ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The AL West-leading Texas Rangers stumbled again on the road against Tampa Bay.
Logan Forsythe homered after missing four games due to back spasms, and the Rays took two of three from the Rangers with an 8-4 victory on Sunday.
Forsythe hit an opposite-field, three-run shot off Martin Perez (8-9) during a five-run fourth that made it 6-2. He has six homers in his last 10 games.
"It's a challenge to recover from a five-run inning," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "Martin today, kind of the old nemesis, that one inning is a big inning."
Drew Smyly (6-11) allowed four runs and five hits over 6 2/3 innings to go 4-0 in his last six starts.
"Texas has been in first place all year," Smyly said. "They've got a very good lineup, great pitching and we beat them two out of three."
Tampa Bay, last in the AL East, has won six of seven while outscoring opponents 55-18 during the stretch.
"I think we're getting big hits, having more quality at bats with guys in scoring position," Forsythe said.
Delino DeShields hit a two-run homer in the third inning and Drew Stubbs had a solo drive in the fifth for the Rangers, who have lost nine (1-9-2) of their last 12 regular-season road series against the Rays. Texas beat Tampa Bay in the 2010 and 2011 ALDS, going a combined 5-0 at Tropicana Field.
Perez, 1-8 on the road this season, gave up six runs, five hits and three walks over six innings.
"They scored some runs but I feel (physically) good," Perez said. "That's part of the game. Just trying to do my best."
Steven Souza Jr. put the Rays up 8-4 on a two-run homer in the eighth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rangers: RHP Tanner Scheppers (left knee) threw an inning Saturday night for Double-A Frisco.
Rays: CF Kevin Kiermaier (left hip tightness) didn't start for the second straight game but entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth. ... RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery), nearing the end of a rehab assignment, starts for Triple-A Durham on Monday night.
GOMEZ GOING FORWARD
Banister said Carlos Gomez, signed to a minor league contract Saturday, will primarily start in left field. "This guy can take over a game," Banister said. The move allows Jurickson Profar to move into a utility role. It has not been determined if the Gomez will join the team from Triple-A Round Rock during a series at Cincinnati that starts Tuesday night.
NUMBER GAME
Rays OF Mikie Mahtook is hitless in 29 at-bats after going 0 for 3. . Souza has homered twice in nine at-bats after hitting one in 158 at-bats. . The Rangers have homered in nine straight games against the Rays. . Texas last won a regular-season series at Tampa Bay May 30-June 1, 2011.
UP NEXT
Rangers: LHP Derek Holland (5-5) is scheduled to make his first start since going on the disabled list June 22 with left shoulder inflammation Tuesday against Reds RHP Dan Straily (9-6).
Rays: Rookie LHP Blake Snell (4-5) faces Boston and one-time Tampa Bay ace David Price (11-8) Monday night.
Texas Rangers
Logan Forsythe homered after missing four games due to back spasms, and the Rays took two of three from the Rangers with an 8-4 victory on Sunday.
Forsythe hit an opposite-field, three-run shot off Martin Perez (8-9) during a five-run fourth that made it 6-2. He has six homers in his last 10 games.
"It's a challenge to recover from a five-run inning," Rangers manager Jeff Banister said. "Martin today, kind of the old nemesis, that one inning is a big inning."
Drew Smyly (6-11) allowed four runs and five hits over 6 2/3 innings to go 4-0 in his last six starts.
"Texas has been in first place all year," Smyly said. "They've got a very good lineup, great pitching and we beat them two out of three."
Tampa Bay, last in the AL East, has won six of seven while outscoring opponents 55-18 during the stretch.
"I think we're getting big hits, having more quality at bats with guys in scoring position," Forsythe said.
Delino DeShields hit a two-run homer in the third inning and Drew Stubbs had a solo drive in the fifth for the Rangers, who have lost nine (1-9-2) of their last 12 regular-season road series against the Rays. Texas beat Tampa Bay in the 2010 and 2011 ALDS, going a combined 5-0 at Tropicana Field.
Perez, 1-8 on the road this season, gave up six runs, five hits and three walks over six innings.
"They scored some runs but I feel (physically) good," Perez said. "That's part of the game. Just trying to do my best."
Steven Souza Jr. put the Rays up 8-4 on a two-run homer in the eighth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Rangers: RHP Tanner Scheppers (left knee) threw an inning Saturday night for Double-A Frisco.
Rays: CF Kevin Kiermaier (left hip tightness) didn't start for the second straight game but entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth. ... RHP Alex Cobb (Tommy John surgery), nearing the end of a rehab assignment, starts for Triple-A Durham on Monday night.
GOMEZ GOING FORWARD
Banister said Carlos Gomez, signed to a minor league contract Saturday, will primarily start in left field. "This guy can take over a game," Banister said. The move allows Jurickson Profar to move into a utility role. It has not been determined if the Gomez will join the team from Triple-A Round Rock during a series at Cincinnati that starts Tuesday night.
NUMBER GAME
Rays OF Mikie Mahtook is hitless in 29 at-bats after going 0 for 3. . Souza has homered twice in nine at-bats after hitting one in 158 at-bats. . The Rangers have homered in nine straight games against the Rays. . Texas last won a regular-season series at Tampa Bay May 30-June 1, 2011.
UP NEXT
Rangers: LHP Derek Holland (5-5) is scheduled to make his first start since going on the disabled list June 22 with left shoulder inflammation Tuesday against Reds RHP Dan Straily (9-6).
Rays: Rookie LHP Blake Snell (4-5) faces Boston and one-time Tampa Bay ace David Price (11-8) Monday night.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Texas - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB |
| DeShields flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Beltrán grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | TEX | TB |
| Forsythe struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Duffy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Longoria popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB |
| Beltré flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Odor reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Odor caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Andrus singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Rua struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | TEX | TB |
| Miller safe at first on error by second baseman Odor. | 0 | 0 |
| Miller to second on balk by Pérez. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham sacrificed to pitcher, Miller to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Souza Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Dickerson lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB |
| Chirinos singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Stubbs flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| DeShields homered to left center (427 feet), Chirinos scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Desmond flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Beltrán struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | TEX | TB |
| Mahtook flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Wilson walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Forsythe grounded into fielder's choice to third, Wilson out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Duffy walked, Forsythe to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Longoria doubled to deep right, Forsythe scored, Duffy to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Miller lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB |
| Beltré grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Odor fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 1 |
| Andrus struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | TEX | TB |
| Beckham doubled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Souza Jr. singled to left, Beckham to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Dickerson singled to deep right, Beckham scored, Souza Jr. to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Mahtook popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| Wilson sacrificed into fielder's choice to pitcher, Souza Jr. scored, Dickerson to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Forsythe homered to right (352 feet), Dickerson and Wilson scored. | 2 | 6 |
| Duffy grounded out to third. | 2 | 6 |
| Longoria popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB |
| Rua struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Chirinos struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| Stubbs homered to right (366 feet). | 3 | 6 |
| DeShields flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | TEX | TB |
| Miller walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Beckham grounded out to third, Miller to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Souza Jr. lined out to center, Miller out at third. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB |
| Desmond flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| Beltrán popped out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| Beltré struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | TEX | TB |
| Dickerson struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Mahtook flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| Wilson struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB |
| Odor struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| Andrus grounded out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Rua walked. | 3 | 6 |
| Ramírez relieved Smyly. | 3 | 6 |
| Chirinos walked, Rua to second. | 3 | 6 |
| Moreland hit for Stubbs. | 3 | 6 |
| Cedeño relieved Ramírez. | 3 | 6 |
| Moreland singled to center, Rua scored, Chirinos to third. | 4 | 6 |
| Boxberger relieved Cedeño. | 4 | 6 |
| Mazara hit for DeShields. | 4 | 6 |
| Mazara struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Texas | TEX | TB |
| Mazara in right field. | 4 | 6 |
| Rua in left field. | 4 | 6 |
| Moreland at first base. | 4 | 6 |
| Jeffress relieved Pérez. | 4 | 6 |
| Forsythe grounded out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| Duffy flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| Longoria struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Boxberger pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB |
| Kiermaier in center field. | 4 | 6 |
| Mahtook in left field. | 4 | 6 |
| Desmond singled to center. | 4 | 6 |
| Beltrán grounded out to first, Desmond to second. | 4 | 6 |
| Beltré lined out to left. | 4 | 6 |
| Odor grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sam Dyson pitching for Texas | TEX | TB |
| Dyson relieved Jeffress. | 4 | 6 |
| Miller doubled to left center. | 4 | 6 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| Souza Jr. homered to left center (413 feet), Miller scored. | 4 | 8 |
| Kiermaier reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 8 |
| Kiermaier to second on wild pitch by Dyson. | 4 | 8 |
| Mahtook walked. | 4 | 8 |
| Wilson struck out swinging. | 4 | 8 |
| Forsythe grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Colome pitching for Tampa Bay | TEX | TB |
| Colomé relieved Boxberger. | 4 | 8 |
| Andrus grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| Profar hit for Rua. | 4 | 8 |
| Profar struck out looking. | 4 | 8 |
| Chirinos grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Texas Rangers
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeShields LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .230 | .306 | .349 |
a-Mazara PH-RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .280 | .333 | .422 |
| Desmond CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | .292 | .340 | .472 |
| Beltrán DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .296 | .337 | .525 |
| Beltré 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .290 | .344 | .481 |
| Odor 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .273 | .295 | .492 |
| Andrus SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .295 | .351 | .409 |
| Rua 1B-LF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .262 | .338 | .405 |
c-Profar PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .259 | .320 | .371 |
| Chirinos C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .185 | .277 | .437 |
| Stubbs RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .300 | .400 | .600 |
b-Moreland PH-1B
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .253 | .318 | .483 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 160 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for D Deshields in the 7th b-singled to center for D Stubbs in the 7th c-struck out looking for R Rua in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: DeShields (4, 3rd inning off Smyly 1 on, 1 Out); Stubbs (2, 5th inning off Smyly 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: DeShields 2 (11), Stubbs (3), Moreland (51) 2-out RBI: Stubbs, Moreland Rangers RISP: 1-4 (Beltré 0-1, Odor 0-1, Mazara 0-1, Moreland 1-1) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: Odor (5, 2nd base by Smyly) Picked Off: Odor (1st base by Smyly) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Odor (18, ground ball) DP: 1 (Desmond-Beltré). PB: Chirinos. Outfield Assist: Desmond (Miller at 3rd base). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 17,685 (57% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:01 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Chad Whitson, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |
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