MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/08/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1143 - FRIDAY, MAY 8TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (14-24) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 8 0
Tampa Bay Rays (24-16) 1 0 1 5 0 0 2 1 X 10 14 1
Victory Over Rangers Takes Tampa Bay to 24-16
The 10-6 Tampa Bay win over Texas was due largely to Ji-man Choi. The Rays first baseman went 2-4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2. Tampa Bay leads the American League East Division by 2 games.

With Tampa Bay leading 4-3 in the bottom of the fourth, Choi hit a knuckle curve from Jordan Lyles for a 2-run home run. It was his 7th home run of the season and put the Rays ahead, 6-3.

"This kind of win will certainly make our fans happy," Choi told the Tampa Bay Daily.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Andrus SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .329 6 22
W. Calhoun LF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .303 2 3
N. Solak CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .341 7 25
N. Lowe DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .228 8 23
R. Guzman 1B 4 0 3 3 0 0 0 .274 6 26
T. Frazier 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .222 3 13
R. Odor 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .316 1 3
S. Heineman RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .264 2 11
I. Kiner-Falefa C 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .184 0 3
Totals 35 6 8 4 5 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Guzman (6, 1st Inning off C. Kluber, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Lowe , W. Calhoun , R. Guzman 4 , R. Odor , N. Solak , E. Andrus
2-out RBI: R. Guzman , N. Solak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Lowe , I. Kiner-Falefa , R. Odor , T. Frazier
GIDP: N. Solak
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Choi 1B 4 2 2 2 1 2 0 .346 7 22
A. Meadows DH 3 2 2 0 2 0 0 .255 7 22
J. Gallo LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 4 .205 12 29
J. Martinez RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .472 1 1
B. Lowe 2B 5 0 0 1 0 2 5 .246 3 17
K. Kiermaier CF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .220 6 16
Y. Diaz 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .284 5 11
M. Zunino C 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .281 4 12
W. Adames SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .268 6 19
Totals 35 10 14 9 3 9 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Meadows (14, 3rd Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Gallo (5, 1st Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 1 out) J. Martinez (4, 4th Inning off J. Chavez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Zunino (2, 4th Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 1 out) K. Kiermaier (1, 4th Inning off J. Lyles, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gallo (12, 4th Inning off J. Chavez, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Zunino (4, 7th Inning off L. Farrell, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Choi (7, 4th Inning off J. Lyles, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: Y. Diaz , W. Adames , A. Meadows 3 , J. Gallo 6 , M. Zunino 7 , K. Kiermaier 4 , J. Choi 5 , J. Martinez 3
2-out RBI: J. Gallo , M. Zunino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Lowe 3 , K. Kiermaier , J. Martinez
Sac Fly: Y. Diaz , J. Gallo
Hit by Pitch: J. Martinez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Diaz (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Kluber (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Adames-Lowe-Choi)
PB: M. Zunino
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lyles L (2-4) 3.1 8 6 6 1 4 1 80 49 6.15   
J. Chavez 2.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 29 18 2.25   
J. Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 10 10.20   
L. Farrell 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 20 13 4.70   
R. Montero 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 19 10 7.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lyles 21
Batters Faced: J. Lyles 19, J. Chavez 9, J. Rodriguez 4, L. Farrell 5, R. Montero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lyles 2-3, J. Chavez 1-3, J. Rodriguez 0-1, L. Farrell 1-1, R. Montero 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lyles 80-49, J. Chavez 29-18, J. Rodriguez 19-10, L. Farrell 20-13, R. Montero 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Rodriguez 1-0
WP: J. Rodriguez , R. Montero
Hit Batsmen: J. Lyles
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kluber W (6-2) 6.0 7 4 3 2 4 0 106 63 3.61   
A. Kittredge H (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 21 14 1.93   
N. Anderson 0.1 0 2 2 2 1 0 20 9 1.93   
P. Fairbanks 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 10 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kluber 46
Batters Faced: C. Kluber 27, A. Kittredge 6, N. Anderson 3, P. Fairbanks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kluber 6-7, A. Kittredge 1-2, N. Anderson 0-0, P. Fairbanks 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kluber 106-63, A. Kittredge 21-14, N. Anderson 20-9, P. Fairbanks 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Fairbanks 2-2
WP: P. Fairbanks
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ji-man Choi
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 7:10 PM EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 30990
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