Rangers Take Sole Possession of AL West Lead, Quantrill Leaves with Injury in 6-3 Win over Blue Jays
Five relievers covered 8 1/3 innings as Texas moved into sole possession of the AL West lead with a 6-2 win.
- Texas Rangers starter Cal Quantrill left Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays after throwing just 12 pitches due to right lat tightness, prompting Manager Skip Schumaker, pitching coach Jordan Tiegs, and head trainer Matt Lucero to visit the mound.
- Five relievers held Toronto to six hits, allowing the Rangers to secure a 6-2 win and move into sole possession of the AL West lead for the first time since late August.
- Texas scored twice in the second inning without a base hit, aided by walks and defensive errors; Wyatt Langford's RBI double in the sixth extended the lead, supported by relief pitcher Jordan Montgomery.
- With the victory, Texas moved a half-game ahead of Houston in the AL West standings; the Blue Jays remain three games behind the Chicago White Sox for the final wild card spot.
- RHP Jacob deGrom starts Sunday as the Rangers aim to extend their divisional lead, while Toronto will employ a bullpen game after losing eight of their last 12 contests.
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The Texas Rangers won for the sixth time in their past seven games, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.Rangers starting pitcher Cal Quantrill left the game after 1 1/3 innings with right lat tightness. Jordan Montgomery...
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Rangers take sole possession of AL West lead, Quantrill leaves with injury in 6-3 win over Blue Jays
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Five relievers held Toronto to six hits after Cal Quantrill left 12 pitches in because of right lat tightness, and the Rangers moved into sole possession of the AL West lead for the first time since late August with a 6-2 win ov...
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Rangers starter Cal Quantrill leaves after throwing 12 pitches because of right lat tightness
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers starter Cal Quantrill left Saturday night’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays after facing just four batters because of right lat tightness.
Five rereaders limited Toronto to six hits after Cal Quantrill left after 12 pitches due to stiffness on the right dorsal on Saturday night, and the Rangers went on to take the West American League lead alone for the first time since late August with a 6-2 victory over the Tiles.
Canada’s Cal Quantrill exits start early vs. Blue Jays
The Toronto Blue Jays’ pitching-injury luck appears to be rubbing off on their opponents. Rangers right-hander Cal Quantrill left his start against the Blue Jays on Saturday after just 1.1 innings with an unspecified injury. Quantrill got George Springer to ground out on an 88 m.p.h. fastball — six m.p.h. lower than his season average of 94 — and was then visited by manager Skip Schumaker and the training staff before being removed. The 31-year-…
Quantrill exits in the second inning with right lat tightness
ARLINGTON -- The last thing the Rangers needed was another quasi-bullpen game. With an overworked bullpen in the final stretch of a postseason push, “all hands on deck” has truly been the name of the game for Texas this week. It didn’t go as planned on Saturday, though.
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