The Texas Rangers scored two runs while the Anaheim Angels scored one run in ten innings.
Down to their last strike after wasting endless chances in a game that was 0-0 through nine innings, the Rangers got a two-strike Wyatt Langford double to tie the game and enjoyed a walk-off victory on Ezequiel Duran’s fourth hit of the night.
It took the Angels throwing the ball away for Langford to score the winning run but whatever. We deserve our point and laugh at the Angels moment.
Was it frustrating to see
the Rangers get only one hit — a bunt that did not score a run — with RISP in seven opportunities and out-hit the Angels 9-2 through the first nine innings only for them to trail 1-0 with two outs and two strikes in the tenth? Sure. The Rangers are often frustrating. We know this. It’s baked into the experience.
Nevertheless, they pulled it out so we can be happy for like 20 hours until the next one.
Player of the Game: Aside from Duran, tonight’s starter MacKenzie Gore gave Texas six innings of shutout ball allowing just a couple of hits and a walk while striking out seven.
Gore has had his ups and down this season but with Angels’ starter Reid Detmers keeping the Rangers off the board, even one Gore Inning would have been a killing blow for Texas tonight but Gore avoided trouble which gave the Rangers a path to an eventual win.
Up Next: The Rangers and Angels play the second game of this series with LHP Cody Bradford next up for Texas opposite RHP Ryan Johnson for the Anaheim squad.
The Saturday evening first pitch from The Shed is scheduled for 6:05 pm CDT and the telecast will be back on the Rangers Sports Network.
