Yu Darvish was his usual dominant self Friday night as the Rangers beat the Blue Jays, 5-1. The Texas starter struck out 12, and Adrian Beltre hit a home run in the top of the fifth to give Texas a lead it would never relinquish.
Yu Darvish deals in Toronto, Jonny Gomes comes through in a pinch
The Rangers’ ace matches a season-high in strikeouts, while Jonny Gomes plays the role of hero for a mildly-surging Red Sox team.
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Just two innings later, former Blue Jay and current Ranger J.P. Arencibia helped put the game out of reach from his former team, sending Toronto to its third straight loss with a three-run home run in seventh inning. It was the Rangers' second win in their last 10 games.
Gomes hits game-winning pinch hit HR (in sixth inning)
Jonny Gomes and Xander Bogaerts both went deep in the sixth inning as the Red Sox beat the Royals, 5-4. Gomes was brought in as a pinch hitter, and it proved to be a smart move.
The game also featured a ball girl becoming Internet famous after accidentally playing a fair ball, and more importantly, making this face afterwards:
what face do you make if you are a ballgirl and pick up a fair ball by accident? this one pic.twitter.com/27B0JMdLFu
— Matthew Kory (@mattymatty2000) July 19, 2014 The new hot stove
A lot of teams are still in the playoff hunt thanks to the second wild card, meaning less teams are trading away key players. The second wild card is also leading to weird quirks such as this weekend’s schedule.
Of 12 @MLB teams with at least 50 wins, 8 are matched up against one another this weekend (MIL-WSH, LAD-STL, SEA-LAA and BAL-OAK)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) July 18, 2014 Friday’s final scores
Red Sox 5, Royals 4
A’s 5, Orioles 4
Diamondbacks 5, Cubs 4
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