MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/14/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2333 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 14TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (46-72) 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 13 0
Texas Rangers (63-55) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 8 1
Astros Prevail, 5-4, Over Texas
The Houston Astros defeated the Texas Rangers, 5-4, at Globe Life Park in Arlington today. Leading the charge for Houston was catcher Bryan Johnston. He went 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. Mat Pear, the winner, goes to 10-7. He allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, with no walks and 5 strikeouts over 5.2 innings. The Astros go to 46-72 with the win.

Joe Gardner, the fan favorite , had a direct impact on the outcome. Gardner contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the second inning to put Houston up, 2-0.

"I'll probably toss and turn tonight," Texas manager Juan Smith III said following the tough loss.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 7 26
J. Trump 2B 4 1 1 0 1 2 0 .290 16 58
J. Christie DH 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .248 15 51
R. Chavez 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .233 15 47
E. Katz LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .253 13 46
J. Gardner CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .245 22 54
E. Hunter RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .333 0 0
P. Adegoke 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .300 1 3
B. Johnston C 4 1 3 2 0 0 2 .159 1 5
Totals 38 5 13 4 1 10 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Gardner (22, 2nd Inning off F. Holzknecht, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Johnston (1, 4th Inning off F. Holzknecht, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Trump , J. Christie 3 , R. Chavez , E. Katz , J. Gardner 4 , E. Hunter 2 , P. Adegoke , B. Johnston 6
2-out RBI: B. Johnston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Scott , R. Chavez , E. Katz , B. Johnston
GIDP: R. Chavez
Sac Bunt: J. Gardner
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Johnston (1)
CS: B. Johnston (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Scott-Trump-Chavez)
OF assists: 1 (Hunter(Peckermark at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .248 14 45
B. Kaiser DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .279 19 56
J. Giesbrecht 2B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .296 19 52
M. Peckermark CF 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .292 10 33
A. de Vries SS 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .247 13 43
B. Ballard RF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .253 23 62
Z. Chi LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 15 49
C. Torlak 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .316 1 22
   a-Z. Davidson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 2 5
A. Bairro C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 2 11
Totals 33 4 8 4 2 8 10      
a - Z. Davidson pinch hit for C. Torlak in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Peckermark (4, 4th Inning off M. Pear, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Giesbrecht (17, 4th Inning off M. Pear, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Ballard (1, 9th Inning off J. Tejeda, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Geisler , J. Giesbrecht 3 , M. Peckermark 3 , B. Ballard 4 , Z. Chi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Chi , Z. Davidson
GIDP: C. Torlak
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Geisler (31) , M. Peckermark (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Giesbrecht (9)
Double Plays: 1 (de Vries-Giesbrecht-Geisler)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Pear W (10-7) 5.2 6 2 2 0 5 0 99 3.43   
B. Leija H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 10.80   
J. Holloway H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.40   
B. Thomas H (4) 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 18 4.61   
J. Tejeda SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Pear 54
Batters Faced: M. Pear 21, B. Leija 7, J. Holloway 1, B. Thomas 3, J. Tejeda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Pear 7-3, B. Leija 3-2, J. Holloway 0-0, B. Thomas 0-0, J. Tejeda 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Pear 99-66, B. Leija 28-15, J. Holloway 4-3, B. Thomas 18-11, J. Tejeda 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Holloway 1-0 , J. Tejeda 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Holzknecht L (8-8) 3.2 7 5 4 0 5 2 66 4.21   
A. Coker 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 42 4.10   
D. Romero 3.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 38 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Holzknecht 32
Batters Faced: F. Holzknecht 18, A. Coker 10, D. Romero 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Holzknecht 4-1, A. Coker 2-3, D. Romero 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Holzknecht 66-46, A. Coker 42-23, D. Romero 38-23
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bryan Johnston
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM CT
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 49243
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