Gallo homers twice as Rangers rout Marlins
The Sports Xchange
Jul 25, 2017
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Joey Gallo launched two of Texas' four home runs as the Rangers pounded the Miami Marlins 10-4 on Tuesday night at Globe Life Park.
Texas (49-51) evened the three-game interleague series ahead of the rubber match Wednesday night.
The Rangers' power surge backed a solid showing from Cole Hamels (5-1), who bounced back from his first loss of the season. The left-hander worked six innings, giving up four runs and six hits while striking out five and walking two.
Gallo upped his team-high home run total to 25 with his second career multi-homer game. Mike Napoli added his 22nd long ball, and Rougned Odor hit his 20th.
Texas finished with a season-best 31 total bases, the most for the club since tallying 33 against the Houston Astros in 2015. The Rangers had 15 hits, with Napoli and Nomar Mazara leading the way with three apiece.
Marlins starter Dan Straily (7-6) lasted only four innings, his shortest stint since he also went four innings June 10. The right-hander gave up a season-high six earned runs on 10 hits.
Miami (45-53) got a three-run homer from Christian Yelich, who had all four RBIs and three hits.
The Marlins got on the board in the first inning for the second straight night, both times after Dee Gordon opened the game with a hit. Yelich's double to right plated the leadoff hitter for a 1-0 lead.
Straily surrendered the early advantage by giving up solo blasts to Napoli in the second and Gallo in the third. Texas wasn't done in the third, as Adrian Beltre added a sacrifice fly and Jonathan Lucroy beat out an infield hit to score Mazara for a 3-1 edge.
Gallo ripped another homer down the right field line to lead off the fourth. Elvis Andrus followed with a one-out triple and came home on a Mazara single to put Texas up 6-1.
Miami cut into the deficit in the fifth against Hamels, with Yelich smashing his 10th home run of the season to score Gordon and Giancarlo Stanton to make it 6-4.
Marlins reliever Brian Ellington replaced Straily in the bottom of the inning and wasn't much better. The right-hander was promptly greeted by Odor depositing a pitch into the back of the Texas bullpen in left-center field.
After hitting Lucroy and walking Gallo, Ellington gave up a two-run double to Shin-Soo Choo. Andrus followed with a RBI single to make it 10-4 and chase Ellington.
NOTES: The Marlins placed 1B Justin Bour (right oblique strain) and SS JT Riddle (left biceps tendinitis) on the 10-day disabled list, with the Riddle move retroactive to July 22. The club recalled C Tomas Telis from Triple-A New Orleans and selected the contract of INF Mike Aviles from New Orleans. ... The Colorado Rockies are interested in trading for Texas C Jonathan Lucroy, according to multiple reports. ... Rangers RHP A.J. Griffin is a leading candidate to replace RHP Tyson Ross in the rotation for a Saturday start against Baltimore. Ross recently went on the DL, while Griffin had a solid rehab start Monday. Griffin has been out since May 27 with a strained left intercostal muscle.
Jul 25, 2017
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Joey Gallo launched two of Texas' four home runs as the Rangers pounded the Miami Marlins 10-4 on Tuesday night at Globe Life Park.
Texas (49-51) evened the three-game interleague series ahead of the rubber match Wednesday night.
The Rangers' power surge backed a solid showing from Cole Hamels (5-1), who bounced back from his first loss of the season. The left-hander worked six innings, giving up four runs and six hits while striking out five and walking two.
Gallo upped his team-high home run total to 25 with his second career multi-homer game. Mike Napoli added his 22nd long ball, and Rougned Odor hit his 20th.
Texas finished with a season-best 31 total bases, the most for the club since tallying 33 against the Houston Astros in 2015. The Rangers had 15 hits, with Napoli and Nomar Mazara leading the way with three apiece.
Marlins starter Dan Straily (7-6) lasted only four innings, his shortest stint since he also went four innings June 10. The right-hander gave up a season-high six earned runs on 10 hits.
Miami (45-53) got a three-run homer from Christian Yelich, who had all four RBIs and three hits.
The Marlins got on the board in the first inning for the second straight night, both times after Dee Gordon opened the game with a hit. Yelich's double to right plated the leadoff hitter for a 1-0 lead.
Straily surrendered the early advantage by giving up solo blasts to Napoli in the second and Gallo in the third. Texas wasn't done in the third, as Adrian Beltre added a sacrifice fly and Jonathan Lucroy beat out an infield hit to score Mazara for a 3-1 edge.
Gallo ripped another homer down the right field line to lead off the fourth. Elvis Andrus followed with a one-out triple and came home on a Mazara single to put Texas up 6-1.
Miami cut into the deficit in the fifth against Hamels, with Yelich smashing his 10th home run of the season to score Gordon and Giancarlo Stanton to make it 6-4.
Marlins reliever Brian Ellington replaced Straily in the bottom of the inning and wasn't much better. The right-hander was promptly greeted by Odor depositing a pitch into the back of the Texas bullpen in left-center field.
After hitting Lucroy and walking Gallo, Ellington gave up a two-run double to Shin-Soo Choo. Andrus followed with a RBI single to make it 10-4 and chase Ellington.
NOTES: The Marlins placed 1B Justin Bour (right oblique strain) and SS JT Riddle (left biceps tendinitis) on the 10-day disabled list, with the Riddle move retroactive to July 22. The club recalled C Tomas Telis from Triple-A New Orleans and selected the contract of INF Mike Aviles from New Orleans. ... The Colorado Rockies are interested in trading for Texas C Jonathan Lucroy, according to multiple reports. ... Rangers RHP A.J. Griffin is a leading candidate to replace RHP Tyson Ross in the rotation for a Saturday start against Baltimore. Ross recently went on the DL, while Griffin had a solid rehab start Monday. Griffin has been out since May 27 with a strained left intercostal muscle.
