blackwell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .244 27 82
D. Bullock DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .265 12 51
R. Lewis 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .259 6 37
L. Rivera CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .262 16 51
I. Pérez SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .238 3 22
S. Burns RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 10 41
F. Rivas C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .211 4 35
Totals 36 3 9 3 1 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Rivera (22, 4th Inning off F. Martínez, 1 on, 1 out) , I. Pérez (15, 4th Inning off F. Martínez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Treleaven 3 , J. Moustaka , D. Bullock 2 , R. Lewis , L. Rivera 2 , I. Pérez 2
2-out RBI: H. Treleaven
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Moustaka , R. Lewis
Hit by Pitch: S. Burns
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: I. Pérez (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Matsuura 2B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .304 6 39
J. Acosta LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .233 5 26
C. Mench RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .272 14 43
M. Gutiérrez 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .326 36 91
J. Torres DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .275 15 59
A. Venktesh 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 2 .336 12 45
R. Kinney C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .273 14 43
G. Weaver CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .306 2 7
C. Valenzuela SS 4 0 1 3 0 1 2 .285 8 40
Totals 33 5 9 5 3 9 19      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Venktesh (14, 4th Inning off M. Minor, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Valenzuela (12, 4th Inning off M. Minor, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Venktesh (12, 2nd Inning off M. Minor, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Matsuura , C. Mench , M. Gutiérrez , J. Torres , A. Venktesh 6 , R. Kinney 2 , C. Valenzuela 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Matsuura , M. Gutiérrez , A. Venktesh
Sac Fly: M. Gutiérrez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Matsuura (25) , G. Weaver (4)
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Minor L (8-7) 3.0 7 5 4 1 3 1 65 5.04   
J. Humphrey 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 37 6.54   
W. Qiu 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 28 4.65   
M. Herrera 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Minor 27
Batters Faced: M. Minor 18, J. Humphrey 10, W. Qiu 7, M. Herrera 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Minor 1-5, J. Humphrey 1-4, W. Qiu 1-2, M. Herrera 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Minor 65-41, J. Humphrey 37-23, W. Qiu 28-19, M. Herrera 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Humphrey 1-0 , M. Herrera 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Martínez W (11-7) 6.2 8 3 3 1 6 0 96 3.77   
T. Long H (12) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 2.56   
A. Klein SV (28) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Martínez 51
Batters Faced: F. Martínez 30, T. Long 4, A. Klein 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Martínez 3-11, T. Long 1-1, A. Klein 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Martínez 96-62, T. Long 25-15, A. Klein 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Long 1-0 , A. Klein 1-0
Hit Batsmen: F. Martínez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Martínez
Ballpark: Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 42780
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