Gut check: Young, Rangers have Rays on ropes
One pitch after a disputed check swing, Michael Young crushed a three-run homer as the Rangers broke open the game in the fifth inning against the Rays to take a 2-0 advantage in the American League Division Series.
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| Texas | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrus, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Young, M, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Hamilton, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| Guerrero, DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Cruz, N, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 |
| Kinsler, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .375 |
| Moreland, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Treanor, C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Borbon, LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | .268 |
| Tampa Bay | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartlett, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 |
| Upton, B, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Crawford, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .125 |
| Longoria, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 |
| Zobrist, 1B-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Aybar, W, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| Shoppach, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| Rodriguez, S, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| a-Joyce, PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Jennings, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| b-Johnson, D, PH-1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | .125 |
BATTING
2B: Cruz, N (1, Shields).
HR: Kinsler (1, 4th inning off Shields, 0 on, 2 out), Young, M (1, 5th inning off Qualls, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Andrus 2; Young, M 5; Hamilton; Cruz, N 3; Kinsler 5.
RBI: Kinsler 2 (2), Young, M 3 (3).
2-out RBI: Kinsler 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Moreland 2; Hamilton.
GIDP: Andrus.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING
SB: Andrus (1, 2nd base off Shields/Shoppach).
FIELDING
E: Kinsler (1, fielding).
2B: Cruz, N (1, Shields).
HR: Kinsler (1, 4th inning off Shields, 0 on, 2 out), Young, M (1, 5th inning off Qualls, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Andrus 2; Young, M 5; Hamilton; Cruz, N 3; Kinsler 5.
RBI: Kinsler 2 (2), Young, M 3 (3).
2-out RBI: Kinsler 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Moreland 2; Hamilton.
GIDP: Andrus.
Team RISP: 3-for-8.
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING
SB: Andrus (1, 2nd base off Shields/Shoppach).
FIELDING
E: Kinsler (1, fielding).
BATTING
2B: Aybar, W (1, Wilson, C).
TB: Bartlett; Aybar, W 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bartlett 2.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING
E: Shields (1, pickoff).
Outfield assists: Upton, B (Young, M at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Upton, B-Rodriguez, S, Bartlett-Johnson, D).
2B: Aybar, W (1, Wilson, C).
TB: Bartlett; Aybar, W 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Bartlett 2.
Team RISP: 0-for-3.
Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING
E: Shields (1, pickoff).
Outfield assists: Upton, B (Young, M at 2nd base).
DP: 2 (Upton, B-Rodriguez, S, Bartlett-Johnson, D).
HBP: Bartlett (by Wilson, C), Treanor (by Shields), Treanor (by Shields).
Pitches-strikes: Wilson, C 104-65, O'Day 5-3, Oliver 26-16, Shields 68-38, Qualls 17-10, Choate 3-2, Wheeler 13-9, Niemann 40-25.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wilson, C 4-2, O'Day 0-0, Oliver 2-1, Shields 7-3, Qualls 1-0, Choate 0-1, Wheeler 0-1, Niemann 1-2.
Batters faced: Wilson, C 25, O'Day 1, Oliver 8, Shields 19, Qualls 5, Choate 1, Wheeler 3, Niemann 9.
Inherited runners-scored: O'Day 2-0, Oliver 2-0, Qualls 2-2, Choate 2-0.
Ejections: Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon ejected by HP umpire Jim Wolf (5th).
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Jeff Kellogg. LF: Mike DiMuro. RF: Tim Welke.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:10.
Att: 35,535.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media
Pitches-strikes: Wilson, C 104-65, O'Day 5-3, Oliver 26-16, Shields 68-38, Qualls 17-10, Choate 3-2, Wheeler 13-9, Niemann 40-25.
Groundouts-flyouts: Wilson, C 4-2, O'Day 0-0, Oliver 2-1, Shields 7-3, Qualls 1-0, Choate 0-1, Wheeler 0-1, Niemann 1-2.
Batters faced: Wilson, C 25, O'Day 1, Oliver 8, Shields 19, Qualls 5, Choate 1, Wheeler 3, Niemann 9.
Inherited runners-scored: O'Day 2-0, Oliver 2-0, Qualls 2-2, Choate 2-0.
Ejections: Tampa Bay Rays Manager Joe Maddon ejected by HP umpire Jim Wolf (5th).
Umpires: HP: Jim Wolf. 1B: Jerry Meals. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Jeff Kellogg. LF: Mike DiMuro. RF: Tim Welke.
Weather: 72 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:10.
Att: 35,535.
Compiled by MLB Advanced Media
