ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jordan Montgomery scattered six hits over seven innings, helping the Texas Rangers beat the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 Tuesday in their AL Wild Card Series opener.
Corey Seager and Josh Jung drove in runs and the Rangers benefitted from four errors by the Rays, who also fizzled offensively before a crowd of just 19,704 — roughly 5,300 below listed capacity — at Tropicana Field.Tampa Bay, wearing throwback Devil Rays jerseys in the style of 1998-2000, lost its sixth straight postseason game since winning its 2021 Division Series opener against Boston.
Tyler Glasnow yielded a sacrifice fly to Jung in the second inning, and the right-hander's wild pitch allowed Texas to score its second run after the Rangers loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth. Montgomery, who's also seen postseason action with the New York Yankees and the Cardinals, was 2-0 with a 0.67 ERA over his final four starts.FAMILY AFFAIR
Gonzalez played catch with the All-Star outfielder near the home dugout before taking the mound and tossing a strike to Arozarena, who was squatting in a catcher’s position behind the plate.
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