Rangers 5-2 Pirates (29 May, 2016) Play-by-Play

Texas Rangers

28-21, 17-9 home


PIT
TEX

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

Y. Darvish1-0

5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 7 K, 1 BB

J. Nicasio4-4

4.2 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 1 BB

PiratesTop 1st
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  PIT
  TEX
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Fastball 94
  2
  Single
  Cutter 92
- Polanco lined out to shortstop, Jaso to third on throwing error by shortstop Andrus.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RangersBottom 1st
- J. Nicasio pitching for PIT
  PIT
  TEX
- 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 2nd
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  PIT
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 2nd
- J. Nicasio pitching for PIT
  PIT
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 3rd
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  PIT
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 3rd
- J. Nicasio pitching for PIT
  PIT
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 4th
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  PIT
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 4th
- J. Nicasio pitching for PIT
  PIT
  TEX
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 5th
- Y. Darvish pitching for TEX
  PIT
  TEX
- Cervelli stole second.
  0
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 5th
- J. Nicasio pitching for PIT
  PIT
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 6th
- T. Barnette pitching for TEX
  PIT
  TEX
- Freese safe at first on error by shortstop Andrus, Polanco to second.
  1
  4
- Marte stole second.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error
RangersBottom 6th
- A.J. Schugel pitching for PIT
  PIT
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 7th
- J. Diekman pitching for TEX
  PIT
  TEX
- Rodriguez hit for Figueroa.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 7th
- J. Hughes pitching for PIT
  PIT
  TEX
- Rodriguez at second base.
  1
  4
- Desmond stole second.
  1
  5
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 8th
- M. Bush pitching for TEX
  PIT
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RangersBottom 8th
- T. Watson pitching for PIT
  PIT
  TEX
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesTop 9th
- S. Dyson pitching for TEX
  PIT
  TEX
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Fastball	94
2 Single	Cutter	92

Pirates
9
Rangers
1

Game 1

28/5

Pirates
2
Rangers
5

Game 2

29/5

Pirates
2
Rangers
6

Game 3

29/5

Choctaw Stadium

12:15 AM, 29 May 2016

Arlington, Texas

Attendance: 46,950

Game Time:3:08

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth
First Base Umpire - Clint Fagan
Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson
Third Base Umpire - Ed Hickox

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	93	69	.574	-	L1
St. Louis	83	79	.512	10	W1
Chicago	83	79	.512	10	L1
Cincinnati	77	85	.475	16	W1
Pittsburgh	76	86	.469	17	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	88	73	.547	-	W2
Seattle	85	77	.525	3.5	W4
Texas	78	84	.481	10.5	W3
Oakland	69	93	.426	19.5	L3
Los Angeles	63	99	.389	25.5	L6

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