Miller leads Rangers to win over Phillies

Miller leads Rangers to win over Phillies
Texas’ Brad Miller follows through after hitting a tworun single in the 10th inning to give the Rangers a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Matt Slocum/ Associated Press

May 6, 2022in Uncategorized
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Aaron Bracy Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brad Miller hit a two-run single in the 10th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.

Marcus Semien doubled and had two hits for the Rangers, who have won a season-high four in a row after sweeping the two-game series with the Phillies.

Nick Castellanos doubled and had three hits for Philadelphia. The Phillies have lost four of five since a four-game winning streak.

Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler and the Rangers’ Martin Perez each were stellar in starting roles. Matt Bush (1-1) was given the win after getting the final out of the ninth.

Texas’ Adolis Garcia started the extra frame on second base and went to third on Kole Calhoun’s flyout to deep right. After Mitch Garver walked, pinch-runner Eli White stole second. Pinch-hitter Nick Solak struck out before Miller lined a 1-0 slider from Brad Hand (1-1) to right to score Garcia and White.

“He’s so gritty and gutty you know you were going to get something out of him there,” Rangers manager Chris Woodward said of Miller.

Joe Barlow gave up a run in the bottom of the 10th on Odubel Herrera’s pinch-hit RBI groundout, but got his third save in as many chances.

It looked like the Phillies had gotten on the board in the sixth when Castellanos lined Perez’s first pitch to right. First-base umpire Erich Bacchus signaled that it was a home run, but the call was overturned after a video review showed a fan reached over the railing and touched the ball while it still was in play.

Castellanos went to second base instead after the double, but the inning ended when Bryce Harper followed with a flyout to left field.

The Phillies finished with just six hits.

“We just have some guys that aren’t really clicking the way I think they’re going to through the course of the season,” Philadelphia manager Joe Girardi said. “We have some guys struggling right now and we have to find a way out of it.”

Stellar starters

Wheeler went 7 2/3 innings, giving up six hits and getting seven strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 4.10. Girardi was loudly booed when he lifted last year’s NL Cy Young runner-up with two outs in the eighth and just 78 pitches.

“He was really good today,” Girardi said.

Wheeler understood the hook, saying Girardi was just looking out for him.

Meanwhile, Perez went seven innings with four hits, four walks and four strikeouts. The 31-year-old left-hander’s ERA is at 2.25.

“(Perez) was an absolute warrior, Woodward said.Miller leads Rangers to win over Phillies
Texas’ Brad Miller follows through after hitting a tworun single in the 10th inning to give the Rangers a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. Matt Slocum/ Associated Press

May 6, 2022in Uncategorized
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Aaron Bracy Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brad Miller hit a two-run single in the 10th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.

Marcus Semien doubled and had two hits for the Rangers, who have won a season-high four in a row after sweeping the two-game series with the Phillies.

Nick Castellanos doubled and had three hits for Philadelphia. The Phillies have lost four of five since a four-game winning streak.

Philadelphia’s Zack Wheeler and the Rangers’ Martin Perez each were stellar in starting roles. Matt Bush (1-1) was given the win after getting the final out of the ninth.

Texas’ Adolis Garcia started the extra frame on second base and went to third on Kole Calhoun’s flyout to deep right. After Mitch Garver walked, pinch-runner Eli White stole second. Pinch-hitter Nick Solak struck out before Miller lined a 1-0 slider from Brad Hand (1-1) to right to score Garcia and White.

“He’s so gritty and gutty you know you were going to get something out of him there,” Rangers manager Chris Woodward said of Miller.

Joe Barlow gave up a run in the bottom of the 10th on Odubel Herrera’s pinch-hit RBI groundout, but got his third save in as many chances.

It looked like the Phillies had gotten on the board in the sixth when Castellanos lined Perez’s first pitch to right. First-base umpire Erich Bacchus signaled that it was a home run, but the call was overturned after a video review showed a fan reached over the railing and touched the ball while it still was in play.

Castellanos went to second base instead after the double, but the inning ended when Bryce Harper followed with a flyout to left field.

The Phillies finished with just six hits.

“We just have some guys that aren’t really clicking the way I think they’re going to through the course of the season,” Philadelphia manager Joe Girardi said. “We have some guys struggling right now and we have to find a way out of it.”

Stellar starters

Wheeler went 7 2/3 innings, giving up six hits and getting seven strikeouts, lowering his ERA to 4.10. Girardi was loudly booed when he lifted last year’s NL Cy Young runner-up with two outs in the eighth and just 78 pitches.

“He was really good today,” Girardi said.

Wheeler understood the hook, saying Girardi was just looking out for him.

Meanwhile, Perez went seven innings with four hits, four walks and four strikeouts. The 31-year-old left-hander’s ERA is at 2.25.

“(Perez) was an absolute warrior, Woodward said.