Santiago, Rangers win AZL Finals opener
It may have been his first start in nearly a month, but Manuel Santiago set the tone for the Arizona League Rangers in the first game of the Finals. The 19-year-old southpaw allowed one hit over six frames as Texas' Rookie-level affiliate romped past Indians Blue, 10-0, in Game 1 of
It may have been his first start in nearly a month, but
The 19-year-old southpaw allowed one hit over six frames as Texas' Rookie-level affiliate romped past Indians Blue, 10-0, in Game 1 of the best-of-3 Championship Series at Goodyear Ballpark.
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Santiago (1-0) retired 10 batters in a row before Cleveland's 25th-ranked prospect
The Venezuela native recorded five straight flyouts before ending his outing with a popout to first in the sixth.
In 13 games between the AZL and the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Rangers 1, Santiago went 7-0 with a 2.60 ERA, allowing 16 earned runs while whiffing 55 batters over 55 1/3 innings.
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Basabe and Pichardo drove in a pair of runs apiece.
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