Texas 10, Cleveland 8
When: 4:10 PM ET, Monday, May 25, 2015
Where: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Cory Blaser, 1B -
John Tumpane, 2B -
Jeff Nelson, 3B -
Lazaro Diaz
Attendance:
13614
By The Sports Xchange
CLEVELAND -- The Texas Rangers needed a big game from their bullpen, and they got one. The result was a 10-8 win over the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on Monday.
Four Texas relievers combined to pitch seven innings, allowing one run on two hits, with seven strikeouts, after right-hander Phil Klein started and only lasted two innings.
"The pen really stepped up big time for us. They gave us exactly what we needed," said Texas manager Jeff Banister.
The Rangers also got home runs from designated hitter Prince Fielder, third baseman Adrian Beltre and shortstop Elvis Andrus.
The win extended Texas' winning streak to six games while Cleveland's six-game winning streak was halted.
Right-hander Tanner Scheppers (1-0) pitched 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief to get the win. Left-hander Marc Rzepczynski (1-2) took the loss. Right-hander Shawn Tolleson pitched the ninth to pick up his fourth save.
Neither starter was around very long. Cleveland right-hander Shaun Marcum lasted just 2 2/3 innings, giving up seven runs on four hits, with six strikeouts and three walks. Klein pitched two innings, giving up seven runs (six earned) on six hits, with two strikeouts and two walks.
The Rangers scored three runs in the first inning after Marcum walked right fielder Shin-Soo Choo, the second batter of the game, on four pitches. Fielder blasted a mammoth two-run home run into the bullpens in center field, a drive estimated at 422 feet. Beltre followed with a solo home run to left to make it 3-0.
"This one falls on me. I put us in a big hole early," said Marcum.
"Shaun's pitches caught too much of the plate and were up," said Indians manager Terry Francona. "When you make mistakes like that to hitters like Fielder and Beltre, that's what they can do."
In his last 14 games Fielder is hitting .431 with seven home runs and 21 RBIs.
"When he's hitting like this we just sit back and enjoy it," said Banister.
Cleveland got a run back in the bottom of the first when first baseman Carlos Santana belted a long solo home run to right field, a drive estimated at 455 feet.
Cleveland scored four runs in the second inning to take a 5-3 lead. Designated hitter David Murphy led off the inning by reaching first on an error by first baseman Mitch Moreland. Third baseman Lonnie Chisenhall struck out, but shortstop Jose Ramirez drew a walk.
Catcher Roberto Perez then hit an opposite-field, three-run homer over the wall in right field. Center fielder Michael Bourn followed with a double and scored on a double by second baseman Jason Kipnis.
Marcum struck out the side in order in the second inning, but he never got out of the third. With two outs and nobody on base in the Texas third, Fielder doubled and Beltre was intentionally walked. Left fielder Josh Hamilton, playing in his first game of the season, drew another walk from Marcum, loading the bases.
Moreland followed with a single to center, scoring Fielder and Beltre, moving Hamilton to third and tying the game at 5-5.
"My main problem was location. I was up all day with everything," said Marcum.
Right-hander Ryan Webb relieved Marcum. After Moreland stole second, shortstop Elvis Andrus doubled to left field, scoring Hamilton and Moreland and giving the Rangers a 7-5 lead.
In the bottom of the third, Murphy singled and went to third on a double by Chisenhall. Left-hander Alex Claudio relieved Klein and got Ramirez to ground out, although Murphy scored on the play to cut the Texas lead to 7-6. Chisenhall went to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sacrifice fly by Bourn to tie it at 7-7.
That was the only run allowed by the four Texas relievers -- Claudio, Scheppers, left-hander Sam Freeman and closer Tolleson.
"Things are clicking," said Tolleson, of the bullpen. "We've got the right guys her
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Texas |
|
Cleveland |
|
Phil Klein
|
Player |
Shaun Marcum |
|
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
|
2.0 |
IP |
2.2 |
|
2 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
|
6 |
Hits |
4 |
|
27.00 |
ERA |
23.62 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Texas
|
9 |
3 |
20 |
.243 |
5 |
11 |
9 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Cleveland
|
8 |
2 |
18 |
.235 |
17 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
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