Walk-off wild pitch gives Rangers an emotional win

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”sort”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”wealthy”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content material”:”“It was very, very emotional for us,” stated Ezequiel Duran, who hit a game-tying two-run homer in the sixth. “That was a key moment in the game, two strikes, two outs. We get that [wild pitch], we get the win, and it’s something that’s very emotional for everyone and makes us very happy.”nnThis was the Rangers’ third walk-off victory of the season, but their first on a wild pitch since March 31, 2019, against the Cubs, when Joey Gallo scored the winning run. nn“Jung, off a tough pitcher, that’s a good at-bat to get the double there, and I decided to put Smitty out there because he runs really well,” said Rangers manager Bruce Bochy. “If it’s going to be a base, it could be the difference in those two between their speed. You’re hoping for a base hit, but anything can happen at that point, so a big win for us. nn“It was tough, tough sledding there for a while. Their guys were just throwing so well. It takes your guys to keep you in a ballgame, and you never know what’s going to happen.””,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-07-18T03:33:41.363Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-07/17/04fe8541-9ca5cd4a-f523a4f9-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”Rangers manager Bruce Bochy discusses his team’s pitching performance and more in the 3-2 win over the Rays”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:01:47″,”slug”:”bruce-bochy-on-3-2-win-over-rays”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-140″,”title”:”Texas Rangers”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:140″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”manager-postgame”,”title”:”manager postgame”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”press-conference”,”title”:”press conference”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”send-to-news-mlb-feed”,”title”:”Send To News MLB feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”tune-in-daily”,”title”:”TuneIn daily”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/vcnhmn4dtslsjas2nasv”},”title”:”Bruce Bochy on 3-2 win over Rays”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/bruce-bochy-on-3-2-win-over-rays”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”Before the wild pitch walk-off, it was a pitchers’ duel all night in Arlington.nnRays starter Shane McClanahan faced the minimum through five innings. During that time, the Rangers had one hit, a Marcus Semien leadoff single in the first that was erased by a double play. Texas went 0-for-14 against McClanahan between Semien’s single and Robbie Grossman’s leadoff single in the sixth inning, which set up Duran’s game-tying homer.”,”type”:”text”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-07-18T01:20:51.431Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-07/17/24e1f7fe-9949758d-ead7a689-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”type”:”video”,”description”:”Ezequiel Duran swats a two-run homer to right-center field, tying the game at 2 in the bottom of the 6th inning”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”duration”:”00:00:24″,”slug”:”ezequiel-duran-homers-13-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field-robbie-gross”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-677649″,”title”:”Ezequiel Duran”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:677649″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-140″,”title”:”Texas Rangers”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:140″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”hitting”,”title”:”hitting”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”home-run”,”title”:”home run”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”greatest-plays”,”title”:”Greatest Plays”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”send-to-news-mlb-feed”,”title”:”Send To News MLB feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”yahoo-in-game”,”title”:”Yahoo In-Game”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”2-yahoo-mlb-ads-feed”,”title”:”2-Yahoo MLB Ads Feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”imagen-feed”,”title”:”Imagen feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/image/upload/{formatInstructions}/mlb/dfz7qht0g7hcxfi9b0pq”},”title”:”Duran’s two-run home run (13)”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/ezequiel-duran-homers-13-on-a-fly-ball-to-right-center-field-robbie-gross”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”The Rangers had more strikeouts (six) than walks and hits combined (four) against McClanahan, but they made sure every hit counted in the end. nn “Wow, I mean, you look at all his weapons, the guy pumps 98 out there, and it’s moving,” Bochy said of McClanahan. “He’s got great secondary pitches, the slider, the curve and a tremendous changeup. We knew we had our hands full, and we just had to go out there and compete. The guys did a great job of it tonight.”nnTexas starter Dane Dunning stated he doesn’t normally know whom he’s dealing with earlier than he will get to the ballpark on a begin day. But he realized effectively earlier than he confirmed up at Globe Life Field how tough of a matchup it could be on each side.”,”sort”:”textual content”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-07-18T01:57:18.148Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-07/17/28f51714-cbf316d2-c13662fb-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”sort”:”video”,”description”:”Dane Dunning has a stable outing in opposition to the Rays, hanging out 4 batters in seven sturdy frames of labor”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”length”:”00:00:58″,”slug”:”dunning-strikes-out-four-rays”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-140″,”title”:”Texas Rangers”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:140″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-641540″,”title”:”Dane Dunning”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:641540″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight-reel-starting-pitching”,”title”:”highlight reel starting pitching”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”pitching”,”title”:”pitching”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/picture/add/{formatInstructions}/mlb/v3wi5si9kafts1itkrbh”},”title”:”Dunning strikes out 4 Rays”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/dunning-strikes-out-four-rays”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content material”:”Dunning rose to the event in opposition to the American League All-Star.nnThe right-hander allowed one run in every of the primary two innings — together with a solo shot from Josh Lowe, Nathaniel’s little brother,  within the second — however shortly settled in, capping his first outing of the second half with 5 scoreless innings to offer the Rangers’ offense loads of time to make up the two-run deficit. nn“We saw really good pitching on both sides,” Bochy stated. “McClanahan, we all know how good he is. When you look at the elite pitchers in the game, he’s right there. I’ve said this, when you face somebody like that, you need your guy to step up, and Dane did that. He made a couple of mistakes there, but he settled down and got in a good groove and gave us seven solid innings and gave us a chance.””,”sort”:”textual content”},{“__typename”:”Video”,”contentDate”:”2023-07-18T00:30:35.979Z”,”preferredPlaybackScenarioURL({“preferredPlaybacks”:”mp4AvcPlayback”})”:”https://mlb-cuts-diamond.mlb.com/FORGE/2023/2023-07/17/2248322e-1b015dc6-6381e4f5-csvm-diamondx64-asset_1280x720_59_4000K.mp4″,”sort”:”video”,”description”:”Josh Jung goes all out for a pleasant seize, robbing Christian Bethancourt of successful within the prime of the 2nd inning”,”displayAsVideoGif”:false,”length”:”00:00:14″,”slug”:”christian-bethancourt-lines-out-to-third-baseman-josh-jung”,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”season-2023″,”title”:”Season 2023″,”type”:”season”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-140″,”title”:”Texas Rangers”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:140″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-673962″,”title”:”Josh Jung”,”person”:{“__ref”:”Person:673962″},”type”:”player”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”highlight”,”title”:”highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”in-game-highlight”,”title”:”in-game highlight”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-action-tracking”,”title”:”game action tracking”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”defense”,”title”:”defense”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”fan-duel”,”title”:”Fan Duel”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”eclat-feed”,”title”:”Eclat feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”international-feed”,”title”:”International Partner feed”,”type”:”taxonomy”}],”thumbnail”:{“__typename”:”Thumbnail”,”templateUrl”:”https://img.mlbstatic.com/mlb-images/picture/add/{formatInstructions}/mlb/p6bsnzoxvofmxyrckcbq”},”title”:”Josh Jung lunges for the catch”,”relativeSiteUrl”:”/video/christian-bethancourt-lines-out-to-third-baseman-josh-jung”},{“__typename”:”Markdown”,”content material”:”For a workforce that has persistently sat on the prime of the AL West this season and has the most effective offenses in baseball, the Rangers’ bats have typically struggled late in video games.nnThat theme has flipped early within the second half, because the win over the Rays gave Texas its fourth straight victory popping out of the All-Star break and third comeback win in these 4 video games.nn“Yeah, these are some of the games that I thought we were missing in the first half,” Bochy stated. “These guys in this first homestand here after the [All-Star break], I mean, they’ve just done a great job of just keeping that focus and fighting hard for nine innings.””,”sort”:”textual content”}],”contentType”:”news”,”subHeadline”:null,”abstract”:”ARLINGTON — When Josh Jung led off the underside of the ninth inning with a double into the left-center-field hole, it appeared just like the Rangers had been primed for a walk-off victory over the American League East-leading Rays.nThey obtained it, however not as anticipated.nInstead of an exciting walk-off homer”,”tagline({“formatString”:”none”})”:null,”tags”:[{“__typename”:”InternalTag”,”slug”:”storytype-article”,”title”:”Article”,”type”:”article”},{“__typename”:”TeamTag”,”slug”:”teamid-140″,”title”:”Texas Rangers”,”team”:{“__ref”:”Team:140″},”type”:”team”},{“__typename”:”ContributorTag”,”slug”:”kennedi-landry”,”title”:”Kennedi Landry”,”type”:”contributor”},{“__typename”:”GameTag”,”slug”:”gamepk-717367″,”title”:”2023/07/17 tb@tex”,”type”:”game”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”apple-news”,”title”:”Apple News”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”game-recap”,”title”:”game recap”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”TaxonomyTag”,”slug”:”walk-off”,”title”:”walk off”,”type”:”taxonomy”},{“__typename”:”PersonTag”,”slug”:”playerid-669701″,”title”:”Josh H. 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