Texas Rangers @ Toronto Blue Jays

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
I. Kinsler2B	0-4	0	0	0	.264
M. YoungSS	0-3	0	0	0	.268
E. AndrusSS	0-0	0	0	0	.295
J. HamiltonLF	0-4	0	0	0	.288
A. Beltre3B	2-4	1	0	0	.305
N. CruzDH	1-3	1	1	2	.266
D. MurphyRF	0-3	0	0	0	.300
M. Moreland1B	2-3	0	0	0	.287
C. GentryCF	0-3	0	0	0	.313
L. MartinezC	0-2	0	0	0	.000
L. MartinPH	0-1	0	0	0	.184
G. SotoC	0-0	0	0	0	.175

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
R. Oswalt	4.2	2	1	2	5	62-40	6.04
R. Ross Jr.	1.1	3	0	0	3	32-21	1.75
T. Scheppers	0.1	2	0	1	0	17-6	5.09
M. Kirkman	0.2	0	0	0	0	8-6	4.44
M. Adams	1.0	0	0	0	0	5-4	2.70
J. Nathan	1.0	0	0	0	2	16-9	2.66

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TOR

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Rogers Centre

1:07 PM, August 18, 2012

Toronto, Ontario

Attendance: 30,033

Game Time:2:47

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson
First Base Umpire - Bill Welke
Second Base Umpire - Angel Campos
Third Base Umpire - Tim Tschida

Cruz's homer helps Rangers edge Blue Jays

Nelson Cruz hit a two-run homer, Joe Nathan converted his team-record 22nd straight save opportunity and the Texas Rangers beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 Saturday.

Aug 18, 2012, 06:29 pm - Associated Press


TEX
TOR

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	5	0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1

Scoring Summary

Inning				TEX	TOR
		3rd	A Hechavarria singled to left, A Gose scored.	0	1
		5th	N Cruz homered to left (410 feet), A Beltre scored.	2	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Rangers
2
Blue Jays
3

Game 1

8/17

Rangers
2
Blue Jays
1

Game 2

8/18

Rangers
11
Blue Jays
2

Game 3

8/19

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	81	81	.500	-	W2
Texas	80	82	.494	1	L1
Seattle	76	86	.469	5	W2
Athletics	64	98	.395	17	L2
Los Angeles	62	100	.383	19	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

Facing elimination on road, Cleveland Guardians back on familiar ground

With no travel day due to a Game 3 rainout, the weary Cleveland Guardians, who lost Game 5 of the ALCS Sunday at home to the Tampa Bay Rays, will face elimination Monday at Tropicana Field, but they have hope, given their 3-1 road record this postseason.

Game 5 win has Rays on World Series cusp after wild weekend

The Rays beat the Guardians 3-1 on Sunday night to take a 3-2 lead in the ALCS.

Rays win Game 5 to take 3-2 lead in ALCS

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Texas Rangers @ Toronto Blue Jays

Cruz's homer helps Rangers edge Blue Jays

M. Kirkman1-2

C. Villanueva6-3

J. Nathan24

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