Texas 9, Miami 8
When: 4:05 PM ET, Saturday, August 5, 2023
Where: Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Muchlinski, 1B -
Sean Barber, 2B -
Jim Wolf, 3B -
Jeremy Riggs
Attendance:
38583
By Field Level Media
Robbie Grossman clubbed a three-run homer to help the Texas Rangers overcome a five-run deficit en route to a 9-8 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday in Arlington, Texas.
Texas trailed 5-0 before Grossman ripped his eighth homer of the year in the fourth. The Rangers added four more runs in the fifth and eventually built a 9-6 lead.
Jake Burger pulled Miami within a run with his two-run shot in the ninth, but Will Smith retired the next two batters he faced to pick up his 20th save of the season.
Texas starter Jon Gray (7-5) earned the win, allowing five runs (three earned) on six hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked two and struck out six.
Marlins starter George Soriano went just three innings and surrendered three runs on three hits. He walked three and fanned four. Ryan Weathers (1-7) gave up six runs on six hits in 3 2/3 innings to take the loss.
Jorge Soler's two-run double in the third opened the scoring, and Miami added on later in the inning when Jazz Chisholm Jr. plated Soler with a single to make it 3-0.
Chisholm Jr. would leave the game after the third inning. He appeared to injure his hamstring while being caught stealing second base.
Joey Wendle added a sacrifice fly, and Luis Arraez slashed an RBI double an inning later, building the Marlins' advantage to 5-0.
Adolis Garcia began Texas' half of the fourth with a walk, and Josh Jung singled one batter later. That set the stage for Grossman, who hit it 414 feet to right field.
The Rangers then put together their four-run rally in the fifth thanks to a pair of homers. After Marcus Semien doubled, Corey Seager went deep to tie things at 5-5. Garcia drew a one-out walk, and Jung followed with his 22nd home run to give Texas its first lead of the game.
Nick Fortes' sixth-inning homer for the Marlins made it a one-run game.
However, the Rangers' Nathaniel Lowe added a pair of insurance runs with RBI doubles in the seventh and eighth ahead of Burger's late blast.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Miami |
|
Texas |
George Soriano
|
Player |
Jon Gray
|
No Decision |
W/L |
Win |
3.0 |
IP |
5.1 |
4 |
Strikeouts |
6 |
3 |
Hits |
7 |
9.00 |
ERA |
8.44 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Miami
|
11 |
2 |
19 |
.314 |
16 |
12 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Texas
|
9 |
3 |
21 |
.281 |
15 |
11 |
9 |
7 |
0 |
0 |