Scoreless through 9, Rangers win 2-1 over Angels when Langford has tying RBI and winning run in 10th
Wyatt Langford had a tying RBI double in the 10th inning, then scored the winning run on third baseman Denzer Guzman's throwing error as the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Friday night. Guzman had opened the top of the 10th with an RBI double to put the Angels ahead in the eighth MLB game this season that was scoreless going into extra innings. With two outs in the bottom of the…
In the ninth inning, Texas Rangers defeated the Los Angeles Angels 2-1, despite playing scoreless for the first nine innings of the game. Rookie Lynden Langford contributed significantly to the Rangers' victory with a crucial RBI double in the 10th inning, followed by a run scored on an error by the Angels' third baseman, Denzer Guzman.
Guzman had opened the top of the 10th inning with his own RBI double, putting the Angels ahead in the eighth MLB game this season that went into extra innings. The Rangers had taken advantage of Guzman's mistake, as he made a clean stop on a ground ball by Ezequiel Duran but threw erratically to second base, allowing Langford to score the winning run.
Tyler Alexander (4-2) demonstrated strong pitching in the 10th inning, striking out two batters. The pitcher for the Angels in the following game, Ryan Johnson (2-7, 6.41 ERA), drafted from Dallas Baptist two years ago, will take the mound on Saturday night. Cody Bradford (0-1, 2.93) will start for Texas.
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