MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
05/09/2020
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 908 - SATURDAY, MAY 9TH, 2020 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (25-14) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Tampa Bay Rays (16-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0
Rangers Prevail, 4-2, Over Tampa Bay
The Texas Rangers picked up a win at Tropicana Field, knocking off the Tampa Bay Rays, 4-2. Starting pitcher Jon Lester was an essential part of his team's success. Lester picked up the win for Texas, going 6.1 innings. He gave up no runs on 4 hits. He now sports a record of 2-0. With the win, Texas pushed its record to 25-14.

Texas relied on the hitting of Jeimer Candelario to pick up the win. The designated hitter clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put the Rangers on top, 2-0. For the game, Candelario had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"Jon is tough when he's hitting his spots," said Texas manager Jake Storiale.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Inciarte CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .254 2 9
C. Hernandez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .260 2 6
M. Muncy 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .252 13 25
B. Harper RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .253 9 27
J. Pederson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .211 11 30
K. Seager 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 .287 9 22
J. Candelario DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .233 1 2
A. Avila C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .111 0 3
A. Simmons SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .213 4 16
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Harper (11, 4th Inning off R. Porcello, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Avila (1, 7th Inning off S. Doolittle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Candelario (1, 2nd Inning off R. Porcello, 1 on, 1 out) K. Seager (9, 4th Inning off R. Porcello, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Candelario 5 , J. Pederson , A. Simmons , B. Harper 2 , C. Hernandez , A. Avila 2 , E. Inciarte , K. Seager 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Muncy , J. Candelario , B. Harper , C. Hernandez
GIDP: M. Muncy
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Simmons (5) , K. Seager (1)
CS: J. Pederson (2) , E. Inciarte (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Simmons-Hernandez-Muncy)
OF assists: 1 (Harper (Kiermaier at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Kiermaier CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .213 4 9
J. Berti 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .147 1 6
R. Devers 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .273 11 30
M. Ozuna LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .197 4 13
D. Vogelbach 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .242 11 24
B. Posey C 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 .270 3 6
A. Hicks RF 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .139 5 9
N. Cruz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .196 6 20
J. Iglesias SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .167 0 1
Totals 30 2 5 2 6 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Kiermaier (6, 6th Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Iglesias (1, 3rd Inning off J. Lester, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Hicks (5, 9th Inning off J. Diekman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Devers 2 , K. Kiermaier 2 , J. Iglesias 2 , A. Hicks 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Devers , M. Ozuna , J. Iglesias
GIDP: B. Posey
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Iglesias-Vogelbach)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Lester W (2-0) 6.1 4 0 0 4 4 0 100 59 5.36   
A. Chafin H (6) 1.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 13 0.00   
J. Diekman 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 21 10 5.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Lester 65
Batters Faced: J. Lester 25, A. Chafin 6, J. Diekman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Lester 8-5, A. Chafin 1-3, J. Diekman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Lester 100-59, A. Chafin 19-13, J. Diekman 21-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Chafin 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Porcello L (0-4) 6.0 8 4 4 2 3 2 93 62 6.02   
S. Doolittle 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 13 3.93   
G. Dayton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 9 7.11   
T. Oaks 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Porcello 41
Batters Faced: R. Porcello 25, S. Doolittle 4, G. Dayton 3, T. Oaks 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Porcello 8-4, S. Doolittle 2-1, G. Dayton 1-1, T. Oaks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Porcello 93-62, S. Doolittle 21-13, G. Dayton 12-9, T. Oaks 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jon Lester
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:10 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 23151
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