8/1/2023
Game 19
A bullpen game was on tap for this Tuesday night matchup with the Darke County Dodgers at Howell Field. The Rangers used a rotation of Eric Becker, Markus Neff, Noah Schleinitz, and Joe Becker to reel in a 9-1 victory to improve to 18-1 on the season.
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Cooper Nolte started the scoring off with a 2-run single in the first inning. Two more runs would score in the second on errors. Two more scored in the third on a wild pitch and passed ball.
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The Dodgers got their lone run in the third on an RBI double from Cameron Gordon.
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The Rangers kept the foot on the pedal in the fourth. Jaret Quinn doubled and scored on an error two batters later. Eric Becker plated Mike Seebock with a single to make it 8-1.
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In the fifth, Nolte tripled and scored on an error for the final 9-1 score.
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The Rangers took advantage of 6 errors and 6 walks, while the pitching allowed just one hit in 7 innings. Eric struck out 2 over 2 scoreless innings. Neff followed with 2 innings to pick up the win. Schleinitz fired a scoreless 5th inning, and Joe wrapped up the last 2 innings, striking out 5 of the 6 batters he faced.
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Rangers 9,
Dodgers 1
Offensive highlights: Eric Becker 1-for-3, RBI; Rob Pederson 1-for-3, 2R; Cooper Nolte 3-for-4, R, 2RBI, triple; Jaret Quinn 1-for-3, R, double; Mike Seebock 2-for-2, R.
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