MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/02/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TEXAS RANGERS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 2174 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (56-52) 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 5 1
Houston Astros (43-63) 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 10 1
Astros Beat Texas, 5-4
The Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers, 5-4. Doing his part was first baseman Sean Geisler, who was 2-4 with 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Houston reliever Jordan Tejeda got the win, raising his record to 1-0. Franz Holzknecht was tagged with the loss. Houston is now 43-63.

Jack Christie hit a 2-run home run off Franz Holzknecht in the bottom of the eighth, which put the Astros ahead, 5-4. In addition to the homer, Christie had 1 double, while going 2 for 4.

"It's nice to come out on top today," said Christie.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .245 11 37
A. de Vries 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 13 41
B. Kaiser DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 17 52
Z. Davidson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .227 1 2
V. Ealy SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .266 10 39
R. Llewellyn C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .238 9 32
M. Peckermark CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .277 7 20
B. Ballard RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .247 22 57
C. Torlak 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .344 1 17
Totals 33 4 5 4 1 12 5      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Torlak (15, 5th Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Geisler 2 (11, 1st Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 1 on, 1 out) , V. Ealy (10, 6th Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Geisler 8 , V. Ealy 4 , B. Ballard , C. Torlak 2
2-out RBI: V. Ealy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. de Vries , Z. Davidson
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Kaiser (20) , C. Torlak (12)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Holzknecht (1)
Double Plays: 1 (de Vries-Ealy-Geisler)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .274 7 22
J. Trump 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .291 15 53
J. Woods CF 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .259 19 54
J. Christie DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 .241 14 47
E. Chotkowski 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .218 20 45
R. Chavez 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .223 14 39
E. Katz RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .241 12 44
J. Gardner LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .239 19 44
B. Johnston C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .133 0 2
Totals 34 5 10 5 1 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Scott (12, 2nd Inning off F. Holzknecht, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Christie (20, 3rd Inning off F. Holzknecht, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Chavez (14, 2nd Inning off F. Holzknecht, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Christie (14, 8th Inning off F. Holzknecht, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Scott 2 , J. Woods 3 , J. Christie 6 , E. Chotkowski , R. Chavez 4 , E. Katz 2
2-out RBI: J. Scott
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Trump , E. Chotkowski , E. Katz
GIDP: J. Christie
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Katz (9)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Chotkowski (6)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Holzknecht L (7-7) 7.0 9 5 5 1 7 2 99 4.20   
W. Perry 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Holzknecht 45
Batters Faced: F. Holzknecht 31, W. Perry 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Holzknecht 8-5, W. Perry 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Holzknecht 99-68, W. Perry 12-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hernandez Jr. 6.0 5 4 4 1 9 3 100 6.83   
J. Tejeda W (1-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 4.15   
A. Shapiro SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hernandez Jr. 54
Batters Faced: M. Hernandez Jr. 25, J. Tejeda 6, A. Shapiro 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hernandez Jr. 6-3, J. Tejeda 3-2, A. Shapiro 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hernandez Jr. 100-64, J. Tejeda 27-15, A. Shapiro 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sean Geisler
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (94 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 25507
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