MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT DETROIT TIGERS
07/08/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1666 - SUNDAY, JULY 8TH, 2018 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (60-31) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 12 0
Detroit Tigers (47-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 8 0
Rangers Solve Tigers, 4-2
Texas Rangers starter Jon Lester was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Detroit Tigers, 4-2. Lester, now 12-4, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 4, walking 3, and allowing 2 earned runs. Anthony Swarzak converted his 21st save in 23 tries.

Detroit had the bases empty in the bottom of the ninth. With no one out, Aaron Altherr came to bat, hoping to do some damage. Instead, he struck out. The score remained 4-2, Texas. The Tigers saw their comeback bid fail.

The Rangers have an impressive 60-31 record.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .303 8 42
A. Simmons SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .299 6 47
B. Harper RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .279 22 57
E. Thames 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .275 21 67
J. Pederson LF 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .269 24 57
A. Cabrera DH 4 1 2 2 0 1 5 .255 9 39
J. Marte 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .175 3 8
M. Montero C 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .128 1 7
B. Valera 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .291 2 19
Totals 35 4 12 4 5 9 24      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Inciarte (9, 1st Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Cabrera (9, 8th Inning off O. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Montero , B. Valera , J. Pederson , A. Simmons 2 , B. Harper 2 , J. Marte , E. Inciarte 3 , A. Cabrera 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Montero , A. Simmons , E. Inciarte , A. Cabrera
GIDP: J. Marte
Sac Fly: A. Cabrera
Hit by Pitch: E. Thames
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Inciarte (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Simmons-Valera-Thames, Thames-Simmons)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .323 6 34
S. Marte CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .287 5 33
J. Marisnick RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .289 5 22
K. Davis DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .228 20 59
A. Altherr LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .258 12 26
J. Realmuto C 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .269 4 28
P. Alvarez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .228 11 28
K. Wong 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 6 .246 8 26
J. Davis 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 13 45
Totals 31 2 8 2 3 9 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Realmuto (4, 7th Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Wong , J. Realmuto 5 , J. Marisnick , A. Altherr , K. Davis , J. Segura , P. Alvarez
2-out RBI: J. Realmuto , J. Marisnick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Davis
GIDP: K. Wong , A. Altherr
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Marisnick (4) , A. Altherr (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Wong-Alvarez)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester W (12-4) 7.1 7 2 2 3 4 1 96 52 2.93   
A. Chafin H (6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 9 4.86   
T. Hildenberger H (12) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 0.99   
A. Swarzak SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 15 10 2.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 57
Batters Faced: J. Lester 28, A. Chafin 2, T. Hildenberger 1, A. Swarzak 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 5-9, A. Chafin 0-0, T. Hildenberger 0-0, A. Swarzak 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 96-52, A. Chafin 14-9, T. Hildenberger 5-3, A. Swarzak 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Chafin 2-1 , T. Hildenberger 2-0
WP: J. Lester
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. deGrom L (9-4) 5.0 9 3 3 4 4 0 95 55 4.57   
O. Perez 3.2 3 1 1 1 4 1 61 37 4.32   
J. Broxton 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 37
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 25, O. Perez 16, J. Broxton 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 4-4, O. Perez 4-3, J. Broxton 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 95-55, O. Perez 61-37, J. Broxton 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: O. Perez 1-0 , J. Broxton 2-0
Hit Batsmen: O. Perez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Lester
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM EST
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 39602
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