{"id":40844,"date":"2017-08-16T06:48:20","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T06:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=40844"},"modified":"2017-08-16T06:48:20","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T06:48:20","slug":"rangers-hit-3-homers-off-verlander-in-10-4-win-over-tigers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/sports\/mlb\/rangers-hit-3-homers-off-verlander-in-10-4-win-over-tigers.html","title":{"rendered":"Rangers hit 3 homers off Verlander in 10-4 win over Tigers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rangers hit 3 homers off Verlander in 10-4 win over Tigers<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Joey Gallo hit another towering home run, this one capping an impressive at-bat for the young Texas Rangers slugger after he struck out on three pitches his first time up against Justin Verlander.<\/span><\/p>\n

Gallo fought back from an 0-2 count in the fourth inning, laying off the high 0-2 fastball this time, and on the eighth pitch hit a drive that landed in the second deck of seats in right-center above the Texas bullpen and was estimated at 459 feet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mike Napoli followed with a home run of his own, and the Rangers went on to a 10-4 victory Tuesday night that ended Verlander’s three-game winning streak.<\/span><\/p>\n

“In my first at-bat, I figured he was going to do that and I just tried to beat him to it and he threw it a lot higher than I could get the bat to,” Gallo said. “So, the second at-bat, it was a different approach and I was going to not swing at it and I was going to make him come in the zone and not try to chase it.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Gallo, a 23-year-old slugger in his first full major league season, has an AL-high nine homers in 13 games this month and 34 overall \u2014 the most by a Texas player since 2012 when Josh Hamilton had 43 and Adrian Beltre 36.<\/span><\/p>\n

“He controlled the at-bat. That’s the maturity that we’ve seen with Joey through the course of the second half and prior to the All-Star break,” Rangers manager Jeff Banister said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only other Rangers player with as many homers in a season by age 23 was Juan Gonzalez, who did it twice \u2014 43 homers in 1992 when he was 22, and 46 more the following season.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I threw a pitch to a guy who runs into stuff,” Verlander said. “That’s what he does. Not taking anything away from him. He’s got ridiculous pop.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Robinson Chirinos also went deep off Verlander (8-8), who struck out eight without any walks while allowing five runs in six innings. Tigers starters have given up 19 homers and have a 7.94 ERA over the last 11 games.<\/span><\/p>\n

A.J. Griffin (6-3) allowed one run and struck out four in five innings. The right-hander had gone 1-3 with a 10.88 ERA in his first five career starts against the Tigers.<\/span><\/p>\n

“You just keep this team in the game and good things happen,” Griffin said. “It was fun to go out there and have it all come together like that.”<\/span><\/p>\n

TIGERS OFFENSE<\/span><\/p>\n

Detroit took its only lead when Jose Iglesias hit an RBI double to make it 1-0 in the second. Iglesias also had the second of the Tigers’ consecutive RBI grounders in the seventh. … Victor Martinez led off the ninth with his ninth homer.<\/span><\/p>\n

STEALING A RUN<\/span><\/p>\n

Rougned Odor manufactured a run for Texas in the seventh. He drew a walk, went to third on a stolen base and a throwing error by catcher John Hicks, and then scored on what would have been a steal of home before a balk was called on Daniel Stumpf. The reliever never came set or stepped off the rubber before frantically throwing home.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I saw him jockeying two pitches before that,” Stumpf said. “I got lazy and came up too slow. Looked home and saw Hicks red-eyed and knew he was moving.”<\/span><\/p>\n

UNUSUAL PLAY AT FIRST<\/span><\/p>\n

When Odor hit a grounder through the right side of the infield in the third, he was thrown out at first base on a 5-1 putout. Detroit was drastically shifted against the pull-hitting Odor, and third baseman Nicholas Castellanos was positioned in short right field when he fielded the ball and threw to Verlander covering the bag.<\/span><\/p>\n

TRAINER’S ROOM<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigers: 1B Miguel Cabrera was back in the lineup after missing two games with back stiffness.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rangers: OF Carlos Gomez missed his second straight game because he wasn’t feeling well.<\/span><\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigers: Anibal Sanchez (3-3, 6.69 ERA) has lost his last two starts, giving up 13 runs and 18 hits in nine innings. The right-hander is 2-4 with a 7.84 ERA in seven career appearances against Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n

Rangers: LHP Cole Hamels (7-1, 3.31) has allowed only an unearned run over 16 innings while winning both his starts in August.<\/span><\/p>\n

Source:-\u00a0https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2017\/08\/16\/rangers-hit-3-homers-off-verlander-in-10-4-win-over-tigers\/104643312\/<\/span><\/p>\n

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