Friday, June 21st, 2013 7:15PM CST
On Friday night, the Texas Rangers earned a 6-4 win against the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening game of a series featuring the two teams who faced each other in the 2011 World Series. The decisive blow came in the ninth inning when Nelson Cruz hit a two-run single through a drawn-in infield, breaking a tie and securing the victory for Texas.
Date: Friday, June 21st, 2013
Time: 7:15PM CST
Stadium: Busch Stadium
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Attendance: 45,228
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
TEX |
0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |

Doubles: M Carpenter (21, D Holland); C Beltran (8, D Holland); A Craig (17, D Holland); P Kozma (14, D Holland); Y Molina (25, N Cotts)
Runs Batted In: C Beltran (46), A Craig 2 (57)
Sacrifice Hit: J Kelly 2
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-7 (C Beltran 1-2, J Jay 0-1, Y Molina 0-1, A Craig 1-1, D Freese 0-1, M Carpenter 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Beltran 1; J Jay 2; M Carpenter 1

Wild Pitches: T Rosenthal
Intentional Walks: D Freese (By N Cotts)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: T Lyons 4-11; J Kelly 11-20; R Choate 2-2; T Rosenthal 5-8
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: T Lyons 14-2-2-7; J Kelly 9-8-19-17; R Choate 2-0-1-2; T Rosenthal 6-3-7-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Lyons 1-3; J Kelly 7-5; R Choate 1-0; T Rosenthal 4-0
Game Scores: T Lyons 31

Double Plays: 1 (A Craig-P Kozma-A Craig)
Errors: T Rosenthal (1, throw)

Doubles: A Pierzynski 2 (10, T Lyons, R Choate); M Moreland (17, T Lyons)
Runs Batted In: M Moreland (30), E Andrus 2 (25), N Cruz 3 (53)
2-out Runs Batted In: E Andrus 2, N Cruz
Sacrifice Hit: E Andrus
Ground Into Double Play: A Beltre
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-8 (D Murphy 0-1, A Beltre 0-1, L Martin 0-1, N Cruz 2-2, E Andrus 1-1, M Moreland 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Beltre 1; M Moreland 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Holland 18-28; N Cotts 3-6; J Nathan 0-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Holland 17-5-21-19; N Cotts 3-3-3-4; J Nathan 5-1-2-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Holland 5-12; N Cotts 1-1; J Nathan 0-2
Game Scores: D Holland 54

Passed Balls: A Pierzynski
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