Final
Fielder helps Rangers beat D-backs
Apr 22, 2015 - 7:15 AM Phoenix, AZ (SportsNetwork.com) - Prince Fielder's first home run of the season capped a four-run eighth inning that helped the Texas Rangers to a 7-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in the opener of a brief two-game interleague series.Chase Anderson dazzled in seven innings of one-run ball for Arizona, but he gave way to Daniel Hudson (0-1) to start the eighth and things quickly unraveled.
Jake Smolinski reached with one out when Cliff Pennington bobbled his grounder to third, and Leonys Martin drew a walk. Elvis Andrus broke the 1-1 tie with an RBI single to left.
A double steal then resulted in another run, as Tuffy Gosewisch's throw to third went into left field and Martin raced home. Fielder followed with a two- run blast to right field.
"We made a couple errors," said D-backs manager Chip Hale. "One of our trademarks is defense, and we didn't play very good defense tonight."
Shawn Tolleson (1-0) retired the side in order in the eighth, and Martin plated two insurance runs in the top of the ninth with a single to right against Oliver Perez.
Anderson only allowed three hits in seven innings while striking out five. Texas starter Nick Martinez was nearly as sharp, yielding a run on five hits over six innings in the no-decision.
"Impressive how (Martinez) moved the fastball around," said Rangers manager Jeff Banister.
Anderson tossed one of the better games of his young career, but his outing did not look promising after allowing a leadoff double to Martin in the top of the first. Martin moved to third on a groundout and Fielder gave Texas an early 1-0 lead with a ground-rule double to center.
The Rangers managed just one more hit -- a fourth-inning Adrian Beltre single -- for the rest of his stint.
The D-backs tied it in the home second, when consecutive singles by Yasmany Tomas and Gosewisch led to Nick Ahmed's RBI groundout to third.
Game Notes
Arizona placed infielder Jake Lamb on the 15-day disabled list on Tuesday and selected the contract of infielder Danny Dorn from Triple-A Reno. It also transferred catcher Gerald Laird from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL ... The D-backs had won three of four ... Arizona went 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position and left 10 on base.
- TEXAS: 7
ARIZONA: 1
Final
Apr 22 12:45 AM - L.Martin singled to right, Moreland scored, Smolinski scored.
Rangers 7, Diamondbacks 1 Top 9, 2 OutsApr 22 12:31 AM - Leonys Martin singles to right field. Jake Smolinski scores. Mitch Moreland scores.
Rangers 7, Diamondbacks 1 Top 9, 2 OutsApr 22 12:31 AM - Prince Fielder homers to center field. Elvis Andrus scores.
Rangers 5, Diamondbacks 1 Top 8, 1 OutApr 22 12:08 AM - Fielder homered to right on a 1-0 count, Andrus scored.
Rangers 5, Diamondbacks 1 Top 8, 1 OutApr 22 12:06 AM - Andrus singled to left, Smolinski scored, L.Martin to second.
Rangers 2, Diamondbacks 1 Top 8, 1 OutApr 22 12:04 AM - Elvis Andrus singles to left field. Leonys Martin to second. Jake Smolinski scores.
Rangers 2, Diamondbacks 1 Top 8, 1 OutApr 22 12:04 AM - Ahmed grounded out, third baseman Beltre to first baseman Fielder, Tomas scored, Gosewisch to second.
Rangers 1, Diamondbacks 1 Bot 2, 2 OutsApr 21 10:12 PM - Nick Ahmed grounds out to shallow infield, Adrian Beltre to Prince Fielder. Tuffy Gosewisch to second. Yasmany Tomas scores.
Rangers 1, Diamondbacks 1 Bot 2, 1 OutApr 21 10:12 PM - Prince Fielder doubles to center field. Leonys Martin scores.
Rangers 1, Diamondbacks 0 Top 1, 1 OutApr 21 9:47 PM - Leonys Martin doubles to deep right field.
Apr 21 9:43 PM - TEXAS: 0
ARIZONA: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Apr 21 9:40 PM
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