Beras & Guzman Tag-Team Power Lifts Rangers over Angels/Cubs
6'6 slugging RF Jairo Beras (2012 IFA free-agent - $4.5M bonus) hammered two home runs (a solo shot over the LF scoreboard in the 3rd and a three-run blast just to the right of the CF Batter's Eye in the 7th), 6'6 slugging first-baseman Ronald Guzman (2011 IFA - $3.45M bonus) crushed a solo HR over the RF fence and onto Bullard Avenue in the 2nd, walked in the 3rd, and drilled an RBI double off the RF fence in the 5th, and DH Jurickson Profar (on TEX MLB 60-day DL - right shoulder surgery rehab) singled, walked, and scored a run, leading the Rangers to a 7-1 victory over the Angels/Cubs co-op squad in AZ Advanced Instructional League action this afternoon on Nolan Ryan Field at the Surprise Recreation Campus in Surprise, AZ.
Michael Strentz (Angels) belted a solo HR in the top of the 9th to account for the lone Angels/Cubs run.
Here is the box scotre from today's game (Cubs players are highlighted in bold & underlined)
ANGELS/CUBS LINEUP:
1a. Jeffrey Baez, RF: 0-2 (P-2, F-8)
1b. Charcer Burks, PH-CF: 0-2 (K, 5-4 FC)
2a. Bo Way, CF: 0-1 (BB, 5-3, SB)
2b. Rashad Crawford, PH-RF: 0-2 (K, P-5)
3. Wade Wass, C-DH: 0-2 (K, K, BB, SB)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FOURTH TIME THRU BATTING ORDER
4a. Dan Vogelbach, 1B: 0-1 (6-3, BB)
4b. Victor Caratini, PH-1B: 0-2 (K, 3-U)
5. Michael Strentz, DH-C: 2-2 (1B, HR, R, RBI)
NOTE: SLOT WAS SKIPPED FIRST TWO TIMES THRU BATTING ORDER
6. Shawon Dunston Jr, LF: 2-4 (1B, 1-3, 4-3 DP, 1B, CS)
7. Natanael Delgado, DH #2: 1-4 (3-U, 5-3, 3-1, 1B)
8. Chesny Young, SS: 2-4 (K, 1B, 1B, F-9)
9. Andrew Daniel, 3B: 1-4 (K, L-8, 1B, K)
10. Kody Eaves, 2B: 0-3 (3-U, L-9, F-8)
RANGERS LINEUP:
1a. Christopher Garia, CF: 1-3 (1B, L-9, 1-3)
1b. Darius Day, CF: 1-1 (2B, R)
2. Jurickson Profar, DH: 1-3 (F-8, BB, 1B, K, R)
3a. Evan Van Hoosier, 2B: 0-3 (F-8, 5-U FC, F-8)
3b. Josh Morgan, 2B: 0-0 (BB, R)
4. Jairo Beras, RF: 2-4 (K, HR, 4-3, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI)
5. Ronald Guzman, 1B: 2-3 (HR, BB, 2B, P-6, R, 2 RBI)
6. Dylan Moore, 3B: 1-4 (1B, F-8, K, 6-3, R)
7. Jose Almonte, LF: 0-4 (E-5, 6-4-3 DP, P-4, 6-3)
8a. David Lyon, C: 0-2 (F-9, 4-3)
8b. Jose Trevino, C: 1-2 (1B, K)
9. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, SS: 1-4 (1B, K, 1-6-3 DP, 4-3, RBI)
ANGELS/CUBS PITCHERS:
1. Garrett Nuss: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 3 R (3 ER), 2 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 1 GIDP, 2/5 GO/AO, 49 pitches (30 strikes)
2. Jaime Barria: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 1 GIDP, 4/2 GO/AO, 35 pitches (25 strikes)
3. Ronnie Glenn: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 WP, 1/1 GO/AO, 24 pitches (13 strikes)
4. Victor Alcantara: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K, 2/0 GO/AO, 12 pitches (9 strikes)
RANGERS PITCHERS:
1. Connor Sadzek: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 2/1 GO/AO, 39 pitches (21 strikes)
2. Joseph Palumbo: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 3/1 GO/AO, 24 pitches (15 strikes)
3. Sam Stafford: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 3 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 29 pitches (19 strikes)
4. Sterling Wynn: 1.0 IP,, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 GIDP, 2/0 GO/AO, 9 pitches (7 strikes)
5. Adam Dian: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1/2 GO/AO, 15 pitches (12 strikes)
6. Blake Bass: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1/1 GO/AO, 22 pitches (14 strikes)
ANGELS/CUBS ERRORS: 1
3B Andrew Daniel - E-5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base safely)
RANGERS ERRORS: NONE
RANGERS CATCHERS DEFENSE:
1. David Lyon: 1-2 CS
2. Jose Trevino: 0-1 CS
WEATHER: Mostly cloudy with gusting winds & occasional drizzle and temperatures in the 80's
ATTENDANCE: 28 (mostly scouts)
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