The game was lost, done, kaput. The Rangers had a back-and-forth affair all afternoon long with the Angels, mainly due to poor, shoddy pitching(especially from the bullpens) and this do-or-die game(aren't they all?) became one of the wackiest contests of MLB's docket in 2015.
The two teams kept trading head shots and body blows, big time knocks and dingers galore, with the lead ever changing and the pitchers getting eaten alive like they were tiger-loving, Las Vegas magicians. A solo shot from Josh Hamilton, big RBI hits from Johnny Giavotella, Carlos Perez and David Murphy; more solo shots from Josh Hamilton and Rougned Odor, and even vets getting in on the action, like Adrian Beltre's big two-run single in the fifth.