Sunday, September 29th, 2013 2:05PM CST
The Texas Rangers claimed their seventh consecutive victory by defeating the Los Angeles Angels 6-2 on Sunday. This result forced a one-game playoff to determine the second American League wild-card qualifier. Geovany Soto provided significant offense for Texas, hitting a run-scoring double that broke a tie and later adding a home run.
Date: Sunday, September 29th, 2013
Time: 2:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 40,057
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
LAA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: A Rios (32, J Vargas); A Pierzynski (24, J Vargas); G Soto (9, J Vargas)
Home Runs: A Beltre (30, 8th inning off E Frieri 0 on, 0 Out); G Soto (9, 8th inning off E Frieri 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: C Gentry 2 (22), G Soto 2 (22), I Kinsler (71), A Beltre (92)
2-out Runs Batted In: G Soto
Sacrifice Hit: L Martin
Ground Into Double Play: L Martin
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-8 (A Rios 0-1, A Beltre 0-1, G Soto 1-1, I Kinsler 1-2, M Moreland 0-2, C Gentry 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: A Rios 1; A Beltre 1; I Kinsler 1; M Moreland 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Y Darvish 12-21; N Cotts 1-2; R Ross 4-4; T Scheppers 3-3; J Nathan 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Y Darvish 12-13-16-11; N Cotts 1-3-2-1; R Ross 1-5-5-2; T Scheppers 3-0-3-3; J Nathan 1-1-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Y Darvish 6-3; N Cotts 0-0; R Ross 1-0; T Scheppers 2-1; J Nathan 0-3
Game Scores: Y Darvish 59

Double Plays: 3 (I Kinsler-E Andrus-M Moreland, I Kinsler-M Moreland-E Andrus, T Scheppers-E Andrus-M Moreland)

Stolen Bases: C Gentry 2 (24, 2nd base off J Vargas/C Iannetta, 2nd base off J Vargas/H Conger)

Home Runs: M Trout (27, 1st inning off Y Darvish 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: M Trout (97), J Hamilton (79)
2-out Runs Batted In: M Trout, J Hamilton
Ground Into Double Play: E Aybar 2; J Shuck
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-3 (H Conger 0-1, J Hamilton 1-1, H Kendrick 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: H Conger 1; H Kendrick 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Vargas 16-27; J Gutierrez 1-2; D De La Rosa 1-1; E Frieri 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Vargas 21-6-10-21; J Gutierrez 1-0-2-2; D De La Rosa 0-0-2-1; E Frieri 2-4-9-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Vargas 4-11; J Gutierrez 1-0; D De La Rosa 1-0; E Frieri 1-0
Game Scores: J Vargas 47

Double Plays: 1 (H Conger-E Aybar-M Trumbo)
Errors: J Vargas (1, throw)

Stolen Bases: K Calhoun (2, 2nd base off Y Darvish/G Soto)
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