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Bruce Bochy returns to San Francisco to face former club, Rangers beat Giants 2-1

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Jon Gray cherished being part of Bruce Bochy's special night back in San Francisco.

All week long, Bochy reminded everybody this is an important stretch of baseball for his Texas Rangers - and Gray pitched them to victory in his manager's homecoming at Oracle Park. And how fitting they won with a little bit of that old close-game “torture” Bochy's Giants used to play.

“Yeah, that was a little bit of the torture game,” he said.

Nathaniel Lowe homered with two outs in the sixth for the Rangers to break up a scoreless game, Mitch Garver connected one pitch later and Bochy beat his former San Francisco club 2-1 on Friday night as everyone welcomed him back with love and fanfare.

“It's really cool to see the baseball fans here, they don't forget anything,” Gray said. “To see how much they appreciate Bochy and just to welcome him back it was really awesome. That place was rocking, it was loud. You know how much Bochy means to this city and this club. It was great to see that. It was really cool playing on this field and having Boch on my side.”

Gray (8-5) struck out seven and didn't walk a batter while allowing two hits over seven scoreless innings as AL West-leading Texas notched the best 116-game record in franchise history by improving to 69-47.

Lowe's 14th drive of the year splashed into McCovey Cove beyond the wall in right field, the 163rd home run to reach the water in ballpark history, 61st by an opponent and fourth by a Rangers player - first since Shin-Soo Shoo on Aug. 2, 2020.

During pregame introductions, Bochy received a warm standing ovation and emerged from the dugout with waves and a tip of his cap in appreciation. Fans in the crowd of 35,689 chanted “Bochy! Bochy!”

In the middle of the third inning, the Giants showed a tribute video on the big scoreboard and fans roared again as the 68-year-old Bochy watched from the top dugout step and then waved, tipped his cap and touched his heart.

“That was really really cool for me, and the fans, I can't thank them enough,” Bochy said. “They've been so great for me, and you never know how you're going to be received when you come back. It's a little emotional. It's a big game so try to be locked in on that but still, pretty cool, I can't thank them enough.”

He remains revered for his 13-year tenure managing San Francisco that included winning World Series titles in 2010, ’12 and ’14.

“It’s special to be back in this ballpark. I can’t say enough about my tremendous time here, 13 wonderful years,” said Bochy, who departed after the 2019 season.

Aroldis Chapman escaped trouble in the eighth then Will Smith closed out his former team for his 22nd save. He allowed a leadoff double to pinch-hitter Heliot Ramos, who advanced to third on an error and scored on Thairo Estrada's swinging bunt.

Ross Stripling (0-5) took over in the second for Giants opener Scott Alexander and gave up the back-to-back home runs among five hits surrendered over five innings.

ROSTER MOVE

The Rangers brought up OF J.P. Martinez from Triple-A Round Rock and he became the club’s second rookie to make his major league debut on this trip, joining INF Jonathan Ornelas. Martinez batted sixth and played left field, finishing 0 for 3. ... OF Travis Jankowski went on the paternity list.

TRAINER'S ROOM

Rangers: C Jonah Heim took live batting practice as he recovers from a tendon strain in his left wrist and worked out in his catcher's gear. Heim isn't having any pain when hitting and could be ready to return soon. “He's on his way, that's good news,” Bochy said. ... RHP Nathan Eovaldi (strained forearm in pitching side) is scheduled to throw a bullpen Saturday.

Giants: OF Mike Yastrzemski (strained left hamstring) did some baserunning and is able to participate in full baseball activity. ... OF Mitch Haniger (right forearm fracture) is scheduled to hit batting practice in the cage Saturday with the coaches. ... RHP John Brebbia (lat strain on pitching side) threw a 25-pitch bullpen session.

UP NEXT

LHP Andrew Heaney (9-6, 4.14 ERA) seeks his first career double-digit win season as he takes the mound Saturday night for the Rangers riding a four-game winning streak since a July 8 loss at Washington. The Giants will counter with RHP Alex Cobb (6-3, 3.30) as he looks to snap a five-start winless stretch.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rangers TEX69-47	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	1
Giants SF62-54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0

Oracle ParkSan Francisco, CA

W: J. Gray (8-5)L: R. Stripling (0-5)S: W. Smith (22)
HR: TEX - N. Lowe (17)

TEXRangers

SFGiants

.J. GrayJon Gray
P
7.0 IP, 7 SO, 87 P
.W. SmithWill Smith
P
1.0 IP, ER, 11 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.280	.351	.462	.814	1.5
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.348	.407	.648	1.056	-0.5
A. Garcia RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.260	.340	.520	.860	0.0
N. Lowe 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	.280	.373	.454	.827	5.0
M. Garver C	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	.272	.349	.483	.833	5.5
J. Martinez LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0.5
E. Duran DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.276	.324	.470	.794	1.0
J. Smith 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.215	.338	.348	.686	1.0
L. Taveras CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.266	.307	.429	.736	0.0

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	4
C. Seager SS	4
A. Garcia RF	3
N. Lowe 1B	4
M. Garver C	4
J. Martinez LF	3
E. Duran DH	4
J. Smith 3B	4
L. Taveras CF	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
L. Wade 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.266	.393	.420	.813	-1.0
c- H. Ramos PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.333	.583	3.0
T. Estrada 2B-SS	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	.263	.319	.416	.735	0.5
W. Flores DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.360	.537	.898	0.0
J. Pederson LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.233	.348	.421	.769	1.0
J. Davis 3B	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.251	.329	.421	.751	-1.5
M. Conforto RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.234	.327	.383	.710	0.0
a- A. Slater PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.264	.341	.413	.754	-0.5
P. Bailey C	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	.264	.313	.412	.725	1.5
B. Crawford SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.205	.275	.336	.611	0.0
b- M. Mathias PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.226	.349	.264	.613	-0.5
L. Matos CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.239	.302	.316	.618	-0.5

HITTERS	AB
L. Wade 1B	3
c- H. Ramos PH	1
T. Estrada 2B-SS	4
W. Flores DH	4
J. Pederson LF	4
J. Davis 3B	3
M. Conforto RF	2
a- A. Slater PH-RF	1
P. Bailey C	2
B. Crawford SS	2
b- M. Mathias PH-2B	1
L. Matos CF	3

a-struck out for Conforto in the 8th
b-struck out for Crawford in the 8th
c-doubled for Wade in the 9th

HR - N. Lowe (14), M. Garver (8)
RBI - N. Lowe (63), M. Garver (27)
2-Out RBI - N. Lowe, M. Garver
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Garver, L. Taveras

2B - H. Ramos (3)
RBI - T. Estrada (34)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Matos

E - L. Taveras

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Gray (W, 8-5)	7.0	2	0	0	0	7	3.51	1.19	32.5
A. Chapman (H, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	2.40	1.14	3.5
W. Smith (S, 22)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	3.14	0.86	8.0

PITCHERS	IP
J. Gray (W, 8-5)	7.0
A. Chapman (H, 12)	1.0
W. Smith (S, 22)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Alexander	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.89	1.15	3.0
R. Stripling (L, 0-5)	5.0	5	2	2	0	3	2	5.10	1.26	4.5
R. Walker	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	1.19	2.0
T. Rogers	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.45	1.07	4.5
L. Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.30	1.21	2.0

PITCHERS	IP
S. Alexander	1.0
R. Stripling (L, 0-5)	5.0
R. Walker	1.0
T. Rogers	1.0
L. Jackson	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Gray 87-61, A. Chapman 20-13, W. Smith 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Gray 10-5, W. Smith 1-2
Batters Faced - J. Gray 23, A. Chapman 4, W. Smith 4

Pitches-Strikes - S. Alexander 18-11, R. Stripling 73-47, R. Walker 16-11, T. Rogers 20-12, L. Jackson 10-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Alexander 0-1, R. Stripling 7-6, R. Walker 3-1, T. Rogers 1-0, L. Jackson 0-2
Batters Faced - S. Alexander 4, R. Stripling 20, R. Walker 4, T. Rogers 4, L. Jackson 4

.J. GrayJon Gray
P
7.0 IP, 7 SO, 87 P
.W. SmithWill Smith
P
1.0 IP, ER, 11 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Rangers TEX69-47	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	6	1
Giants SF62-54	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0

Oracle ParkSan Francisco, CA

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Semien 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.280	.351	.462	.814	1.5
C. Seager SS	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.348	.407	.648	1.056	-0.5
A. Garcia RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.260	.340	.520	.860	0.0
N. Lowe 1B	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	2	.280	.373	.454	.827	5.0
M. Garver C	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	.272	.349	.483	.833	5.5
J. Martinez LF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.000	.250	.000	.250	0.5
E. Duran DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.276	.324	.470	.794	1.0
J. Smith 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	.215	.338	.348	.686	1.0
L. Taveras CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.266	.307	.429	.736	0.0
Total	34	2	6	2	2	2	8	13	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
M. Semien 2B	4
C. Seager SS	4
A. Garcia RF	3
N. Lowe 1B	4
M. Garver C	4
J. Martinez LF	3
E. Duran DH	4
J. Smith 3B	4
L. Taveras CF	4
Total	34

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
L. Wade 1B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.266	.393	.420	.813	-1.0
c- H. Ramos PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.222	.250	.333	.583	3.0
T. Estrada 2B-SS	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	.263	.319	.416	.735	0.5
W. Flores DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.302	.360	.537	.898	0.0
J. Pederson LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.233	.348	.421	.769	1.0
J. Davis 3B	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	.251	.329	.421	.751	-1.5
M. Conforto RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.234	.327	.383	.710	0.0
a- A. Slater PH-RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.264	.341	.413	.754	-0.5
P. Bailey C	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	.264	.313	.412	.725	1.5
B. Crawford SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.205	.275	.336	.611	0.0
b- M. Mathias PH-2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.226	.349	.264	.613	-0.5
L. Matos CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.239	.302	.316	.618	-0.5
Total	30	1	3	1	1	10	6	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
L. Wade 1B	3
c- H. Ramos PH	1
T. Estrada 2B-SS	4
W. Flores DH	4
J. Pederson LF	4
J. Davis 3B	3
M. Conforto RF	2
a- A. Slater PH-RF	1
P. Bailey C	2
B. Crawford SS	2
b- M. Mathias PH-2B	1
L. Matos CF	3
Total	30

a-struck out for Conforto in the 8th
b-struck out for Crawford in the 8th
c-doubled for Wade in the 9th

HR - N. Lowe (14), M. Garver (8)
RBI - N. Lowe (63), M. Garver (27)
2-Out RBI - N. Lowe, M. Garver
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Garver, L. Taveras

2B - H. Ramos (3)
RBI - T. Estrada (34)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - L. Matos

E - L. Taveras

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Gray (W, 8-5)	7.0	2	0	0	0	7	3.51	1.19	32.5
A. Chapman (H, 12)	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	2.40	1.14	3.5
W. Smith (S, 22)	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	3.14	0.86	8.0
Total	9.0	3	1	1	1	10	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Gray (W, 8-5)	7.0
A. Chapman (H, 12)	1.0
W. Smith (S, 22)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Alexander	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	3.89	1.15	3.0
R. Stripling (L, 0-5)	5.0	5	2	2	0	3	2	5.10	1.26	4.5
R. Walker	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2.40	1.19	2.0
T. Rogers	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.45	1.07	4.5
L. Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2.30	1.21	2.0
Total	9.0	6	2	2	2	8	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
S. Alexander	1.0
R. Stripling (L, 0-5)	5.0
R. Walker	1.0
T. Rogers	1.0
L. Jackson	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Gray 87-61, A. Chapman 20-13, W. Smith 11-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Gray 10-5, W. Smith 1-2
Batters Faced - J. Gray 23, A. Chapman 4, W. Smith 4

Pitches-Strikes - S. Alexander 18-11, R. Stripling 73-47, R. Walker 16-11, T. Rogers 20-12, L. Jackson 10-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Alexander 0-1, R. Stripling 7-6, R. Walker 3-1, T. Rogers 1-0, L. Jackson 0-2
Batters Faced - S. Alexander 4, R. Stripling 20, R. Walker 4, T. Rogers 4, L. Jackson 4

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

6TH INNING
Lowe homered to right 1 0
Garver homered to left center 2 0
9TH INNING
Estrada grounded out to third, Ramos scored 2 1

6TH INNING
	Lowe homered to right	1	0
	Garver homered to left center	2	0

9TH INNING
	Estrada grounded out to third, Ramos scored	2	1

1ST INNING
Rangers
S. Alexander Pitching:
M. Semien: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Semien struck out swinging
C. Seager: Ball, Strike (foul tip), Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Seager struck out looking
A. Garcia: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Garcia walked
N. Lowe: Strike swinging, Lowe flied out to left
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Giants
J. Gray Pitching:
L. Wade: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Wade struck out swinging
T. Estrada: Foul, Foul, Estrada grounded out to second
W. Flores: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Flores grounded out to pitcher
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Rangers
Ross Stripling relieved Scott Alexander
M. Garver: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Garver grounded out to pitcher
J. Martinez: Ball, Strike swinging, flied out to shallow center
E. Duran: Strike looking, Duran singled to shallow center
J. Smith: Strike swinging, Ball, Smith reached on an infield single to shortstop, Duran to second
L. Taveras: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Taveras grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Giants
J. Gray Pitching:
J. Pederson: Pederson singled to right
J. Davis: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Davis struck out swinging
M. Conforto: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Conforto flied out to deep left
P. Bailey: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Bailey struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Rangers
R. Stripling Pitching:
M. Semien: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Semien singled to center
C. Seager: Ball, Seager reached on fielder's choice to second, Semien out at second
A. Garcia: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Garcia struck out looking
N. Lowe: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Lowe struck out looking
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Giants
J. Gray Pitching:
B. Crawford: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Crawford grounded out to second
L. Matos: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Matos grounded out to shortstop
L. Wade: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Wade struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Rangers
R. Stripling Pitching:
M. Garver: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Garver flied out to left
J. Martinez: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Martinez fouled out to third
E. Duran: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Duran lined out to center
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Giants
J. Gray Pitching:
T. Estrada: Strike looking, Estrada flied out to shallow center
W. Flores: Ball, Flores grounded out to shortstop
J. Pederson: Ball, Foul, Pederson flied out to deep center
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Rangers
R. Stripling Pitching:
J. Smith: Ball, Strike looking, Smith grounded out to second
L. Taveras: Ball, Taveras flied out to deep left
M. Semien: Strike looking, Semien grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Giants
J. Gray Pitching:
J. Davis: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Davis struck out swinging
M. Conforto: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Conforto grounded out to third
P. Bailey: Foul, Bailey singled to right center
B. Crawford: Strike looking, Ball, Crawford flied out to center
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Rangers
R. Stripling Pitching:
C. Seager: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Seager lined out to center
A. Garcia: Garcia flied out to center
N. Lowe: Ball, Ball, Foul, Lowe homered to right
M. Garver: Garver homered to left center
J. Martinez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul tip, Martinez struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 6th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Giants
J. Gray Pitching:
L. Matos: Ball, Matos grounded out to third
L. Wade: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Wade grounded out to first
T. Estrada: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Estrada struck out swinging
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Rangers
Ryan Walker relieved Ross Stripling
E. Duran: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Duran flied out to left
J. Smith: Ball, Strike looking, Smith grounded out to first
L. Taveras: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Taveras grounded out to third
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Giants
J. Gray Pitching:
W. Flores: Strike looking, Flores flied out to center
J. Pederson: Strike looking, Ball, Pederson grounded out to second
J. Davis: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Davis struck out swinging
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Rangers
R. Walker Pitching:
M. Semien: Foul, Semien reached on an infield single to shortstop
Taylor Rogers relieved Ryan Walker
C. Seager: Seager reached on fielder's choice to second, Semien out at second
A. Garcia: Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Garcia struck out swinging
N. Lowe: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Lowe struck out, reached on passed ball, Seager to second on passed ball
M. Garver: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Garver struck out looking
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Giants
Aroldis Chapman relieved Jon Gray
Austin Slater hit for Michael Conforto
A. Slater: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Slater struck out looking
P. Bailey: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Bailey walked
Mark Mathias hit for Brandon Crawford
M. Mathias: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Bailey to second on wild pitch, Ball, Bailey to third on wild pitch, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Mathias struck out swinging
L. Matos: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Matos struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Rangers
Thairo Estrada at shortstop
Austin Slater in right field
Mark Mathias at second base
Luke Jackson relieved Taylor Rogers
J. Martinez: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Martinez walked
E. Duran: Duran flied out to deep right
J. Smith: Smith lined out to right
L. Taveras: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Taveras flied out to center
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Giants
Will Smith relieved Aroldis Chapman
Heliot Ramos hit for LaMonte Wade
H. Ramos: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ramos doubled to deep center, Ramos to third on center fielder Taveras throwing error
T. Estrada: Foul, Ball, Estrada grounded out to third, Ramos scored
W. Flores: Strike looking, Flores flied out to left
J. Pederson: Pederson flied out to shallow center
End of the 9th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)

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