MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
09/22/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TEXAS RANGERS
GAME ID: 2852 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (63-89) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 12 0
Texas Rangers (79-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Astros Deal Rangers 3-0 Defeat
Houston and Texas duked it out and the Astros came out victorious.

Houston Astros starter Moises Hernandez Jr. was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Texas Rangers, 3-0. In 8.1 innings, Hernandez Jr. surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 5 and walking 1. He allowed no runs. Josh Holloway notched his 4th save in 6 chances.

Joe Gardner, the slugging left fielder , had a direct impact on the outcome. Gardner contributed a solo home run in the top of the third inning to put Houston up, 2-0.

"Winning never gets dull," said Hernandez Jr..

Houston now sits in last place in the American League West Division at 63-89.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Scott SS 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .241 9 39
J. Gardner CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .243 30 74
J. Christie DH 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .240 18 67
E. Katz RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .250 16 57
J. Trump 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 23 69
B. Hill LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 7 22
E. Chotkowski 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .217 24 59
D. Merrill 1B 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .306 4 24
T. Kenyon C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .219 4 18
Totals 38 3 12 3 1 13 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Christie (29, 5th Inning off P. Nimblebottom, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Gardner (30, 3rd Inning off P. Nimblebottom, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Scott (9, 5th Inning off P. Nimblebottom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Scott 5 , J. Gardner 4 , J. Christie 3 , J. Trump , E. Chotkowski , D. Merrill 3 , T. Kenyon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gardner , J. Trump , B. Hill
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Trump-Scott-Merrill)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Geisler 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251 18 59
B. Kaiser DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .288 28 79
M. Peckermark CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .276 17 54
V. Ealy SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .272 13 56
A. de Vries 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 17 55
B. Ballard RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .254 31 76
Z. Chi LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 19 60
C. Torlak 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .292 3 38
A. Bairro C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .231 2 11
Totals 32 0 7 0 1 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: Z. Chi (19, 5th Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Bairro (5, 6th Inning off M. Hernandez Jr., 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Geisler , B. Kaiser , M. Peckermark , A. de Vries , Z. Chi 2 , A. Bairro 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Peckermark , B. Ballard , C. Torlak
GIDP: M. Peckermark
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Kaiser (23)

FIELDING
Errors: V. Ealy (11)
OF assists: 2 (Chi(Christie at home), Ballard(Merrill at 3rd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hernandez Jr. W (8-12) 8.1 7 0 0 1 5 0 102 6.16   
J. Holloway SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hernandez Jr. 73
Batters Faced: M. Hernandez Jr. 31, J. Holloway 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hernandez Jr. 7-11, J. Holloway 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hernandez Jr. 102-68, J. Holloway 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Holloway 1-0
WP: J. Holloway
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Nimblebottom L (8-13) 4.1 7 3 3 1 7 2 110 4.42   
C. Lincecum II 3.2 5 0 0 0 5 0 49 0.00   
L. Legros 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Nimblebottom 43
Batters Faced: P. Nimblebottom 21, C. Lincecum II 15, L. Legros 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Nimblebottom 5-0, C. Lincecum II 3-2, L. Legros 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Nimblebottom 110-65, C. Lincecum II 49-33, L. Legros 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Lincecum II 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Moises Hernandez Jr.
Ballpark: Globe Life Park in Arlington
Weather: Partly Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 46790
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