MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT TEXAS RANGERS
06/15/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 1361 - FRIDAY, JUNE 15TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (23-46) 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 6 10 0
Texas Rangers (46-25) 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 X 7 9 0
Rockies Lose to Rangers, 7-6
Despite a fine performance by shortstop Jordy Mercer, the Colorado Rockies suffered a 7-6 loss to the Texas Rangers. Mercer went 3-3 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He drove in 2 runs. Anthony Swarzak converted his 14th save in 16 tries. Texas goes to 46-25. The win puts them 7½ games up in their division.

Andrelton Simmons hit a 2-run triple off Joaquin Benoit in the bottom of the seventh, which put the Rangers in front, 7-6. Simmons had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 4.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Simmons told the Texas Today.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bauers 1B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .275 9 33
A. Alford RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .202 2 8
M. Trout CF 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .327 20 47
J. Mercer SS 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .234 5 33
B. Lawrie 3B 4 1 0 0 0 2 5 .240 4 21
B. Guyer LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .270 0 12
M. Prado DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .207 2 11
S. Leon C 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .206 3 19
T. La Stella 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 4 32
Totals 35 6 10 6 3 7 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Alford (7, 3rd Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 1 out) J. Mercer (11, 7th Inning off A. Chafin, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Trout (20, 1st Inning off J. Lester, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Prado , J. Bauers 2 , A. Alford 2 , M. Trout 4 , B. Guyer , S. Leon , J. Mercer 4
2-out RBI: M. Prado , S. Leon , J. Mercer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. La Stella , B. Lawrie 2
GIDP: M. Prado
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Alford (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mercer-La Stella-Bauers)
PB: S. Leon
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 1 .314 6 39
C. Hernandez 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 .302 4 37
J. Pederson LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .268 19 47
E. Thames 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .281 14 51
J. Candelario 3B 1 1 0 1 1 0 2 .270 16 46
A. Simmons SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 2 .312 5 39
A. Cabrera DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .257 5 32
M. Wieters C 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
J. Smolinski RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .357 2 14
Totals 30 7 9 7 4 4 11      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Smolinski (7, 3rd Inning off T. Eshelman, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Wieters (1, 5th Inning off J. De La Rosa, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Simmons (1, 7th Inning off J. Benoit, 2 on, 2 outs) E. Inciarte (9, 7th Inning off K. Makita, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Pederson , A. Simmons 4 , C. Hernandez , E. Inciarte 3 , J. Smolinski 3 , M. Wieters 2 , A. Cabrera
2-out RBI: A. Simmons
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Inciarte , M. Wieters , A. Cabrera 2
GIDP: A. Simmons
Sac Fly: J. Candelario , C. Hernandez
Hit by Pitch: J. Candelario
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Hernandez (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wieters-Simmons-Thames)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Sanchez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 6.21   
T. Eshelman 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 13 5.17   
J. De La Rosa 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 35 22 6.19   
M. Fiers 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 24 15 6.75   
M. Cabrera H (2) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 6.26   
K. Makita H (6) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 0 13 8 4.70   
J. Benoit L (1-2), BS (2) 0.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 20 9 4.40   
T. Hunter 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 10 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sanchez 48
Batters Faced: A. Sanchez 3, T. Eshelman 6, J. De La Rosa 9, M. Fiers 6, M. Cabrera 2, K. Makita 3, J. Benoit 4, T. Hunter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sanchez 1-1, T. Eshelman 3-1, J. De La Rosa 2-2, M. Fiers 1-1, M. Cabrera 0-1, K. Makita 0-1, J. Benoit 0-1, T. Hunter 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sanchez 11-8, T. Eshelman 21-13, J. De La Rosa 35-22, M. Fiers 24-15, M. Cabrera 4-3, K. Makita 13-8, J. Benoit 20-9, T. Hunter 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. De La Rosa 1-0 , M. Cabrera 2-0 , T. Hunter 1-0
WP: J. De La Rosa
Hit Batsmen: T. Eshelman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester 6.0 8 4 4 1 3 1 98 61 3.36   
A. Chafin 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 23 16 5.76   
M. Bowman W (5-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 13 8 2.51   
A. Swarzak SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 3.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 42
Batters Faced: J. Lester 26, A. Chafin 5, M. Bowman 4, A. Swarzak 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 9-5, A. Chafin 1-0, M. Bowman 1-0, A. Swarzak 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 98-61, A. Chafin 23-16, M. Bowman 13-8, A. Swarzak 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Bowman 1-0
WP: J. Lester 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jordy Mercer
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 20 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 39899
Special Notes: SP Aaron Sanchez was injured while pitching.
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