MLB Playoffs: Rangers Defeat Rays, League Championship Series Next
The division series have finished, with one team winning a series for the first time ever.
| Final - 10.12.2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
Stories
Some Quick Thoughts On Day 7 Of The Playoffs
Thoughts on Game 5 of the Rangers/Rays ALDS.
GameThread: Texas Rangers @ Tampa Bay Rays, 8:07 PM
Tonight's game five of the ALDS is the first game five to be played in the LDS since the Yankees needed five games to beat the Angels in 2005. If the Braves could have held on to beat the Giants...
MLB Playoffs, Division Series: Rangers vs. Rays, Tuesday 10/12, 7 pm CT
The Division Series round concludes tonight.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Texas Rangers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Andrus, SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Michael Young, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .150 |
| Josh Hamilton, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .111 |
| Vladimir Guerrero, DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| Nelson Cruz, LF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Ian Kinsler, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .444 |
| Jeff Francoeur, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 |
| Bengie Molina, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
| Mitch Moreland, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Kinsler
Doubles - Cruz, Moreland
Grounded into DP - Guerrero, Francoeur
Stolen Bases - Andrus, Cruz, Molina
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Hamilton
Home runs - Kinsler
Doubles - Cruz, Moreland
Grounded into DP - Guerrero, Francoeur
Stolen Bases - Andrus, Cruz, Molina
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Hamilton
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Lee (W, 2-0) | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1.13 | 0 | 120-90 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bartlett, SS | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Ben Zobrist, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| Carl Crawford, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Evan Longoria, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Carlos Pena, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 |
| B.J. Upton, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .190 |
| Dan Johnson, DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Willy Aybar, ph,dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Kelly Shoppach, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Rodriguez, 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |
Batting
Doubles - Bartlett
Stolen Bases - Upton
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Longoria, Shoppach
Doubles - Bartlett
Stolen Bases - Upton
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Longoria, Shoppach
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Price (L, 0-2) | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4.97 | 0 | 104-68 |
| Grant Balfour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 8-6 |
| Joaquin Benoit | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 15-11 |
| Rafael Soriano | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | 12-11 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, First Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Second Base Umpire - Tim Welke, Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Duration: 3:00
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Kellogg, First Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Second Base Umpire - Tim Welke, Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Duration: 3:00
