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The Texas Rangers are probably not going to want to see any video from their weekend series against the Los Angeles Angels at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Calif. Sunday's 2-1 loss might be one of the worst for the Rangers this season.
Justin Foscue's throwing error allowed the game-winning run to score and the Angels not only secured a win, but they secured a weekend sweep. That's right. The Angels, one of the worst teams in MLB this season, outdueled the Rangers.
With the loss, the Rangers are now four games below .500 at 24-28 but they are in third place in the American League West Division. Even with the sweep, the Angels are still in last place in the AL West at 20-34.
Entering the ninth inning, the Rangers and Angels were tied 1-1. There wasn't much offense from either team at all.
With one out and Jorge Soler on at first base, Rangers reliever and eventual loser Gavin Collyer hit Jo Adell with a pitch. Soler moved along to second base. Oswald Peraza stepped into the batter's box, and the wheels came off for Texas.
Peraza looped a ball toward second base, where Foscue got a forceout but bobbled the ball for just a split second. After Foscue picked the ball up, he threw it low to first baseman Jake Burger in trying to turn a double play and the ball bounced toward the Angels' dugout.
Donovan Walton, who entered the game as a pinch runner for Soler, ran across home plate. It set off a big celebration at "The Big A."
Collyer walked off the mound and looked disconsolate. The Rangers probably feel more than disconsolate after losing a weekend series in Anaheim.
For eight innings, the Rangers and Angels were locked in a good old-fashioned pitching duel. Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore was excellent, going six innings, allowing just one hit and one earned run. Gore walked two and struck out seven.
Angels starter Reid Detmers also went eight innings, also allowing just one hit and one earned run. Detmer didn't walk a batter and reached double figures in strikeouts by setting down 14 Rangers hitters on strikes.
Then, the game was turned over to the bullpens. Angels reliever Sam Bachman, who got the win, worked the ninth. He gave up two hits, no runs, walked one, and struck out two.
Jakob Junis worked two stellar innings for the Rangers, giving up two hits, no runs, didn't walk a batter, and struck out four. Collyer ended up working two-thirds of an inning, giving up one hit and the game-winning run (it was unearned). Collyer didn't walk a batter and struck out one.
That's a tough loss to take for Collyer.
The Rangers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning with Burger's 10th home run this season, a solo blast over the center-field wall. Anaheim answered in the bottom of the third inning as Mike Trout's RBI single tied things up at 1-1.
Texas was 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position and left three total runners on base on Sunday. The Angels were 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left five runners on base.
The Rangers were held to just three hits, while the Angels just had four themselves.
As fast as they probably could, the Rangers got on a flight and left Southern California for home. Starting on Monday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the Rangers will host the Houston Astros for a four-game series. Yes, the Lone Star Series, with the Silver Boot still on the line, will pick up again.
While the Rangers were swept by the Angels, the Astros are coming off a weekend sweep of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Texas will look to get back into the win column against their longtime rivals and AL West foe.
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Justin Foscue's throwing error allowed the game-winning run to score and the Angels not only secured a win, but they secured a weekend sweep. That's right. The Angels, one of the worst teams in MLB this season, outdueled the Rangers.
With the loss, the Rangers are now four games below .500 at 24-28 but they are in third place in the American League West Division. Even with the sweep, the Angels are still in last place in the AL West at 20-34.
Entering the ninth inning, the Rangers and Angels were tied 1-1. There wasn't much offense from either team at all.
With one out and Jorge Soler on at first base, Rangers reliever and eventual loser Gavin Collyer hit Jo Adell with a pitch. Soler moved along to second base. Oswald Peraza stepped into the batter's box, and the wheels came off for Texas.
Peraza looped a ball toward second base, where Foscue got a forceout but bobbled the ball for just a split second. After Foscue picked the ball up, he threw it low to first baseman Jake Burger in trying to turn a double play and the ball bounced toward the Angels' dugout.
Donovan Walton, who entered the game as a pinch runner for Soler, ran across home plate. It set off a big celebration at "The Big A."
Collyer walked off the mound and looked disconsolate. The Rangers probably feel more than disconsolate after losing a weekend series in Anaheim.
For eight innings, the Rangers and Angels were locked in a good old-fashioned pitching duel. Rangers starter MacKenzie Gore was excellent, going six innings, allowing just one hit and one earned run. Gore walked two and struck out seven.
Angels starter Reid Detmers also went eight innings, also allowing just one hit and one earned run. Detmer didn't walk a batter and reached double figures in strikeouts by setting down 14 Rangers hitters on strikes.
Then, the game was turned over to the bullpens. Angels reliever Sam Bachman, who got the win, worked the ninth. He gave up two hits, no runs, walked one, and struck out two.
Jakob Junis worked two stellar innings for the Rangers, giving up two hits, no runs, didn't walk a batter, and struck out four. Collyer ended up working two-thirds of an inning, giving up one hit and the game-winning run (it was unearned). Collyer didn't walk a batter and struck out one.
That's a tough loss to take for Collyer.
The Rangers jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning with Burger's 10th home run this season, a solo blast over the center-field wall. Anaheim answered in the bottom of the third inning as Mike Trout's RBI single tied things up at 1-1.
Texas was 0-for-1 with runners in scoring position and left three total runners on base on Sunday. The Angels were 1-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left five runners on base.
The Rangers were held to just three hits, while the Angels just had four themselves.
As fast as they probably could, the Rangers got on a flight and left Southern California for home. Starting on Monday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the Rangers will host the Houston Astros for a four-game series. Yes, the Lone Star Series, with the Silver Boot still on the line, will pick up again.
While the Rangers were swept by the Angels, the Astros are coming off a weekend sweep of the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field.
Texas will look to get back into the win column against their longtime rivals and AL West foe.
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