MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
04/02/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 648 - TUESDAY, APRIL 2ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (2-3) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
Tampa Bay Rays (4-2) 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 12 1
Rangers Suffer One-Run Loss at Tampa Bay
Kevin Gausman, who finished 5th in the NL in wins with 14 in 2021, was locked in. The right-hander led the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 win against the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field. Gausman, the winner, moves to 2-0. He threw 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 5 and giving up 3 walks. Matt Moore got the save, the 1st for him this season.

Harrison Bader helped out the Tampa Bay cause in the bottom of the third inning with a run-scoring double. For the game, the center fielder was 1 for 4 with a double.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Bader said.

The win gives Tampa Bay a record of 4-2.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Stevenson CF, LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .304 0 4
   d-N. Fortes PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .583 0 2
A. Verdugo LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .222 0 1
   b-M. Margot PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 2
P. Alonso 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .263 2 5
J. Suwinski RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .333 3 3
K. Hiura DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .316 1 5
D. Swanson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .235 0 2
Z. McKinstry 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .267 1 3
D. Baldwin C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .200 0 0
E. Clement 2B 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .250 1 2
   a-K. Wong PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 2
   c-J. Berti PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 5 3 5 8 15      
a - K. Wong pinch hit for E. Clement in the 7th
b - M. Margot pinch hit for A. Verdugo in the 7th
c - J. Berti pinch hit for K. Wong in the 9th
d - N. Fortes pinch hit for A. Stevenson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Stevenson (2, 3rd Inning off K. Gausman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Clement (1, 3rd Inning off K. Gausman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Stevenson 2 , N. Fortes , P. Alonso , D. Baldwin , E. Clement 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Margot , D. Swanson
GIDP: A. Verdugo
Hit by Pitch: D. Baldwin
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Acuna Jr. DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .407 1 5
M. Betts RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .296 2 6
L. Arraez 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .381 0 6
   b-M. Rojas SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Nootbaar LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .130 0 0
G. Torres 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .273 0 0
B. Stott 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 .353 0 0
   a-W. Myers 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .333 0 1
H. Bader CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .375 1 6
N. Lopez SS, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .190 0 2
J. Trevino C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .500 0 1
Totals 36 4 12 4 2 4 18      
a - W. Myers substituted for B. Stott in the 7th
b - M. Rojas substituted for L. Arraez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Betts (1, 1st Inning off C. Paddack, 1 on, 0 outs) , L. Arraez (3, 1st Inning off C. Paddack, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Bader (5, 3rd Inning off C. Paddack, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Acuna Jr. , M. Betts 4 , L. Arraez 2 , L. Nootbaar , G. Torres , B. Stott 2 , H. Bader 2 , N. Lopez , J. Trevino
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Arraez , G. Torres , H. Bader , J. Trevino 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Acuna Jr. (1) , L. Nootbaar (1) , B. Stott (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Lopez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Stott-Lopez-Arraez)
OF assists: 1 (Nootbaar(McKinstry at home))
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Paddack L (0-1) 4.2 11 4 4 1 2 0 94 7.71   
C. Stratton 2.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 31 0.00   
J. Sborz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Paddack 27
Batters Faced: C. Paddack 26, C. Stratton 9, J. Sborz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Paddack 4-8, C. Stratton 3-3, J. Sborz 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Paddack 94-55, C. Stratton 31-16, J. Sborz 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Stratton 2-0
WP: C. Stratton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Gausman W (2-0) 5.2 4 3 3 3 5 1 95 4.63   
T. Megill H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00   
P. Fairbanks H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 0.00   
Y. Matsui H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
B. Abreu H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 20 4.91   
M. Moore SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Gausman 51
Batters Faced: K. Gausman 23, T. Megill 1, P. Fairbanks 4, Y. Matsui 1, B. Abreu 6, M. Moore 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Gausman 10-1, T. Megill 0-0, P. Fairbanks 1-0, Y. Matsui 0-1, B. Abreu 1-2, M. Moore 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Gausman 95-58, T. Megill 5-3, P. Fairbanks 17-11, Y. Matsui 1-1, B. Abreu 20-12, M. Moore 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Megill 2-0 , Y. Matsui 2-0 , M. Moore 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Abreu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Gausman
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:50 PM ET
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 28918
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