After being swept by the Toronto Blue Jays, the Texas Rangers moved forward with a three-series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium from Monday to Wednesday. The Rangers had a chance to bounce back with a series win over the Cardinals, but couldn’t complete the task at hand. Read on for further details about the Rangers’ failed rebound attempt.
Monday, July 29
The Rangers opened the road series with a 6-3 win over the Cardinals in the series opener on Monday night. Texas improved to 52-55, while St. Louis fell to 54-52. Rangers starting pitcher Nathan Eovaldi pitched six innings and gave up six hits, two earned runs, and two strikeouts. Meanwhile, Cardinals starting pitcher Andre Pallante pitched five innings and gave up seven hits, three earned runs, two walks, and five strikeouts. After two scoreless innings, Texas got on the board in the top of the third inning. Corey Seager doubled on a sharp ground ball to Lars Nootbaar. Josh Smith scored for a 1-0 lead. The Cardinals responded in the bottom of the third inning. Matt Carpenter homered on a fly ball to right center field. Paul Goldschmidt scored to take a 2-1 lead. The Rangers regained the lead in the top of the fourth inning. Jonah Heim singled on a ground ball to Lars Nootbaar. Wyatt Langford scored to tie the game 2-2. Nathaniel Lowe went to third base, while Ezequiel Duran went to second base. Leody Taveras grounded out to Paul Goldschmidt. Nathaniel Lowe scored to take a 3-2 lead. Ezequiel Duran went to third base, while Jonah Heim went to second base with two outs. The Rangers extended the lead in the top of the seventh inning. Adolis Garcia reached on a fielding error by Nolan Arenado. Marcus Semien scored for a 4-2 lead. Nathaniel Lowe homered on a fly ball to left center field. Adolis Garcia scored for a 6-2 lead. The Cardinals scored a run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Michael Siani singled on a ground ball to Adolis Garcia. Nolan Arenado scored to cut the Rangers’ lead in half 6-3. Lars Nootbaar went to third base, while Paul Goldschmidt went to second base.
Tuesday, July 30
The Cardinals split the series with the Rangers with a lopsided 8-1 win in the middle game on Tuesday night. St. Louis improved to 55-52, while Texas fell to 52-56. Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn pitched five innings and gave up three hits, one earned run, one walk, and three strikeouts. Meanwhile, Rangers starting pitcher Max Scherzer… pitched four innings and gave up three runs, one walk, and five strikeouts. The Cardinals got on the board in the bottom of the first inning. Masyn Winn homered on a fly ball to left-center field for a 1-0 lead. The Rangers tied the game at one apiece in the top of the second inning. Wyatt Langford homered on a fly ball to left field to tie the game 1-1. The Cardinals regained the lead in the bottom of the second inning. Brandon Crawford doubled on a line drive to Adolis Garcia. Matt Carpenter scored for a 2-1 lead. The Cardinals added a run in the bottom of the third inning. Lars Nootbaar doubled on a line drive to Adolis Garcia. Alec Burleson scored for a 3-1 lead. The Cardinals’ offense exploded in the bottom of the fifth inning. Alec Burleson singled on a ground ball to Adolis Garcia. Michael Siani scored for a 4-1 lead. Tommy Pham hit a grand slam to right center field. Alec Burleson, Wilson Contreras, and Paul Goldschmidt scored for an 8-1 lead.
Wednesday, July 31
The Cardinals closed out the series on a high note with a 10-1 blowout of the Rangers on Wednesday afternoon. St. Louis improved to 56-52, while Texas fell to 52-57. Cardinals starting pitcher Michael McGreevy pitched seven innings and gave up five hits, one earned run, one walk, and three strikeouts. Meanwhile, Rangers pitcher Andrew Heaney pitched 4 1/3 innings and gave up six hits, six earned runs, one walk, and two strikeouts. After one scoreless inning, St. Louis got on the board in the bottom of the second inning. Brendan Donovan singled on a line drive to Travis Jankowski. Paul Goldschmidt scored for a 1-0 lead. Tommy Pham went to third base, while Brenden Donovan went to second base. Pedro Pages reached on a fielder’s choice fielded by Nathaniel Lowe. Tommy Pham scored for a 2-0 lead. Brenden Donovan went to third base. Michael Siani was out on a sacrifice bunt that went from Andrew Heaney to Nathaniel Lowe. Brenden Donovan scored for a 3-0 lead. Pedro Pages went to second base with two outs. The Cardinals’ offense exploded in the bottom of the fifth inning. Alec Burleson singled on a line drive to Josh Smith. Michael Siani and Wilson Contreras scored for a 5-0 lead. Tommy Pham doubled on a sharp line drive to Wyatt Langford. Alec Burleson and Nolan Arenado scored for a 7-0 lead. Brenden Donovan singled on a fly ball to Travis Jankowski. Tommy Pham scored for an 8-0 lead. The Rangers finally got on the board in the top of the sixth inning. Marcus Semien singled on a line drive to Michael Siani. Josh Smith scored to cut the Cardinals’ lead to 8-1. Corey Seager went to second base. The Cardinals reached the double-digit plateau in the bottom of the seventh inning. Brenden Donovan was out on a sacrifice fly to Adolis Garcia. Nolan Arenado scored for a 9-1 lead. Matt Carpenter went to third base with one out. Michael Siani singled on a soft ground ball to Jacob Latz. Matt Carpenter scored for a 10-1 lead. Tommy Pham went to second base.
Up Next
The Rangers will return home to host the Boston Red Sox in a three-game series starting on Friday at 7:05 p.m. Central.
