MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
08/15/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2348 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (47-72) 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 8 0
Texas Rangers (63-56) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
Astros Win at Texas, 4-2
Getting an impressive start from Brian Lynch, Houston beat Texas by the score of 4-2. Josh Holloway, credited with the save, is now 3 for 4 in save opportunities. The Astros sport a record of 47-72.

Houston relied on the hitting of Joe Gardner to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Astros on top, 3-0. For the game, Gardner had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It was a solid team effort," said Gardner after the game.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .253 7 26
E. Katz LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 13 46
J. Christie DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 15 51
R. Chavez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233 15 47
J. Gardner CF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .247 23 56
B. Hill RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .286 5 17
E. Chotkowski 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .217 21 48
D. Merrill 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .297 4 24
B. Johnston C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .153 1 5
Totals 32 4 8 3 1 7 4      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Scott (15, 1st Inning off G. Nelson, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Hill (10, 6th Inning off G. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Gardner (23, 1st Inning off G. Nelson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Scott 2 , E. Katz , R. Chavez , J. Gardner 5 , B. Hill 3 , E. Chotkowski
2-out RBI: J. Gardner , B. Hill
GIDP: J. Christie
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gardner-Chotkowski)
OF assists: 2 (Gardner(Giesbrecht at 3rd base), Gardner(Giesbrecht at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .248 14 45
B. Kaiser DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .279 19 56
J. Giesbrecht 2B 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .301 19 52
A. de Vries SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .247 13 43
R. Llewellyn C 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .236 10 34
M. Peckermark CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .291 10 33
B. Ballard RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .253 23 63
Z. Davidson LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .227 2 5
C. Torlak 3B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .319 2 23
Totals 33 2 9 2 5 8 18      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Torlak (17, 7th Inning off K. McPeak, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Torlak (2, 9th Inning off J. Holloway, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Geisler , B. Kaiser , J. Giesbrecht 2 , A. de Vries , M. Peckermark , B. Ballard , C. Torlak 6
2-out RBI: B. Ballard , C. Torlak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kaiser , R. Llewellyn , B. Ballard , Z. Davidson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Kaiser (25) , A. de Vries (4)
CS: B. Kaiser (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Giesbrecht-de Vries-Geisler)
OF assists: 1 (Peckermark(Hill at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Lynch W (7-9) 6.0 5 1 1 4 6 0 98 4.24   
K. McPeak H (5) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 37 1.46   
J. Holloway SV (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 15 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Lynch 60
Batters Faced: B. Lynch 25, K. McPeak 8, J. Holloway 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Lynch 7-3, K. McPeak 0-3, J. Holloway 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Lynch 98-59, K. McPeak 37-22, J. Holloway 15-10
WP: K. McPeak 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Nelson L (5-6) 7.0 8 4 4 1 5 1 103 4.30   
L. Legros 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Nelson 49
Batters Faced: G. Nelson 27, L. Legros 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Nelson 7-6, L. Legros 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Nelson 103-66, L. Legros 18-13
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Lynch
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:10 PM CT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 49687
Sunday, February 19th , 2023 - OOTP Baseball 23.10 Build 110