Mattie T’s ALDS Recap: Texas Rangers vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on October 13, 2010
Game 1:
5
1
Star Player of the Game: Rangers catcher Bengie Molina, who went 3-for-4 with a solo homer (1st of postseason), an RBI single & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Cliff Lee (1-0), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 1 run on 5 hits while walking none & striking out ten.
Losing Pitcher: David Price (0-1), who pitched 6 2/3 innings & allowed 5 runs (4 earned) on 9 hits while walking none & striking out eight.
Game 2:
6
0
Star Player of the Game: Rangers 3rd baseman Michael Young, who went 2-for-4 with a 3-run homer (1st of postseason) & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: C.J. Wilson (1-0), who pitched 6 1/3 innings & allowed no runs on 2 hits while walking two & striking out seven.
Losing Pitcher: James Shields (0-1), who pitched 4 1/3 innings & allowed 4 runs on 4 hits while walking none & striking out two.
Game 3:
6
3
Star Player of the Game: Rays 1st baseman Carlos Pena, who went 2-for-3 with a 2-run homer (1st of postseason), an RBI single & scored 2 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Joaquin Benoit (1-0), who pitched 1 2/3 innings & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out one.
Losing Pitcher: Darren Oliver (0-1), who pitched 1 1/3 innings & allowed 2 runs on 3 hits while walking none & striking out three.
Alexi Ogando is charged with a blown save (1st of postseason) after allowing B.J. Upton’s game-tying RBI double in the 6th inning.
Game 4:
5
2
Star Player of the Game: Rays 3rd baseman Evan Longoria, who went 3-for-4 with a 2-run homer (1st of postseason) & scored 2 runs.
Winning Pitcher: Wade Davis (1-0), who pitched 5 innings & allowed 2 runs on 7 hits while walking three & striking out seven.
Losing Pitcher: Tommy Hunter (0-1), who pitched 4 innings & allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 6 hits while walking none & striking out seven.
Save: Rafael Soriano (1st of postseason), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out none.
Game 5:
5
1
Star Player of the Game: Rangers 2nd baseman Ian Kinsler, who went 3-for-4 with a 2-run homer (1st of postseason), an RBI groundout & scored 1 run.
Winning Pitcher: Cliff Lee (2-0), who pitched 9 innings & allowed 1 run on 6 hits while walking none & striking out eleven.
Losing Pitcher: David Price (0-2), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 3 runs on 8 hits while walking none & striking out six.
Congratulations to Ron Washington’s Texas Rangers, who will advance to the American League Championship Series for the first time in franchise history.
As for Joe Maddon’s Tampa Bay Rays, they fail to advance to their first ALCS series since 2008.
Texas will now move on to face New York for the American League pennant, as Game 1 will start on Friday evening from Yankee Stadium.
