Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays

ALWC - Game 2 • TEX wins series 2-0

90-72, 40-41 Away

Final

99-63, 53-28 Home


TEX
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	7	13	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	8	0

N. Eovaldi1-0

6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 0 BB

Z. Eflin0-1

5.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Rangers Hitting

hitters
M. Semien2B
C. SeagerSS
R. GrossmanDH
A. GarcíaRF
N. Lowe1B
J. HeimC
L. TaverasCF
J. Jung3B
E. CarterLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	1	1	0	0	1	.111	.200	.222
4	1	3	1	0	1	1	.625	.700	1.000
5	0	1	0	0	0	2	.111	.200	.111
5	1	1	1	1	0	1	.200	.200	.500
5	0	1	1	0	0	2	.200	.200	.200
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.333	.250
4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333
4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.375	.333	.875
2	1	1	2	1	1	1	.750	.875	2.000
38	7	13	7	2	2	10

Batting
2BSemien (1, Poché); Seager 2 (3, Eflin, Poché); Jung 2 (2, Eflin, Poché)
3BJung (1, Eflin)
HRGarcía (1, 4th inning off Eflin 0 on, 0 Out); Carter (1, 4th inning off Eflin 1 on, 2 Out)
RBISemien (1), Seager (2), García (1), Lowe (1), Jung (2), Carter 2 (2)
2Out RBISemien, Seager, Jung, Carter 2
GIDPSemien
Team LOB7
Team RISP4-13 (Grossman 0-3, Semien 1-2, Seager 1-1, Heim 0-1, García 0-2, Lowe 0-1, Jung 1-1, Carter 1-2)

Baserunning
SBTaveras (2, 2nd base off Eflin/Pinto)

Fielding
DP2 (Seager-Semien-Lowe , Semien-Seager-Lowe)
EHeim (1, catcher's interference)

Rays Hitting

hitters
Y. Diaz1B
R. ArozarenaLF
H. RamirezDH
J. LoweRF
I. Paredes3B
M. MargotCF
C. Mead2B
T. WallsSS
aJ. CamineroPH-SS
R. PintoC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	.125	.125	.125
4	0	1	0	1	.375	.375	.500
4	0	1	0	1	.125	.125	.125
4	1	1	0	0	.250	.400	.250
4	0	2	0	2	.375	.375	.500
4	0	1	0	1	.167	.167	.167
3	0	1	1	2	.333	.333	.333
2	0	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333
1	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
33	1	8	1	11

a-flied out to left for Walls in the 7th

Batting
2BParedes (1, Leclerc)
RBIMead (1)
2Out RBIMead
GIDPRamírez; Walls
Team LOB6
Team RISP1-5 (Margot 0-2, Mead 1-2, Caminero 0-1)

Fielding
DP2 (Díaz , Paredes-Mead-Díaz)

Rangers Pitching

pitchers
N. Eovaldi(W, 1-0)
J. Sborz
J. Leclerc
team

IP	H	R	ER	K	PC-ST	ERA
6.2	6	1	1	8	98-68	1.35
1.1	0	0	0	1	14-9	0.00
1.0	2	0	0	2	24-15	0.00
9.0	8	1	1	11	136-92

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedEovaldi 18/25; Leclerc 3/5; Sborz 3/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesEovaldi-15-16-21-16; Leclerc-2-3-7-3; Sborz-2-4-0-3
Ground Balls-Fly BallsEovaldi 4-6; Leclerc 0-1; Sborz 2-1
Game ScoresN Eovaldi 66

Rays Pitching

pitchers
Z. Eflin(L, 0-1)
C. Poche
S. Armstrong
Z. Littell
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	9	5	5	2	3	2	75-50	9.00
1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	28-21	18.00
1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	21-16	0.00
2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	37-25	0.00
9.0	13	7	7	2	10	2	161-112

Pitching
IBBSeager (by Eflin).
HBPCarter (by Littell)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedEflin 14/24; Armstrong 4/4; Littell 3/7; Poché 2/6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesEflin-12-7-12-18; Armstrong-4-3-6-3; Littell-5-6-12-2; Poché-6-4-7-4
Ground Balls-Fly BallsEflin 3-7; Armstrong 0-2; Littell 0-2; Poché 0-1
Game ScoresZ Eflin 30

Scoring Summary

		TEX	TB
4th	García homered to left (416 feet).	1	0
4th	Jung tripled to right, Taveras scored.	2	0
4th	Carter homered to right center (391 feet), Jung scored.	4	0
5th	Lowe grounded out to pitcher, Seager scored, Grossman to second.	5	0
6th	Semien doubled to center, Jung scored.	6	0
6th	Seager doubled to right, Semien scored.	7	0
7th	Mead singled to left, Lowe scored, Paredes to second.	7	1

Rangers
4
Rays
0

Game 1

10/3

Rangers
7
Rays
1

Game 2

10/4

Tropicana Field

3:00 PM, October 4, 2023Coverage: ABC

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 20,198

Game Time:2:39

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Tripp Gibson
First Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Third Base Umpire - Adam Beck
Left Field Umpire - Alex Tosi
Right Field Umpire - Carlos Torres

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Toronto	94	68	.580	-	W4
New York	94	68	.580	-	W8
Boston	89	73	.549	5	W1
Tampa Bay	77	85	.475	17	L4
Baltimore	75	87	.463	19	L3

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Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays

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