MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/26/2046
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1312 - SATURDAY, MAY 26TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (32-16) 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 3 0 9 10 0
Houston Astros (13-36) 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
Kaiser Helps Rangers Beat Astros, 9-2
The Texas Rangers downed the Houston Astros, 9-2. The hitting star was designated hitter Butch Kaiser. Kaiser was 2-2 with a home run and 3 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored once for the Rangers. Shelby Rich earned the win for Texas. He lasted 6.2 innings, allowing 2 runs on 10 hits, while striking out 6. With the win, he raised his record to 1-0. With the victory, the Rangers upped their record to 32-16.

Texas took the lead in the top of the fifth when Kaiser hit a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season made the score 4-2, Texas.

"I felt we were ready to go," said Texas manager Juan Smith III. "Our pregame was pretty good."
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tsuda SS 5 2 1 0 1 1 4 .270 12 35
B. Kaiser DH 2 1 2 4 3 0 0 .299 4 25
J. Giesbrecht 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .273 8 30
Z. Chi CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .385 0 4
S. Geisler 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .316 9 27
R. Llewellyn C 4 0 1 0 1 3 2 .228 3 15
A. Bowman RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .242 2 18
J. Loving 3B 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 .184 1 7
J. Cook LF 3 1 0 0 2 3 3 .216 8 16
Totals 35 9 10 7 11 10 23      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Llewellyn (5, 7th Inning off C. Joseph, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Z. Chi (1, 5th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Bowman (2, 5th Inning off B. Thomas, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Kaiser (4, 5th Inning off B. Thomas, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Tsuda , B. Kaiser 5 , Z. Chi 5 , S. Geisler 2 , R. Llewellyn 2 , A. Bowman 4
2-out RBI: Z. Chi , S. Geisler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Tsuda , J. Giesbrecht , A. Bowman , J. Loving
GIDP: J. Giesbrecht
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Geisler 2 (19) , R. Llewellyn (8)
CS: B. Kaiser (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cook-Giesbrecht)
OF assists: 1 (Cook(Froyd at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jiang 3B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .278 1 12
J. Froyd SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .268 8 25
C. Lane 1B 4 0 2 1 1 1 2 .273 9 31
J. Trump DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 6 .327 9 25
J. Gardner CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .268 11 29
M. Thompson 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .233 2 12
A. Aranda RF 4 0 3 1 0 1 1 .265 4 15
T. Kenyon C 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .250 2 12
B. Hill LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .245 6 17
Totals 37 2 11 2 4 13 25      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Jiang (10, 3rd Inning off S. Rich, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Lane (13, 3rd Inning off S. Rich, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jiang 4 , J. Froyd , C. Lane 3 , J. Gardner , M. Thompson , A. Aranda 3
2-out RBI: C. Lane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jiang , J. Trump , J. Gardner , B. Hill
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jiang-Thompson-Lane)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Rich W (1-0) 6.2 10 2 2 1 6 0 105 4.15   
D. Noriega 1.2 1 0 0 2 5 0 42 6.49   
A. Guillen 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 13 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Rich 51
Batters Faced: S. Rich 30, D. Noriega 8, A. Guillen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Rich 4-9, D. Noriega 0-0, A. Guillen 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Rich 105-61, D. Noriega 42-24, A. Guillen 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Noriega 1-0 , A. Guillen 2-0
WP: S. Rich
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Thomas L (3-6) 5.0 8 6 6 2 6 2 89 7.36   
M. Cobb 1.0 0 0 0 3 2 0 31 1.50   
C. Joseph 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 18 3.62   
J. Edlin 1.0 1 3 3 5 0 0 36 22.50   
J. Decker 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 4.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Thomas 31
Batters Faced: B. Thomas 24, M. Cobb 6, C. Joseph 4, J. Edlin 8, J. Decker 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Thomas 5-3, M. Cobb 0-1, C. Joseph 1-1, J. Edlin 1-1, J. Decker 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Thomas 89-52, M. Cobb 31-13, C. Joseph 18-11, J. Edlin 36-14, J. Decker 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Decker 1-0
WP: B. Thomas , M. Cobb
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Butch Kaiser
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 33164
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