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Retrosheet Boxscore: Texas Rangers 7, Tampa Bay Rays 1

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Texas Rangers 7, Tampa Bay Rays 1

Day

Wild-Card Game Played on Wednesday, October 4, 2023 (D) at Tropicana Field

TEX A    0  0  0    4  1  2    0  0  0  -   7 12  1
TB  A    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  1
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Semien 2b                     5   1   1   1       0   1       1   2
Seager ss                     4   1   2   1       1   1       2   5
Grossman dh                   5   0   1   0       0   2       0   0
Garcia rf                     5   1   1   1       0   1       1   0
Lowe 1b                       5   0   1   1       0   2       7   0
Heim c                        4   0   1   0       0   0      10   1
Taveras cf                    4   1   1   0       0   1       3   0
Jung 3b                       4   2   3   1       0   1       0   1
Carter lf                     2   1   1   2       1   1       3   0
Eovaldi p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sborz p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Leclerc p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       38   7  12   7       2  10      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Seager-Semien-Lowe, Semien-Seager-Lowe.
E: Heim (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Seager 2 (3,off Eflin,off Poche); Jung 2 (2,off Eflin,off Poche); Semien
(1,off Poche).
3B: Jung (1,off Eflin).
HR: Garcia (1,4th inning off Eflin 0 on 0 out); Carter (1,4th inning off Eflin
1 on 2 out).
HBP: Carter (1,by Littell).
GDP: Semien (1,off Eflin).
IBB: Seager (1,by Eflin).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Taveras (2,2nd base off Eflin/Pinto).
Tampa Bay Rays               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Diaz 1b                       4   0   1   0       0   0       8   0
Arozarena lf                  4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Ramirez dh                    4   0   1   0       0   1       0   0
Lowe rf                       4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Paredes 3b                    4   0   2   0       0   2       1   1
Margot cf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       4   0
xMead 2b                      3   0   1   1       0   2       2   1
Walls ss                      2   0   0   0       0   1       0   1
  Caminero ph,ss              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Pinto c                       3   0   0   0       0   3      10   0
Eflin p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Poche p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Armstrong p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Littell p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       33   1   8   1       0  11      27   4
x - reached first on interference.
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Diaz, Paredes-Mead-Diaz.
E: Mead (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Paredes (1,off Leclerc).
GDP: Ramirez (1,off Eovaldi); Walls (1,off Eovaldi).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Eovaldi W(1-0)                6.2   6   1   1   0   8   0  25
Sborz                         1.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   4
Leclerc                       1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5
Totals                        9     8   1   1   0  11   0  34
Inherited Runners - Scored: Sborz 2-0.
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Tampa Bay Rays               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Eflin L(0-1)                  5     8   5   4   2   3   2  24
Poche                         1     3   2   2   0   2   0   6
Armstrong                     1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Littell                       2     0   0   0   0   4   0   7
Totals                        9    12   7   6   2  10   2  41
HBP: Littell (1,Carter).
IBB: Eflin (1,Seager).
Umpires: HP - Tripp Gibson, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Adam Beck, 
LF - Alex Tosi, RF - Carlos Torres
Official Scorer: Tim Clodjeaux
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 20198
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Tampa Bay Rays           
1. Semien              2b        Diaz                1b
2. Seager              ss        Arozarena           lf
3. Grossman            dh        Ramirez             dh
4. Garcia              rf        Lowe                rf
5. Lowe                1b        Paredes             3b
6. Heim                c         Margot              cf
7. Taveras             cf        Mead                2b
8. Jung                3b        Walls               ss
9. Carter              lf        Pinto               c
   Eovaldi             p         Eflin               p

RANGERS 1ST: Semien flied to right; Seager doubled to center;
Grossman popped to first in foul territory; Garcia grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Rays 0.

RAYS 1ST: Diaz singled to right; Arozarena struck out; Ramirez
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Diaz
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Rays 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Lowe lined to center; Heim singled to right;
Taveras hit into a double play to first [Heim out at first
(first unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Rays 0.

RAYS 2ND: Lowe flied to left; Paredes was called out on strikes;
Margot singled to right; Mead struck out [Mead out at first
(catcher to first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Rays 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Jung doubled to left; Carter walked; Semien
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Jung to
third, Carter out at second]; Seager was walked intentionally;
Grossman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Rays 0.

RAYS 3RD: Walls struck out; Pinto struck out; Diaz popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Rays 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Garcia homered to left; Lowe struck out; Heim lined
to first; Taveras singled to center; Taveras stole second; Jung
tripled to right [Taveras scored]; Carter homered to right [Jung
scored]; Semien struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4,
Rays 0.

RAYS 4TH: Arozarena singled to center; Ramirez struck out; Lowe
lined to right; Paredes struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 4, Rays 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Seager reached on an error by Mead [Seager to
first]; Grossman singled to center [Seager to third]; Garcia
lined to third; Lowe grounded out (pitcher to first) [Seager
scored (unearned), Grossman to second]; Heim flied to center; 1
R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, Rays 0.

RAYS 5TH: Margot lined to center; Mead reached on catcher's
interference by Heim; Walls grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Mead out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 5, Rays 0.

RANGERS 6TH: POCHE REPLACED EFLIN (PITCHING); Taveras was called
out on strikes; Jung doubled; Carter struck out; Semien doubled
to center [Jung scored]; Seager doubled to right [Semien
scored]; Grossman popped to first; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Rangers 7, Rays 0.

RAYS 6TH: Pinto struck out; Diaz flied to center; Arozarena
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Rays 0.

RANGERS 7TH: ARMSTRONG REPLACED POCHE (PITCHING); Garcia struck
out; Lowe singled to left; Heim flied to center; Taveras lined
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Rays 0.

RAYS 7TH: Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); Lowe
singled to left; Paredes singled to third [Lowe to second];
Margot flied to center; Mead singled to left [Lowe scored,
Paredes to second]; SBORZ REPLACED EOVALDI (PITCHING); CAMINERO
BATTED FOR WALLS; Caminero flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Rangers 7, Rays 1.

RANGERS 8TH: CAMINERO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); LITTELL
REPLACED ARMSTRONG (PITCHING); Jung struck out; Carter was hit
by a pitch; Semien lined to center; Seager struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 7, Rays 1.

RAYS 8TH: Pinto struck out; Diaz grounded out (shortstop to
first); Arozarena grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7, Rays 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Grossman was called out on strikes; Garcia popped
to second; Lowe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 7,
Rays 1.

RAYS 9TH: LECLERC REPLACED SBORZ (PITCHING); Ramirez singled to
center; Lowe flied to left; Paredes doubled to left [Ramirez to
third]; Margot struck out; Mead was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 7, Rays 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          7  12   1    7
 Rays             1   8   1    6
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