Perfectly,Gallardo earned his 100th career victory
Rangers starter Yovani Gallardo was strong in his outing Jerome Felton Authentic Jersey against the Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon. The veteran right-hander kept the red-hot Jays off the scoreboard, pitching 5 1/3 scoreless innings. He allowed three hits and three walks while striking out a pair in the 4-1 victory.
Gallardo (11-9, 3.14 ERA) ran up his pitch count, as he left the game after throwing 101 pitches (58 strikes) without getting through the sixth inning. But he was able to dance out of danger, despite having just one clean inning on the day.
Gallardo has now tossed three scoreless outings over his last five starts. But he made it past the sixth inning in just one of those games.
Overall in August, Gallardo was excellent, going 4-0 with a 1.98 ERA in five starts.
Yovani Gallardo earned John Sullivan Womens Jersey his 100th career victory, Delino DeShields kept running all the way home and the Texas Rangers ended Toronto's five-game winning streak.
Gallardo (11-9) threw 5 1-3 scoreless innings, giving up three hits while striking out two and walking three on 101 pitches.
''Yovani maneuvered his way around the lineup with a one-run lead, never gave in,'' manager Jeff Banister said.
The AL East-leading Blue Jays lead the majors with 5.4 runs per game, and had outscored opponents 54-19 during their recent string. Gallardo has thrown 13 2-3 scoreless innings in two starts against them this season.
Gallardo became the fourth native of Mexico to win 100 games, joining Fernando Valenzuela (173), Esteban Loaiza (126) and Ismael Valdez (104).
''It just shows a lot of hard work, throughout the years, and it's definitely exciting http://www.bearsfootballprostore.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_EDDIE_ROYAL_JERSEY.html,'' said Gallardo, the right-hander who improved to 100-73 in 241 career games with Milwaukee (2007-14) and Texas.
Shawn Tolleson worked the ninth for his 26th save in 28 chances. He had converted 12 straight before Tuesday night's series opener, when he gave up two runs in the ninth inning of a 6-5 loss.
Sam Dyson got Troy Tulowitzki to ground into an inning-ending double play with the bases loaded in the seventh.
Texas never trailed after DeShields drew a walk from Marco Estrada (11-8) in the first and scored on Mitch Moreland's single.
DeShields finished 2 for 2 with three walks after going 6 for 38 with 13 strikeouts the previous nine games.
''That's what I'm supposed to do, get on base, touch home plate, any way I can,'' he said after reaching base a career-high five times.
Edwin Encarnacion stretched his hitting streak to 22 games, the longest in the majors this season, with an RBI double in the Toronto eighth. He hit a scorching liner that got past DeShields in right-center as Bautista scored from first.
In the Texas seventh, slow-running http://www.nfleaglesofficial.com/WOMENS_YOUTH_RYAN_MATHEWS_JERSEY.html catcher Bobby Wilson was going to be held up at third until the ball got past Bautista. Rather than bases loaded, Wilson and Hanser Alberto scored with the speedy DeShields following close behind.
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