MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
09/27/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT TORONTO BLUE JAYS
GAME ID: 2911 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (81-75) 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Toronto Blue Jays (107-50) 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 6 10 0
Rangers Handled by Toronto, 6-4
Led by Nate Dean, the Toronto Blue Jays downed the Texas Rangers, 6-4. Dean went 1-2 with a home run and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs and scored once for the Blue Jays. Zach Ault finished the game for Toronto and earned his 23rd save. Toronto leads the American League East Division by 11 games.

Dean had a game-changing home run in the bottom of the seventh. On a 2-1 curveball from Kevin Ovens-Toots, he banged a 2-run home run to left, giving the Blue Jays a 6-4 lead. It was the 19th home run of the year for Dean.

Dean said he was "thrilled" the fans had something to get excited about.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE TORONTO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler 1B 3 2 1 2 1 1 1 .250 20 63
B. Kaiser DH 3 1 3 0 1 0 0 .291 28 79
J. Giesbrecht SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .303 25 71
M. Peckermark CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .277 19 57
A. de Vries 2B 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .257 17 56
Z. Chi LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .286 20 64
J. Li RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .232 1 10
A. Bairro C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 2 11
C. Martinez 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .250 0 2
Totals 31 4 9 3 3 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Martinez (1, 4th Inning off H. Harted, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Geisler (20, 2nd Inning off H. Harted, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Geisler 4 , B. Kaiser 3 , J. Giesbrecht , M. Peckermark , A. de Vries 2 , C. Martinez 2
2-out RBI: S. Geisler , A. de Vries
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Geisler , J. Giesbrecht
GIDP: J. Giesbrecht , M. Peckermark , Z. Chi
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Kaiser (25) , M. Peckermark (4)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Martinez (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Martinez-de Vries-Geisler, Martinez-de Vries-Geisler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Burnside CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .283 6 55
M. Byrd DH 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .241 10 52
C. Richerson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .315 23 95
N. Dean SS 2 1 1 3 0 0 2 .297 19 73
B. Van Gilder C 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .292 26 75
D. Hasek II 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .267 0 7
J. Schick RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .280 10 54
K. Arp 3B 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .241 25 65
J. Powell LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .120 0 1
Totals 30 6 10 6 2 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Schick (23, 2nd Inning off K. Ovens-Toots, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Powell (1, 6th Inning off K. Ovens-Toots, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Dean (19, 7th Inning off K. Ovens-Toots, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Burnside , M. Byrd , C. Richerson , N. Dean 4 , B. Van Gilder 3 , D. Hasek II , J. Schick 2 , J. Powell 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Burnside , D. Hasek II 2
GIDP: C. Richerson , J. Powell
Sac Fly: N. Dean , K. Arp , J. Powell
Hit by Pitch: N. Dean
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Burnside (29) , M. Byrd (22) , B. Van Gilder (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Dean-Richerson-Hasek II, Hasek II-Dean, Arp-Richerson-Hasek II)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE TORONTO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ovens-Toots L (9-14) 6.1 10 6 6 2 3 1 114 5.81   
I. Ishihara 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ovens-Toots 30
Batters Faced: K. Ovens-Toots 31, I. Ishihara 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ovens-Toots 7-7, I. Ishihara 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ovens-Toots 114-68, I. Ishihara 18-13
Hit Batsmen: K. Ovens-Toots
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
H. Harted 6.1 7 4 4 3 6 1 119 3.52   
T. Franco W (6-4) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.51   
Z. Ault SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Harted 46
Batters Faced: H. Harted 26, T. Franco 5, Z. Ault 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Harted 6-4, T. Franco 2-1, Z. Ault 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Harted 119-73, T. Franco 16-12, Z. Ault 11-8
WP: H. Harted
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nate Dean
Ballpark: Rogers Centre
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:07 PM ET
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 51322
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