ALDS Game 2 Preview: James Shields vs. The Great Regression and Other Topics of Interest
Game 2 of the ALDS is upon us! We've got you covered with an in-depth glance into the major factors of today's game.
| Final - 10.7.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Michael Young, 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Josh Hamilton, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Vladimir Guerrero, DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Nelson Cruz, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| Mitch Moreland, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matt Treanor, C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Julio Borbon, LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Young, Kinsler
Doubles - Cruz
Grounded into DP - Andrus
Hit by pitch - 2 Treanor
Stolen Bases - Andrus
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Kinsler
Home runs - Young, Kinsler
Doubles - Cruz
Grounded into DP - Andrus
Hit by pitch - 2 Treanor
Stolen Bases - Andrus
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Kinsler
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Wilson (W, 1-0) | 6.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 104-65 |
| Darren O`Day | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 5-3 |
| Darren Oliver | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 26-16 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bartlett, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| B.J. Upton, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Carl Crawford, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Evan Longoria, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Ben Zobrist, 3,4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 |
| Willy Aybar, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Kelly Shoppach, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| Sean Rodriguez, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Matt Joyce, ph,9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Desmond Jennings, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Dan Johnson, ph,3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
Batting
Doubles - Aybar
Hit by pitch - Bartlett
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Shields
Doubles - Aybar
Hit by pitch - Bartlett
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Shields
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Shields (L, 0-1) | 4.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8.31 | 0 | 68-38 |
| Chad Qualls | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10.80 | 0 | 17-10 |
| Randy Choate | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 3-2 |
| Dan Wheeler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 13-9 |
| Jeff Niemann | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 40-25 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Wolf, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Third Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
Duration: 3:10
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Wolf, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Bill Miller, Third Base Umpire - Jeff Kellogg
Duration: 3:10
