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00:00Rangers. Let's go now to Gary Thorne, John Kroc, and Steve Phillips out at Rangers ballpark in
00:05Arlington as first pitch is just moments away. Alexei Agondo over and over again baffling hitters.
00:20Can he get it done again today? I'm Gary Thorne along with Steve Phillips and John Kroc, our
00:25analysts. You've got a moment to check the lineup for the Angels. So who are you looking at, John?
00:30Well, if I was playing in the game today and I could copy one swing, it would be Albert Pujols'
00:35swing. So balanced, so on time with everything, such a short, quick approach to the plate, but he
00:40produces huge power. And it'll be Mike Trout leading off the ballgame. Texas lost yesterday.
00:47Chance here to at least prevent the three-game sweep. They hope to go one and two against the Angels.
00:52Swings and misses the slider. 0-1. That last one, they gave up way too many runs. Not good pitching.
00:59No, and their pitching just got destroyed in this game, and that was why they lost.
01:05And it's fouled off.
01:12The pitch from Agondo. This is pop foul to the right side, but playable.
01:20One away. Now a chance to see how the Rangers' defense looks.
01:25John, thoughts on the fielders here?
01:28Well, if you hit a ground ball to Elvis Sanders, there's a pretty good chance you're going to be making
01:31a right turn back to your dugout.
01:32He just doesn't miss the routine play, and that's all you ask for from your shortstop.
01:37Albert Pujols at the plate.
01:39This has been an excellent stretch for him as he's gone 10 for his last 30.
01:43There's a smash towards the hole, and he drops it.
01:47Let's take a look at the Angels and where they ended up last year rank-wise in the American League.
01:52First in batting average, second best in base hits.
01:55And you see their ability to manufacture runs, and the fact that they were second in the league in stolen
02:00bases.
02:01Speed was a major part of advancing runners.
02:04Harris at the plate.
02:06Profire feels the ball.
02:08Throws to first side, is retired.
02:11Nobody left.
02:14G is going to be pitching.
02:16He'll be the starter for Anaheim.
02:18Steve, he faces this Texas lineup today.
02:21What's his focus?
02:22It's a phenomenal lineup right here, and that's why this outstanding right-hander is going to have to be on
02:26top of his game
02:27to be able to neutralize some of their big bats and get the outs he needs.
02:31He has to work ahead in the count, or they'll make him pay.
02:34And Hamilton's going to play it.
02:37And he's able to put it away.
02:39Here's a chance to show you that lineup for the Rangers.
02:42Any of these bats stand out, John?
02:44Well, Elvis Sanders is a guy that brings a lot to the table.
02:47He can get on base.
02:48He can steal a base.
02:49He's not going to hit a lot of home runs.
02:51He's your typical shortstop.
02:53He's going to catch everything hit to him, and he's going to make things happen on the base pass.
02:58And the first pitch was a strike.
03:00Got him at 0-1 right now.
03:01It started as a dream season 2012 for the Rangers.
03:04They jumped out in the American League West for a while.
03:07Everybody else just looking up at him, but what a sour note.
03:11They lost the West on the final day, and then in the playoffs, disappeared.
03:16Able to set him down there.
03:17Chalked that one up as a strikeout for him.
03:20Well, this is where you want to go with two strikes on the hitter.
03:22You want to go down out of the zone.
03:24He swings through it.
03:25Couldn't make contact with that one.
03:27And Adrian Beltre stands in.
03:29And with the Rangers last season, they still finished with over 90 wins.
03:32They just couldn't get things done in the games that mattered most, though, at the end of the year, Steve.
03:37And that was the problem for them, it seemed.
03:39With all the expectations of getting to the World Series in back-to-back years,
03:42the Rangers might have just been trying a little bit too hard to let things get to their head.
03:46Change-up got him, and the side is retired.
03:50And so, out of the inning, only eight pitches thrown.
03:52That's pretty efficient.
03:54Nobody's put one on the board yet here.
03:58And here's Josh Hamilton leading it up.
04:00Good things have been happening, and a terrific stretch he's on right now.
04:03Going 18 for his last 27 at-bats.
04:06And pitcher just can't make any mistakes with him at the plate.
04:09He's been making them pay with a lot of big flies.
04:14Yeah, with two strikes on him now, Josh Hamilton, he'll protect that strike zone.
04:18Looking to carry the momentum from last game, and he had three RBIs into this one today.
04:24Now it's popped up behind home plate.
04:29And at first, that was going to look playable, but nothing doing.
04:33He got away.
04:36The pitch from Agondo.
04:38And Hamilton, another foul ball.
04:41Well, the pitcher did exactly what he wanted to do on that 0-2 count.
04:44He wanted him to swing the bat, and he did, but he just fouled it off.
04:48Great piece of hitting.
04:51Ball one!
04:51And Agondo outside the zone.
04:53That's a ball.
04:54He tried to backdoor that pitch, but left it out and away.
05:02Another foul ball.
05:03Hamilton maintains the at-bat.
05:05Oh!
05:12Ground ball played.
05:14Good old.
05:16One away now.
05:18The season's still fresh.
05:20Here's the Rangers, what they have coming up.
05:22They wrap up this Los Angeles series tonight.
05:26Their homestand continues with another team, the Tampa Bay Rays.
05:30That'll be Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
05:32Then the division rivals, Seattle Mariners.
05:35That's a team that's been really putting it all together lately.
05:40No balls, one strike.
05:41Here's Agondo.
05:42That's a strike, and it's 0-2 for Mark Trumbo.
05:46Time to protect.
05:47I got a chance to drive one out of the ballpark in that last ball game for him.
05:51I think with that, they got to think about getting somebody on in front of them,
05:53because it looks like the power's coming.
05:59A swing and a foul off to the right side.
06:02But when a pitcher throws a pitch out there, 0-2,
06:05you're expecting him to get a ground out or a strike out,
06:08but this guy just reaches out, puts it in play.
06:10Defensive swing to keep this thing going.
06:13Got him there.
06:14That was a nice strike up.
06:16Well, K-CAM's going to show us the four-seam fastball here.
06:20Chris, I...
06:38He went six for 23 last year against the Rangers.
06:42Really tries to lay into that first pitch when he misses on one.
06:46Well, just because he's a fastball hitter doesn't mean you can't throw him a fastball.
06:50Strength on strength right there, and the pitcher came out ahead.
06:55That'll do it as they put that one away.
06:57And they're unable to make any noise.
07:02Those of you just coming on board, Gary Thorne with Steve Phillips and John Kruk, bringing you Major League Baseball
07:08on 2K Sports.
07:09Head up the middle.
07:13But he stays with it.
07:15Gets the out.
07:15That's how you do it.
07:45Now batting with one down, A.J.
07:46Pitch, and it comes right back at you.
07:49Sometimes it's just self-defense.
07:50He got the glove up and made the out.
07:52So a chance here for Jerickson Profire with two down.
07:56And for the Angels.
07:57Swing sets this one pretty well.
07:59Deep right center.
08:00And Trout.
08:01That's caught.
08:02Side is retired.
08:04No strikeouts.
08:05But you talk about confidence.
08:07Four pitches.
08:08Three batters gone.
08:12This one moves along.
08:14Let's see if it's going the way Ron Washington hoped.
08:16Plenty on his mind, I think.
08:18Pleased with the pitching so far.
08:19There's a swing and a ball hit deep into right field.
08:23Still going.
08:23It is long gone.
08:25Goodbye.
08:26The Angels have the long ball.
08:30And they get the first run of the ball game.
08:33That solo shot.
08:34That is a big fly ball.
08:351-0.
08:36Borgeous ground ball.
08:38Profire.
08:41Wide throw.
08:42Can't get him at first base.
08:44Not a good throw.
08:46And here's what's happening this Tuesday.
08:48It's going to be Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays.
08:52They'll be in Detroit to take on the Tigers.
08:54Game time is 1 p.m. Eastern, 10 Pacific.
08:57And we'll see Jordan now as he comes to the plate.
09:00That's one out.
09:01And there's the second out of double play.
09:05Gary, get a chance to look at this double play in the replay.
09:08And this is an outstanding effort to make the catch, get to the bag, and make the throw.
09:12That's a rally killer.
09:13And that's going to deny the chance at a big inning here.
09:16Trout at the plate.
09:17Definitely producing right now.
09:19He's picked up five hits in his last 12 at-bats.
09:22And this whole series, they've yet to figure out a way to pitch to him.
09:25Just keeps getting hit after hit.
09:30Swing, hot shot, and it's through.
09:32That's going to be a base hit for Trout.
09:35So, Albert Pujols comes up now.
09:37Well, anytime you can get a guy on base who can steal bases, it puts so much pressure on the
09:42opponent.
09:43Let's see if they can get him around to score a run.
09:46Grounded out last time through.
09:47And they better keep an eye on the speedy Trout on base.
09:54The pitch from Agondo.
09:55Back up the middle.
09:57And that gets down.
09:59Pujols picks up the base hit.
10:01Trout going to third.
10:04Boy, they've opened the door.
10:06Can Anaheim go through it?
10:08Boy, gets a letter-high pitch.
10:10A good pitch to hit.
10:11And he takes advantage of it.
10:13Nice job.
10:13Hitting from behind is not an easy thing to do in this game.
10:16But a little easier when the pitch is up there.
10:18Now, you throw it over the plate like that, it's going to cost you.
10:21Trout comes in to score.
10:26And Pujols also comes home.
10:29Openings for this lineup offensively.
10:32Don't give it to them now, because they are hot.
10:35But a couple of RBIs on that swing.
10:37Let's see what that does for their win expectancy graph.
10:41Josh Hamilton looking for a knock to get a run in here.
10:43This one continues to diverge.
10:45The defense struggling.
10:46This lineup pulling further into the lead.
10:49Well, it's so early in this game,
10:50but you feel like the momentum has just slipped away from the opponent.
10:54I mean, they're not showing they can get guys out with any regularity.
10:57No balls, one strike.
10:58Here's Agondo.
10:59Towards center field.
11:04And he's there to retire the Sun.
11:07Nice inning here in the third.
11:09They get some runs.
11:10Bill to lead.
11:11The Halos lead it.
11:13Three.
11:16Leading it off, Nelson Cruz.
11:24That one's too low.
11:25Gene missing.
11:26We got a chance for some fun today with a good knuckleball pitcher on the mound, Gary.
11:30Gary, as long as it's dancing, we could see some very frustrated hitters.
11:34Swing and a ball popped foul to the left side.
11:37And you are absolutely right.
11:39For these hitters, it can be very, very frustrating if, in fact, that knuckler is moving and in the zone.
11:45This is a swing hit in the air.
11:47And that one's going to drop in.
11:49That's their first hit.
11:50All the way to the wall.
11:52Not even close.
11:53He's in there easily at second.
11:56Now let's see how the top hitting teams measured up last season.
11:59Number one, the Angels.
12:00Second, the Rangers.
12:02In third, the Tigers.
12:03Fourth, the Warriors.
12:04And it's the Yankees, number five.
12:07I wouldn't want to be a pitcher in this game, Gary.
12:10I mean, if you're looking to get through a bunch of quick innings, it might not happen in this one.
12:14Two of the better teams last season in the league.
12:16Old ground ball.
12:18Jordan.
12:20One down.
12:25Here's Gentry now with a wiggle-waggle coming to the plate.
12:29Over his lifetime, 293 off the Angels.
12:33Just missed with the fastball, 1-0.
12:35If you saw his last game, you got a chance to see that he's swinging the bat well in that
12:39one, picking up a couple of knocks.
12:41Lined up the middle.
12:42He makes the play there.
12:44That one was sinking down.
12:46You know something?
12:47That was such a great play.
12:48That's worth one more look.
12:49Well, how about the camera work right there on that one?
12:52Terrific job, guys, on the camera.
12:54And what a play.
12:55So, a runner in scoring position.
12:57Here's Elvis Andrews.
12:58The bat's been talking for him lately.
13:00Four for his last nine.
13:02What a great series for him so far.
13:04Really locked in on the pitches.
13:06He is seeing the ball so well right now.
13:11Gee with a wind-up.
13:13Swing and a line at a right center.
13:15That gets down.
13:17That'll put him on.
13:18The tying run up.
13:20And Cruz comes in.
13:23You can't really blame the defense right there for him ending up on second base.
13:27Sometimes you have to just credit the hustle and aggressiveness of the base run.
13:31Doubles are always big, Steve.
13:32This is how you score runs.
13:33You get yourself in the scoring position, and he did it.
13:35Well, you have to think double out of the batter's box.
13:38Good coaching on the bases and great effort by the batter.
13:41Excellent job.
13:46Oh, and one.
13:47Gee kicks and delivers.
13:48Ground ball towards second.
13:51Throws on to first in time to retire the side.
13:55So they score once on two hits.
13:57One man left.
13:59Texas trying to get...
14:02And Mark Trumbo to lead it off.
14:05Look, guys, I really like what we've seen from Agondo out there.
14:08Let's take a...
14:09Ground ball.
14:10Profire feels the ball.
14:13One away.
14:17Chris Iannetta at the plate.
14:22And Pruszynski calls for the pitch.
14:26There's a swing and a liner towards the gap in left field.
14:30And it's through into the gap.
14:31Should be extra bases.
14:36And he pulls into second base.
14:38That will be a double.
14:40Well, this could be the start right here at this offense needed in this inning.
14:43A nice double right there with only one away.
14:46This could ignite this offense, and possibly big things could happen.
14:50It's Ibar at the plate.
14:52I don't know if he got a chance to see his last ball game,
14:54but he picked up two hits in that one.
14:56Swing the bat well.
15:00Swing and a high bounce at a second.
15:02Profire feels the ball.
15:04And Ibar is retired.
15:06Any way you can get this runner in right now from third base,
15:09two out hits are critical if you're going to win games.
15:12And Borges is going to come to the plate.
15:15Steve, how well is that pitching performance standing up?
15:18You know, when he's throwing the ball down on his own like this,
15:20these lefty hitters have to stay behind the ball to drive it.
15:23They just don't seem able to do that.
15:25They keep swinging and hitting the top part of the ball.
15:28Throw is not in time, and he's on.
15:31And they bring him home.
15:35Well, sometimes you pay the price for a mistake pitch.
15:37That's what that one was there, guys, right down the middle.
15:40Yeah, he just lined that thing, lined it up when he saw it was right in the wheelhouse.
15:44Great job of hitting.
15:44And the next batter, Gary, will probably not see a pitch that easy to hit.
15:49And he watches the low pitch from Agondo.
15:56And they pitch out.
15:58Nobody's moving.
16:04Now the 2-1 pitch.
16:06Swings and grounds this one.
16:07Foul wide of third.
16:11Ah, there goes Borges.
16:13Wisely pulls that one back, and it's full now.
16:16And he's in there at second base.
16:18As a pitcher, you have to know, with a runner on first base,
16:21he's trying to get in scoring position.
16:23You have to do a better job holding the runner.
16:27It's fouled off.
16:31Full count pitch.
16:32Hits sharply towards the hole.
16:35And he bobbles this thing.
16:37But he recovers in time.
16:39Makes the play.
16:40Good work.
16:41So they score once on two hits.
16:43One man left.
16:45L.A. with a three-run lead.
16:52And it's Adrian Beltre to lead us off.
16:55And taking a look here,
16:56the pitch types that he's thrown today that have yielded hits.
17:00But you can see that knuckleball of his.
17:02It's been hit two times so far in this one.
17:04And sure, that pitch has been hit twice.
17:06But he's been solid here,
17:07keeping more than a couple runs off the board.
17:09Definitely a strong outing for him.
17:11Ball!
17:11Catcher gets a hold of that one in the dirt.
17:18G. with a wind-up.
17:20Good-looking fastball.
17:21Called the ball, though.
17:22Two and one.
17:23His game just not coming through like it normally would.
17:26Just one for his last seven at-bats.
17:28Over the last three...
17:29Here's one.
17:30Hit very well deep.
17:32And Trout.
17:35No problem for him as he gets that out.
17:38Now we have a moment to look at which teams went the yard most last year.
17:42The Yankees, number one.
17:43The Orioles in second.
17:45Third, the White Sox.
17:46Rangers, fourth.
17:47And for the Blue Jays, they are in fifth.
17:50Well, this team lives and dies with the home run ball.
17:53They were one of the top teams in the league last year
17:55at hitting the ball out of the ballpark.
17:56And they seem to want to continue that in this season.
17:59They have so much power and depth throughout this lineup
18:02that every one of these guys can hurt you.
18:07No problem for him.
18:08That's an easy out.
18:17Now with two outs, a chance here for A.J. Pruszynski.
18:22First pitch to him.
18:25Hit in the dirt.
18:26He dives and he's got it.
18:29Throw.
18:29Got him.
18:30That is one heck of a play.
18:32And they aren't able to get anything going in this half inning.
18:35Three up, three away.
18:37And we'll see the Angels.
18:46And leading it off is Mike Trout.
18:48And he was the league leader in runs scored last year.
18:55Line towards second.
18:57And he cannot come up with it.
18:59But he stays with it.
19:00Gets the out.
19:01That's how you do it.
19:03We recap the league leaders in extra base hits last year.
19:08Number one, Miguel Cabrera.
19:10Robinson Cano is second.
19:12Third is Albert Pujols.
19:14Fourth, Josh Hamilton.
19:15And Adam Jones, fifth.
19:17Well, if you're looking for two guys to stop at first base,
19:20these two guys in this game aren't the ones to do it.
19:23Seems like every time they hit the ball,
19:25they are rounding first and heading into second,
19:27at least second base.
19:29They have a ton of power.
19:30They put the ball in play.
19:31They can be dangerous.
19:35That's hit foul by Pujols.
19:47The pitch from Agondo.
19:49That one hit well.
19:51Murphy's there.
19:54Two down.
19:59Harris at the plate.
20:01He tripled home a couple in his last at-bat.
20:11And he starts him out.
20:14Swing and a hot shot.
20:16And he gets it through.
20:18That's his second hit in the ballgame.
20:19So that brings Josh Hamilton to the plate.
20:22Take a look at the RBI leaders last year.
20:24There is Hamilton.
20:26Second spot on the list.
20:28Third is Edwin Ancanacion.
20:31Number one, Miguel Cabrera.
20:33Well, it takes a special mentality
20:34to hit in the middle of the lineup
20:35and be a run producer.
20:37A lot of guys can do it.
20:38Some guys can't handle the pressure.
20:40Well, this guy right here can handle the pressure,
20:42and he seems to relish in it.
20:44He loves those big opportunities
20:46to hit with runners in scoring position,
20:47and he delivers with a ton of RBIs.
20:50A swing and a fly ball in the left center field.
20:53Andrus.
20:55And that one's put away to retire the side.
20:59No runs at a base hit.
21:03Pro fire at the plate.
21:05Steve, what are the numbers for him on the mound today?
21:07How's this righty doing it?
21:09Well, he's getting a lot of ground ball outs,
21:11and it's because they just cannot seem to stay behind the ball.
21:14They keep hitting the top of the ball.
21:15And Trout loves it, puts it away.
21:18Boy, he got a pitch to hit right there,
21:20but just a little bit out in front
21:22sends an easy fly ball to center field for the up.
21:25And it's Nelson Cruz at the plate.
21:27Went away.
21:28Well, we've talked about Nelson Cruz before.
21:30If he ever gets to play a full season,
21:33who knows what those numbers are going to look like.
21:35Finally did play the season 2012,
21:37but for some reason to step back.
21:47Here's a swing and a ground ball played by Ibar.
21:51Two down here in the inning.
21:53Untapped for the Angels.
21:55This Texas series ends tonight.
21:57They'll get on the road tomorrow.
21:59And after that, they'll be home against the A's
22:01as they deal with Cespedes and the rest of that lineup.
22:05A team that's been on a roll.
22:07Swung on, hit this one towards Trout.
22:11And there's the third out.
22:13And they're held in check here in this happening.
22:18Now for Mike Socia, let's see how...
22:55The progress of this game play is going to be a good one.
22:57He's out.
22:58He has to be happy with the work on the mound,
23:00especially that last...
23:01Swung on, line to right field.
23:04Oh, he's there, but he cannot make the catch.
23:07And he's on.
23:08That's a costly error to allow him to reach base.
23:12Chris Iannetta at the plate.
23:14Now let's take a moment here to see the breakdown
23:16of the pitches that have yielded hits.
23:18Well, that slider of his has been hit five times,
23:21so these hitters are seeing it consistently.
23:24You know, with the hits, he's given up...
23:25Boy, that one is stung up the middle.
23:27And he boots it.
23:29But he recovers in time, makes the play.
23:32Good work.
23:33You have to love great defense.
23:35I mean, that's an unbelievable effort right there
23:37and a way to pick your team up in a critical situation.
23:40And it gets the fans into the game, too.
23:42I think fans love D.
23:43Eric Ibar stands in with two down.
23:45He homered back in the third.
23:47Clyde to right.
23:49And that's the third out.
23:51Murphy grabs it.
23:52The hit goes quickly for Alexei Agondo.
23:54One, two, three.
23:56He's keeping his team in the ballgame just as neat.
24:01Here's Gentry now with a wiggle-waggle coming to the plate.
24:05Gee with a wind-up.
24:07Hit in the air to left center.
24:10And Hamilton's going to play it.
24:12And he meanders over to put it away.
24:14All right, now we have a moment to look at who had the most triples last year.
24:18Well, the most exciting play in baseball is the triple.
24:21You watch a guy hit it and leaves a...
24:29Leaves a batter's box.
24:30And you can tell he's flying around first,
24:32not even thinking about stopping at second and going into third.
24:35But this guy right here is one of the more exciting players
24:38because he does it as well as anyone in baseball.
24:41That big triple to help score runs for his team.
24:43And that's not the usual role.
24:45You take a look at a starter who now is warming up in the bullpen.
24:48It is rather unusual to see a starting pitcher warming up like this
24:51unless he's just getting...
24:52He makes contact.
24:54Line drive.
24:55And it's through.
24:56That's a base hit for Andrew.
24:58That's going to bring up David Murphy.
25:00And we'll take a peek back right now at the season that Elvis Andrews had.
25:03Here's how he ranked.
25:04Second triples.
25:05Fifth in batting average with runners in scoring position.
25:08And he was the hit machine last year.
25:10Ranked in the top 15 in hits.
25:11Showing that great eye-hand coordination to put the ball in play.
25:15Last time he ground it up.
25:23He swings down and really hit that.
25:26And Trout.
25:28Two away.
25:30And he left a hold at first.
25:37Here's Adrian Beltre with two down.
25:57What a treat we've had here so far.
26:00Gee is just dominating.
26:02Let's take a look at what he's doing on these.
26:04A swing line to left center.
26:06And it is in there.
26:07That's going to bring the tying run to the plate.
26:10The opportunity for offense is right now.
26:13Wait.
26:24Talk about a guy who loves the ball up in the strike zone.
26:27And after.
26:55That bat right there.
26:57You can see why he crutched that one.
27:00Lance Berkman at the plate.
27:02Five hits.
27:0321 A.B.'s lifetime off the Angels.
27:06Probably thinking about the matchups here as we check the bullpen.
27:09Left-hander's throwing.
27:10Oh, that's right.
27:10I think they're getting him loosened up to face the hitter in the on-deck circle.
27:14And look for a moment like he had a chance to make that play, but not to be.
27:22And Lance Berkman is struck out.
27:24Big swing and a miss for Berkman.
27:25No runs and a couple of hits and two left on.
27:28The Angels still enjoying this lead.
27:33Peter Boer just leading it off.
27:56Last at bat, he picked up a single off the Gondo.
27:59You know, if I'm in the box, I'm looking for a fastball.
28:02I'm going to try to be.
28:02Here's a swing and a line drive.
28:04And he should have himself a base hit right there.
28:07It heads into right field.
28:08Great piece of hitting right there.
28:10Leading off the inning with a hit.
28:11Now they're in a great situation to try to score some runs.
28:15And we'll see Jordan now as he comes to the plate.
28:170 for 2 thus far.
28:19Hit hard on the ground to short.
28:21The second.
28:22There's one.
28:23Over to first.
28:24He is safe.
28:26Almost a double play.
28:27Not quite enough time.
28:29Nice job there to get the lead runner.
28:31Not enough time to get the double play, though.
28:33Well, here he is.
28:34Mike Trout.
28:36He fouls that one off.
28:42No balls.
28:42One strike.
28:43Here's a Gondo.
28:45And he gets that one down.
28:47His second hit.
28:482 for 4 today.
28:49Take a look at who led the league in stolen bases last year.
28:53You look at Trout.
28:54He's got the numbers at the top of the pack.
28:56Well, it seems like over the last few years that the game of baseball has turned back to speed.
29:00And the stolen base has become a prominent part of a lot of teams.
29:04Full host.
29:04Ground ball.
29:05And that one eats him up.
29:07But he stays with it.
29:09Gets the out.
29:09That's how you do it.
29:11But keeps the runners right where they are.
29:13Now two outs.
29:14Not a lot of time left in this ball game.
29:16You cannot give them more runs.
29:19Harris at the plate.
29:20He's singled in his last at bat.
29:40Runners at second and third with two outs.
29:43And he throws the first one.
29:44Swings a little late that time.
29:46Strike one.
29:47He looked really out of sync on that swing.
29:49Swung late.
29:50Looks like he wasn't anticipating the fastball.
29:53That's hit foul by Harris.
29:58He deals.
30:00There's a swing.
30:01Line drive.
30:01Center field.
30:02He's got it.
30:03What a play.
30:05They get two men in scoring position.
30:07Couple of hits.
30:08Can't get them home, though.
30:10Stretch time in Arlington.
30:13Leading it off.
30:22Jay Brzezinski.
30:24Scott Downs is going to be pitching.
30:27He's coming on in relief for the Angels.
30:30Steve, we'll be focusing here on these Texas hitters.
30:33What will he be looking at?
30:34A veteran left-hander.
30:36Scott Downs is a guy who knows how to pitch.
30:38And he knows how to use his stuff.
30:40He's not going to try to be something he's not.
30:42Change speeds.
30:43Keep hitters off balance.
30:44Put them away with the breaking ball.
30:45Here's a swing and a miss at the fastball.
30:47It's one and two.
30:48Well, with nine outs to go right now and leading by three, I mean, I think you have to start
30:53swinging a rocket toward short.
30:55And that'll put Brzezinski on first.
30:59Let's take a look where the Texas Rangers ended up rank-wise last year in the American
31:03League.
31:04First in hits.
31:05First in runs.
31:06And when you look at their offense, doubles were the name of the game.
31:09Ranked second doubles in the league.
31:11That ability to end up on second base, putting themselves in scoring position as batters.
31:16Here's the 1-0.
31:17That one taken by Profire for a strike.
31:21Last year, just an 0 for 1 off the Angels.
31:25That's taken low for a ball.
31:27Two and one.
31:27Well, now he can follow that low fastball with an off-speed pitch, or he can come back with
31:31another fastball.
31:33Lined foul towards third.
31:41And he fouls another one off.
31:43Well, you know when that pitch left a pitcher's hand, he had him set up for that pitch in
31:47side.
31:47A smash between short and third.
31:50And Iannette is able to get to that one.
31:53Here's a look at the lineups with a pop in their bat from last season.
31:57The Yankees, number one.
31:58Second, the Rangers.
32:00In third, the Angels.
32:01Tigers fourth.
32:02And at number five on the list, the White Sox.
32:06Well, not a lot of singles in this one, I don't think, today, Gary.
32:09I mean, these two teams love this.
32:11Line shot into center field.
32:13That gets down.
32:14The tying run coming up.
32:16Well, he gets the curveball in the outer part of the plate, but he does a good job of not
32:20trying to pull it.
32:21He goes right back up the middle.
32:23Nice job.
32:24One away as Mike Holt gets set.
32:27Two.
32:27There's a ground ball.
32:29Up with it now.
32:30And there's one.
32:32And they'll get two.
32:34Pujols completing the double play.
32:37They pick up no runs on.
32:38Two hits and strand one.
32:42And here's Josh Hamilton leading it up.
32:44Last time up, flew out.
32:47That one fouled off by Hamilton.
32:52Oh!
32:59Yeah, with two strikes on him now, Josh Hamilton, he'll protect that strike zone.
33:03That's a huge swing right there.
33:05He was looking for...
33:07There's a swing.
33:08Line drive.
33:08Center field.
33:09And he gets it down.
33:11After coming up empty in this ball game, finally gets one going his way.
33:16You know, sometimes ball placement is important.
33:18He hit the ball in the right spot, and he thought to himself, I'm going two.
33:21And he thought it coming out of the batter's box.
33:23May have been a little element of surprise there.
33:25The fact that he took off, Steve, and decided he was going to get two right out of the box.
33:28Well, that's why speed is such an important asset.
33:30It can help you steal bases, score runs, and this time, it helped you take the extra base.
33:35Trumbo is ready to go.
33:36He stands in.
33:37No hits yet, but he'll get another chance right here.
33:40Popped him up.
33:42Andrus.
33:44And Profire with the kick.
33:47One away.
33:50Chris Iannetta at the plate.
33:52He hit into a double play as last time.
33:54Here's the first one.
33:56Drowned her.
33:57Up by Beltran.
33:58And he bobbles this thing.
34:00But he recovers in time.
34:02Makes the play.
34:03Good work.
34:05Into the batter's box.
34:07Slowly, in a big moment, comes Eric Ibar.
34:10And here's Anaheim.
34:12A terrific opportunity for them.
34:16Hamilton's on at second.
34:20That's a hit foul by Ibar.
34:27Swing.
34:27Hotshot.
34:28Wow, that was close.
34:29Right back up the middle.
34:31Almost got him.
34:32Hamilton's going to try and score here.
34:35Well, this guy's got a lot of speed over there at first base.
34:37And it's not going to be surprised to see him off and running to try to steal this base.
34:42And Borges is going to come to the plate.
34:44Two for three thus far.
34:46Sharp curveball.
34:47Swung on and missed.
34:480 and 1.
34:49That's just a great pitch right there.
34:51I mean, that's the hardest pitch for a hitter.
34:53That one swung on.
34:54Hit in the air deep to left field.
34:56And Cruz is there.
34:59That'll do it as they put that one away.
35:02So, no runs.
35:03Two hits.
35:05Here's Gentry now with a wiggle waggle coming to the plate.
35:11A fly ball.
35:13And Hamilton's going to play it.
35:16Comes up with it in his tracks.
35:19A long run for the left fielder.
35:21He crosses over into foul territory, aware of where the wall is,
35:24but able to pull it in and make the play.
35:26And we've got Andrus batting.
35:28Grover in a run earlier in the game.
35:301-0 count.
35:31He took that last one, and it was out of the zone.
35:34Well, you really swing and a fly ball in the left center field.
35:38And Trout.
35:40And he gets over to take care of it.
35:42Well, this ball is hit into the left center field gap,
35:44and the center fielder has priority over the left fielder.
35:48Good job taking charge.
35:50He called him off and made the play.
35:52And in the batter's box, it's Murphy.
35:54He flew out his last time up.
35:55Wait a minute.
35:57Yeah, I gotta breath.
36:00What do I want?
36:02I love to go to him off and put a ...
36:03Ball one.
36:07Oh, it's not.
36:08I love to go to your next time.
36:10Hit me.
36:11Hit me.
36:21Till's 2-0 count.
36:23Let me get him stuck.
36:31...to begin this with bat, 1-0.
36:33Now listen, this is still doable from the offensive perspective, Gary.
36:36They're only down three.
36:37It would be nice to have a little two-out rally right here,
36:40pick up some runs, narrow this three-run deficit.
36:42But understand, you can still come back and finish it in ninth.
36:45Just don't wait till the ninth.
36:46And on the mound, we'll see.
36:48You got the bat on that.
36:50Borges is there.
36:54And it drops.
36:55The base hit.
36:56And a chance to see where David Murphy ended up in the rankings last year.
37:00Sixth and on-base percentage.
37:02Seventh and batting average with runners in scoring position.
37:04The batting average numbers were there as he ranked in the top ten hitters in the league,
37:09putting the ball in play, finding holes, and finding a way to get on base.
37:14Pitch on the way.
37:16Beltre hits this one.
37:17And Eibar picks it up.
37:19And he throws on to first.
37:21That'll retire the side.
37:23No.
37:25Let's take a look at how the game's progressing for Ron Washington.
37:29You can kind of feel what he's thinking right now.
37:31Swings and sends it deep into right field.
37:34This ball way back.
37:36He heads all the way back to the warning track and gets the out.
37:40And it's Mike Trout now.
37:42One away.
37:42Had a couple of hits.
37:44Four trips to the plate.
37:48Head up the middle.
37:49Oh, my.
37:50How did he get out of the way of that?
37:52Those are scary.
37:53And he continues to swing the bat well in this one.
37:56Three hits in this ball game.
37:57This one comes here with only one out.
37:59Now the opportunity.
38:01Albert Pujols.
38:07First pitch of the at bat now.
38:09Takes a swing at that fastball.
38:10Can't connect on one.
38:17Here's the pitch.
38:18Ball.
38:19Pitch out.
38:20Nothing was on, though.
38:28Line shot into center field.
38:31And that gets down.
38:32Pujols picks up the base hit.
38:36Wow.
38:37He had three big hits in the last game.
38:39And that was on the winning side.
38:40And he's getting them going again with that at bat.
38:43Harris at the plate.
38:45Last time up.
38:46Flew out.
38:48Pujols your runner at first.
38:50Runner on at second base.
38:51That's Trout.
38:52Liner towards the hole.
38:54Beltre for one.
38:56And two.
38:56They got both of them that time.
38:59They pick up no runs on two hits and strand one.
39:03Angels four.
39:06Check out how it's going for Mike Socia.
39:08Great game his club has put together.
39:10Things have gone really well.
39:12And it's Lance Berkman in the box now.
39:16And the bottom of the night starts with a strike.
39:18Well, I think right now they're looking to get a couple guys on
39:20and see if they can't get somebody to hit one out of the ballpark right here.
39:23So base runners the key.
39:25Do not run into outs.
39:27Just be conservative on the bases.
39:28You're down three.
39:32And Berkman has struck out.
39:34Big swing and a miss for Berkman.
39:36You've got a second now to see the four-seam fastball in K-Camp.
39:40It's going to be Pruszynski.
39:42Boy, would they love to see him get on base here.
39:45And the first pitch.
39:49That's swung on and a liner here.
39:52And that'll put Pruszynski on first.
39:56Well, here's a guy that absolutely loves that pitch up and away in the strike zone.
40:01And he got one right there.
40:02A mistake by the pitcher.
40:04And he didn't miss it.
40:05What a great piece of hitting.
40:06It's Jerickson Profire.
40:09Solid contact made.
40:11But that foul ball up in the air is going to be off on the right side.
40:16Here's the pitch.
40:18And Jerickson Profire looks at that one for a ball.
40:21That'll even the count.
40:23Only one career at bat prior to this one.
40:25Looking for his first lifetime off the Angels.
40:32Here's the delivery.
40:33There's a swing.
40:34And that one's hit on the ground.
40:40The infield played it deep like they knew he was going to swing away.
40:43He did, but was still able to find a hole.
40:46Here is Nelson Cruz.
40:49Great offensive opportunity for him.
40:52And now time is called.
40:54And they're coming out of the dugout and heading to the mound.
40:57You don't know how long he's going to stay with this pitch.
40:59We're going to have to wait and see what they decide.
41:01He may be dunking.
41:02That one swung on.
41:03Hit in the air to deep right center field.
41:06That's two gone.
41:08Runner on his way to third.
41:15That's a big second out right there.
41:17Holding on to a slim lead.
41:19Now he's got a chance to get out of this thing without any major trouble.
41:23Well, it's a luxury for the manager having a lefty coming off the bench like this guy.
41:27They go to him here hoping it's the right move against the right-handed pitcher.
41:31Here's a fly ball.
41:33Could be it.
41:34And Hamilton's going to play it.
41:36And you just saw it, folks.
41:37That's going to be the last play of this game.
41:40Fans going home unhappy in this one.
41:42Their offense just did not get it done.
41:44So many things fell in the right place for him.
41:47Well, it's that time again.
41:49How about we take a look?
41:51And Steve, they're able to put this one away in the record books.
41:53This is a good victory.
41:55Hey, any time you can go on the...
41:56Let's get a look.
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