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Rangers
@ Indians
Progressive Field
September 8, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Texas Rangers, played on September 8, 2009 at Progressive Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 8, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 8, 2009 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brandon McCarthy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Aaron Laffey |
| Ballpark | Progressive Field |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 12,976 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lance Barksdale 1B: Marvin Hudson 2B: Angel Hernandez 3B: Adrian Johnson |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ian Kinsler | Second Baseman |
| Elvis Andrus | Shortstop |
| Marlon Byrd | Center Fielder |
| Andruw Jones | DH |
| Nelson Cruz | Right Fielder |
| David Murphy | Left Fielder |
| Taylor Teagarden | Catcher |
| Chris Davis | First Baseman |
| Esteban German | Third Baseman |
| Ron Washington | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Brantley | Center Fielder |
| Jamey Carroll | Third Baseman |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Shortstop |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Right Fielder |
| Jhonny Peralta | DH |
| Luis Valbuena | Second Baseman |
| Matt LaPorta | Left Fielder |
| Chris Gimenez | First Baseman |
| Kelly Shoppach | Catcher |
| Eric Wedge | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Indians
Progressive Field
September 8, 2009
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Laffey
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. Laffey
Andrus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Choo. Andrus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Byrd vs. Laffey
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Andrus moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Laffey
Jones hits a line drive towards short. Cabrera catches it and throws to third to double up Andrus. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. McCarthy
Brantley hits a line drive into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. McCarthy
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus misplays the ball. That's an error on Andrus. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. McCarthy
Cabrera hits a popup, foul, towards third. German settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Choo vs. McCarthy
Choo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Laffey
Cruz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Laffey
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Teagarden vs. Laffey
Teagarden takes first base on ball four. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Laffey
Davis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. Teagarden moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
German vs. Laffey
German hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Teagarden scores. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kinsler vs. Laffey
Kinsler hits a ball on the ground into left field. LaPorta picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on LaPorta. Davis scores. German moves to third. Kinsler moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Andrus vs. Laffey
Andrus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valbuena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. German scores. Kinsler moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Byrd vs. Laffey
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Valbuena scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. McCarthy
Peralta hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. McCarthy
Valbuena hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
LaPorta vs. McCarthy
LaPorta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Laffey
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Laffey
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of LaPorta. Cruz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Laffey
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cruz scores. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Teagarden vs. Laffey
Teagarden hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Choo. Teagarden reaches second base with a double. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Laffey
Davis hits a fly ball into left field. LaPorta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Murphy tags and scores. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
German vs. Laffey
German hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gimenez scoops it up and throws to first, with Laffey covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. McCarthy
Gimenez strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Shoppach vs. McCarthy
Shoppach takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Brantley vs. McCarthy
Brantley hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. McCarthy
Carroll hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Laffey
Kinsler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of LaPorta. Kinsler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Andrus vs. Laffey
Andrus hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Byrd vs. Laffey
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kinsler moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Laffey
Jones hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Kinsler scores. Byrd moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Ohka
Tomo Ohka now pitching.
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. McCarthy
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Choo vs. McCarthy
Choo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Peralta vs. McCarthy
Peralta strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Valbuena vs. McCarthy
Valbuena strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Ohka
Murphy hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of LaPorta. Murphy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Teagarden vs. Ohka
Teagarden strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Ohka
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
German vs. Ohka
German strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Kinsler vs. Ohka
Kinsler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gimenez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
LaPorta vs. McCarthy
LaPorta hits a popup towards short. Andrus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. McCarthy
Gimenez hits a popup towards short. Andrus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Shoppach vs. McCarthy
Shoppach hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brantley vs. McCarthy
Brantley hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrus vs. Ohka
Andrus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Ohka
Byrd hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Ohka
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Brantley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Ohka
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Choo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Carroll vs. McCarthy
Carroll hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. McCarthy
Cabrera hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Choo vs. McCarthy
Choo strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. McCarthy
Peralta hits a ball on the ground towards third. German fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. McCarthy
Valbuena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Ohka
Murphy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Carroll settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Teagarden vs. Ohka
Teagarden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Carroll fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Ohka
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ohka fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
LaPorta vs. McCarthy
LaPorta hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gimenez vs. McCarthy
Gimenez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Shoppach vs. McCarthy
Shoppach hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Murphy. Shoppach reaches second base with a double. Gimenez moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Brantley vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Gimenez scores. Shoppach moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Brantley vs. Guardado
Brantley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Shoppach scores. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Carroll vs. Grilli
Jason Grilli now pitching.
Carroll strikes out. There goes Brantley. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Grilli
Cabrera strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
German vs. Ohka
German hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cabrera scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kinsler vs. Ohka
Kinsler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Andrus vs. Ohka
Andrus hits a fly ball into left field. LaPorta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. Ohka
Byrd strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Choo vs. Wilson
C.J. Wilson now pitching.
Choo hits a line drive into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peralta vs. Wilson
Peralta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Wilson
Valbuena hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
LaPorta vs. Wilson
LaPorta takes first base on ball four. Valbuena moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Marte vs. O'Day
Andy Marte pinch hits for Chris Gimenez. Trevor Crowe pinch runs for Matt LaPorta. Darren O'Day now pitching.
Marte hits a ball on the ground towards short. Andrus fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Veras
Trevor Crowe now playing left field. Andy Marte now playing first base. Jose Veras now pitching.
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Crowe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Veras
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Veras
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Marte juggles the ball. That's an error on Marte. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Teagarden vs. Veras
Teagarden hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 7 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Davis vs. Veras
Davis hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
German vs. Veras
German strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 10 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Shoppach vs. O'Day
Shoppach hits a ball on the ground towards third. German fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on German. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Indians, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Brantley vs. O'Day
Brantley strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Indians, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Romero vs. O'Day
Niuman Romero pinch hits for Jamey Carroll.
Romero strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 10 - Indians, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. O'Day
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kinsler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/8/2009, game 2 -- Texas at Cleveland (N)
Texas AB R H RBI Cleveland AB R H RBI
Kinsler I, 2b 5 1 3 1 Brantley M, cf 5 0 1 1
Andrus E, ss 5 0 1 1 Carroll J, 3b 4 1 1 0
Byrd M, cf 5 0 3 0 Romero N, ph 1 0 0 0
Jones A, dh 5 0 1 1 Cabrera A, ss 5 1 1 2
Cruz N, rf 5 2 2 0 Choo S, rf 4 0 1 0
Murphy D, lf 5 2 2 1 Peralta J, dh 4 0 0 0
Teagarden T, c 4 2 2 0 Valbuena L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Davis C, 1b 4 2 3 4 LaPorta M, lf 3 0 0 0
German E, 3b 5 1 1 2 Crowe T, pr-lf 0 0 0 0
Gimenez C, 1b 2 1 0 0
Marte A, ph-1b 1 0 0 0
Shoppach K, c 3 2 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 10 18 10 36 5 7 4
Texas 042 100 003 -- 10
Cleveland 000 012 200 -- 5
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
McCarthy B (W) 6.1 5 5 5 2 4
Guardado E* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Grilli J 0.2 0 0 0 0 2
Wilson C 0.2 1 0 0 1 0
O'Day D (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Laffey A (L) 3.1 12 7 6 1 1
Ohka T 4.2 4 0 0 0 3
Veras J 1.0 2 3 0 0 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Andrus E, LaPorta M, Marte A, German E
DP -- Cleveland 2
LOB -- Texas 8, Cleveland 7
2B -- Andrus E, Cruz N, Teagarden T, Kinsler I, Murphy D, Shoppach K
HR -- Shoppach K, Cabrera A, Davis C
SB -- Brantley M
SF -- Davis C
WP -- Guardado E
T -- 2:58
A -- 12976
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