Miami (USA), 16 apr. The last episode of the ‘Lone Star Series’ fell on the side of the Texas Rangers this Sunday by beating the Houston Astros by a resounding 1-9 that was cooked mainly in a devastating seventh inning with six runs, including a ‘grand slam’ driven by Marcus Semien.
ASTROS 1-9 RANGERS
The duel between the Astros and the Rangers was marked by enormous equality and the dominance of the defenses until it was the turn at bat for the Rangers in the seventh inning.
They went up to the light two runs quickly, which were followed by a ‘grand slam’ with Marcus Siemen at bat. The 0-6 fell like a stone on the locals, who could only add one run in the remaining time, insufficient to have options to come back in the Texan duel.
The disconnection of the locals caused the fans of the Astros to begin to leave the stands of Minute Maid Park in the eighth ‘inning’ before the evident dominance of their greatest rival.
YANKEES 2-0 TWINS
The Yankees managed to even the series at four games with the victory this Sunday, leaving the Twins blank in a good game by Gerrit Cole. The pitcher struck out ten times in the fourth time he’s had a shutout in his career.
Cole threw 109 pitches, getting the last nine putouts in 25 minutes. The offense was led by Californian DJ LeMahieu, who hit a home run and also drove in another run scored by Aaron Judge.
TILES 1-8 RAYS
The Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Toronto Blue Jays. Panamanian Christian Bethancourt hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning that practically sealed the game.
The Rays have homered at least once in each of their 16 games this season. They are close to the record set by Seattle in 2019, which reached 20 games.
PADRES 0-1 BREWERS
A lone RBI by Brian Anderson in the second inning was enough for the Milwaukee Brewers to beat the San Diego Padres on the road.
Both teams had averaged 13 runs combined on Friday and Saturday nights, but the defense prevailed in the series finale.
San Diego wasted the dominance of Japanese Yu Darvish, who struck out 12 batters in seven innings.
ATHLETICS 3-4 METERS
The match between the Metros and the Athletics went to the tenth inning to be decided and the New Yorkers got a 3-0 sweep against Oakland over the weekend.
Pete Alonso tied the game in the ninth with his eighth home run of the season. The Venezuelan Eduardo Escobar was the architect of the final race with Sam Moll on the mound.
Puerto Rican Francisco Lindor also hit a home run in the sixth inning that put the Mets ahead at that time. The A’s came close to winning by adding their second and third runs in the eighth inning.
MARINERS 1-0 ROCKIES
The Seattle Mariners, in their victory against the Colorado Rockies, had the Dominican Luis Castillo as a key man from the mound.
He threw seven shutout innings, allowing just two hits and striking out nine.
OTHER RESULTS:
Red Sox 2-1 Angels
Nationals 7-6 Guardians
Reds 3-14 Phillies
Marlins 0-5 Diamondbacks
White Sox 4-8 Orioles
Royals 4-5 Braves
Cardinals 5-2 Pirates
Dodgers 2-3 Cubs. EFE
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