MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/27/2046
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2920 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH , 2046 - GAME LOG
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Houston Astros (54-103) 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Texas Rangers (91-65) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 4 9 0
Astros Win, 5-4, at Texas
Houston rode a decent outing from starter Salisbury Swanson to victory over the Texas Rangers. The final score was 5-4. The win gives the Astros a record of 54-103.

In the top of the first, Chris Lane ambushed a first pitch fastball from Pimbly Nimblebottom and hit a 2-run home run. It gave Houston a quick 2-0 lead.

"Wish we'd had more wins to celebrate like this one," said Lane.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Jiang 3B 5 0 3 1 0 0 1 .279 5 34
B. Hill DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .249 17 51
J. Gardner LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .281 26 83
C. Lane 1B 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .261 25 78
J. Froyd SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 16 45
T. Kenyon C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237 8 39
J. Trump 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .255 14 55
N. Gentzel CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .162 1 3
A. Aranda RF 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .231 16 55
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Jiang 2 (33, 2nd Inning off P. Nimblebottom, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off S. Rich, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Kenyon (2, 2nd Inning off P. Nimblebottom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Lane (25, 1st Inning off P. Nimblebottom, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Aranda (16, 5th Inning off P. Nimblebottom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Jiang 5 , B. Hill , C. Lane 4 , T. Kenyon 3 , J. Trump , N. Gentzel , A. Aranda 4
2-out RBI: C. Jiang , C. Lane
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Hill , J. Gardner , C. Lane
GIDP: N. Gentzel
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jiang-Trump-Lane)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lester LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .248 31 72
S. Geisler DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .293 27 85
J. Tsuda SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .259 27 76
B. Ayala 1B 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 .285 5 22
A. Boessenkool RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 4 10
Z. Chi CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .271 2 19
C. Flowers 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .227 6 29
J. Barker 2B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .143 1 2
J. Jauregui C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .274 7 35
   a-B. Kaiser PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 14 61
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 6 12      
a - B. Kaiser pinch hit for J. Jauregui in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Lester (31, 4th Inning off S. Swanson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Barker (1, 7th Inning off S. Swanson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lester 4 , S. Geisler , J. Tsuda , A. Boessenkool , Z. Chi , C. Flowers , J. Barker 5 , J. Jauregui
2-out RBI: J. Barker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Ayala , A. Boessenkool , B. Kaiser
GIDP: Z. Chi
Sac Bunt: C. Flowers
Sac Fly: B. Ayala
Hit by Pitch: A. Boessenkool
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Geisler (55)
CS: A. Boessenkool (3) , J. Barker (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tsuda-Barker-Ayala)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Swanson W (2-3) 7.2 8 4 4 1 5 2 101 4.91   
B. Lynch H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 6.57   
K. McPeak SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.59   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Swanson 51
Batters Faced: S. Swanson 30, B. Lynch 2, K. McPeak 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Swanson 5-10, B. Lynch 0-0, K. McPeak 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Swanson 101-61, B. Lynch 10-5, K. McPeak 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Lynch 1-0
WP: S. Swanson
Hit Batsmen: S. Swanson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Nimblebottom L (14-9) 4.0 6 5 5 0 3 2 72 3.89   
S. Rich 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 33 4.78   
B. Kramer 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.63   
C. Larimer 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.59   
K. Curve 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 1.51   
J. Sabatino 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Nimblebottom 33
Batters Faced: P. Nimblebottom 18, S. Rich 8, B. Kramer 4, C. Larimer 1, K. Curve 2, J. Sabatino 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Nimblebottom 4-5, S. Rich 4-1, B. Kramer 1-0, C. Larimer 0-0, K. Curve 0-0, J. Sabatino 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Nimblebottom 72-49, S. Rich 33-21, B. Kramer 15-11, C. Larimer 4-3, K. Curve 9-6, J. Sabatino 17-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Salisbury Swanson
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 49595
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